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Svati

Type 1 since 2000

What Do Lenny the Lion and the Pink Panther Have in Common?

Many people with diabetes have probably heard of Medtronic, maker of insulin pumps such as the MiniMed Paradigm. However, the company's latest marketing campaign does not focus on any specific medical device; rather, the subject of Medtronic's new video contest for kids is something you're more likely to find in a zoo.... Read more Chevron

posted 02/23/2010, comments (5)|

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Andrew Berry

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Nutrition/Food Science & Dietetics, Personal Trainer

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Stem Cell Transplants May be the Future Cure for Diabetes

In Brazil, a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) successfully showed how transplanted stem cells kick started the pancreas into producing insulin again. As you probably already know, Type 1 diabetes is the result of the immune system attacking the insulin producing beta cells of the pancreas.... Read more Chevron

posted 02/21/2010, comments (0)|

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BlondieCutieSmartie

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I've been a type 1 for 8 years in April

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Caffeine affect BG's?

Yesterday I was at my grandparents' house, and I had quite a few diet sodas...about 3. I was taking insulin for my all the food I was eating, and I was correcting my BG as needed. However, as dinner came around, and I was going to the bathroom about every hour, and drinking more than any normal person would, I checked my BG and I was over 500. So,... Read more Chevron

posted 02/15/2010, comments (2)|

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Andrew Berry

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New Supplement May Prevent and Stop Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy

This past December, researchers discovered pycnogenol, a pine bark extract, that can stop and decrease risk of diabetic retinopathy. Researchers at G D’Annunzio University in Italy may have found a cure for diabetic retinopathy, a condition that affects type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients alike and if left untreated can lead to... Read more Chevron

posted 02/11/2010, comments (0)|

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Amylia Grace

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21 years as a type 1 I'm no longer that shy, scared little girl!

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How to Scare the Parental Unit

Hey guys, I'm usually over on mydiabetes.com instead, but thought I'd poke around over here since I've gotten quite a few emails lately from teens with type 1 and from parents with children with type 1. I posted and open letter in response to one mom's email after watching Oprah's show on diabetes a few days ago, which got... Read more Chevron

posted 02/07/2010, comments (2)|

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