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Svati

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posted 06/09/2009, comments (2)

Protecting diabetes supplies from the sun

Summertime is great, for its long days, its sunny weather, and the free time it gives a lot of us to pursue fun outdoor activities. In addition to slathering on sunscreen, drinking lots of water and following general safety precautions, we must also remember to protect diabetes supplies from getting too hot. A Type 1... Read more Chevron

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Ginger Vieira

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You Can Never Be Too Prepared!

Insulin: I don’t leave home without it. Ever!I don’t have any children, but you might mistake my little black pouch containing my insulin, glucose tabs and glucose meter for my newborn child, because I never go anywhere without it. Seriously, I never go anywhere without it.I consider my insulin and glucose meter the only way to keep up... Read more Chevron

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Ginger Vieira

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posted 12/16/2008, comments (0)

ASK GINGER - Reusing My Syringes?

Ginger,I’ve reused my syringes before and I don’t see why it’s such a big deal, because it doesn’t feel dull unless I reuse way too many times and it still gets into my skin fine. If it doesn’t hurt, isn’t it okay?-JenBRHey Jen,So, here’s the thing: while a huge part of why we’re not supposed to... Read more Chevron

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Ginger Vieira

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posted 11/09/2008, comments (0)

ASK GINGER – Insulin and Winter Temperatures!

Hi Ginger,You said you went into DKA once because you were outside in the winter and the cold messed up your insulin. How cold does it have to be for that to happen? I snowboard a lot, but I was only diagnosed last March so I’m kinda worried about my pump.-DanHey Dan,Great question, because this is really important if you’re a... Read more Chevron

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Ginger Vieira

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posted 10/23/2008, comments (0)

A Brief History on INSULIN!!!

The dudes we can thank for our handy bottles of insulin are Fredrick G. Banting, Charles H. Best, J.J.R. Macleod and James B. Collip. They discovered insulin 1921 by extracting it from the islet cells of animal pancreases! Before this, being told you had Type 1 diabetes basically meant you had a very short time to live because they didn't have any... Read more Chevron

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