Diabetes Expert Ann Bartlett shares Diabetes management news and commentary at MyDiabetesCentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/9993 http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/9993/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/9993 http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/9993/95520/regenerating-cells Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:23:00 -0500 Ann Bartlett Type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease.  Without injected insulin, people who have diabetes cannot survive.  Insulin was invented in 1928 changing our lives from a death sentence to someone living with diabetes.  It is a little mind numbing to think about!  The 1928 research team's discovery awarded them with a Nobel prize for science.  But since the invention of insulin, what science... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/9993/95520/regenerating-cells http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/9993/93173/petri-human-trial Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:33:15 -0500 Ann Bartlett For many of us living with all forms of diabetes, hearing about extraordinary new prospects for treatment and a cure can become frustrating at the very least. For families who have to watch a loved one struggle to avoid complications, and through no fault of their own suffer from this disease, action cannot come fast enough!   When I know people are going through this, it lights a fire in my belly to help find the answer to feeling... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/9993/93173/petri-human-trial http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/9993/92722/artificial-project Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:36:17 -0400 Ann Bartlett   Most of us living with diabetes realize that blood sugar control means happier, healthier living - less chance for complications, fewer mood swings and a longer life. But years of statistics show that for some, control is out of reach, not by being careless, but more to do with the way the disease affects their body.  It is an unfair world for these people.   Finding hope is hard when all you can do is fight with your body to... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/9993/92722/artificial-project http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/9993/91780/visually-impaired Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:25:53 -0400 Ann Bartlett For people living with diabetes, complications are a factor to be considered in doing everyday tasks.  For someone with diabetic retinopathy, a simple task like reading your blood sugar could be frustrating, thus leading to bigger problem of skipping testing.  The need to care for your blood sugar level is the most important factor in managing diabetes. This is a struggle for approximately 15% of people living with diabetes have visual... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/9993/91780/visually-impaired http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/9993/91754/questions-healing Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:05:21 -0400 Ann Bartlett HealthCentral has been in contact with the editorial dept of On Faith about creating a content-sharing with each of the sites on HealthCentral!     To start our project, we want to hear your questions regarding faith and healing, and On Faith's two bloggers will post responses and link them back to our site here.     For me, this has been the hardest post to write! I have never felt that type 1 diabetes had much to do... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/9993/91754/questions-healing http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/9993/88986/friends-diabetes Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:57:31 -0400 Ann Bartlett Next Easter, I will have lived with type 1 diabetes for 40 years.  And for 37 of those 40 years, I never embraced another person living with diabetes as a friend.  It was not personal rebuke for others who had diabetes, but felt I would not know how to relate to someone else.    All my friends always made the comment, "I never knew you had diabetes!"  I am active and athletic and my eating habits have never revealed... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/9993/88986/friends-diabetes http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/9993/87830/summit-medicine Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:43:53 -0400 Ann Bartlett This week, the World Stem Cell Summit was in Baltimore and on Monday I was invited to check out the poster forum and to hear the opening lectures on Stem Cell Medicine.   In the poster forum area, every poster was an ambassador who could speak to the specific research in detail, or in my case, break it down to the simplest explanation!  The posters were set up in rows covering different aspects like Alzheimer's, diabetes, leukemia,... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/9993/87830/summit-medicine http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/9993/87177/wavesense-glucose Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:24:27 -0400 Ann Bartlett Since I'm no longer on my pump, I have the freedom to search for a new meter of any brand!  I think I'm gonna try a couple of meters and see how each fits into my lifestyle and more importantly how it operates!     I'm starting with the WaveSense, since they were kind enough to leave a comment about the cost of their strips, and I was already looking at their meter because I've already been using the WaveSense iphone... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/9993/87177/wavesense-glucose http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/9993/86087/embryonic-create Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:03:57 -0400 Ann Bartlett Last week, I went on vacation for an entire week to visit the newest member of my family, Aidan Lee Cook, my step grand son.  His life is all about potential and the opportunities in front of him.  I learned who Aidan is, I watched him figure things out, taking his first toy in his hand and taking tastes of food from his parents' fingers.  Life seems so simple when I look at him!     I have always been in awe of the... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/9993/86087/embryonic-create http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/9993/84117/finding-meters Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:04:00 -0400 Ann Bartlett I have always had the luxury of health insurance and I'm eternally grateful for that, but many times when I read comments left on blogs, my heart aches for those people who suffer the burden of paying for their diabetes supplies out of pocket!   I will admit the feeling of being covered is worth every penny.   David's recent blog focused on a new meter and many of the comments that were left asked how to pay for test... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/9993/84117/finding-meters