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posted 07/27/2009, comments (0)

Day 3 at CWD FFL

Friday, July 10th was the last day of informational seminars at the conference. On Saturday, everyone went to the Disney theme parks, and lastly, there was a farewell breakfast on Sunday. I spent Friday morning in the exhibit hall, visiting booths of the American Diabetes Association, Sanofi-Aventis, LifeScan, and... Read more Chevron

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Pets Get Diabetes, Too (Day 3 at CWD FFL)

It turns out that some animals have Type 1 diabetes, just like us, and they can also live perfectly healthy, normal lives with the disease, just like us! One of the special guests at the Children With Diabetes Friends for Life conference was PJ, the diabetic dog. Ashley Foster, PJ's owner, and veterinarian Dr. Chuck... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/27/2009, comments (0)

Diabetes Apps on the iPhone (Day 1 at CWD FFL)

One of the focus groups I went to at the Children with Diabetes conference was hosted by Wavesense, a company that produces blood glucose-testing meters. You may have heard of the Wavesense Presto, the Keynote, or the Jazz glucometers. Anyway, the folks here asked us what we thought of integrating diabetes management technology with the Apple... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/23/2009, comments (3)

Introduction

My names Ryan DeGroff, Im going into my 2nd year at Plymouth State Universtiy and have been diabetic for 11 years this valentines day. From the first day i was out of the hospital i have been playing sports, one of the hardest things to hear as a 8 year old was that i would not be able to play high level contact sports. Even as a 8 year i was... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/20/2009, comments (4)

ASK GINGER: AGEs & Diabetes Complications

Hey Ginger, I've heard a little bit about Advanced Glycogenated End-Products but I don't really get what they are. My doctor usually only talks about my A1C level and all the complications I could get later on...is it the same thing? -Steve Hey Steve, Your doctor often refers to those horrific diabetic complications... Read more Chevron

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