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Dr. Fran Cogen

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Director, Child/Adolescent Diabetes Program at Children's Nat'l

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posted 02/09/2010, comments (0)

Diabetes Diagnosis: Which One (or Two) Is It?

As a diabetes educator and Children's National Medical Center physician, I often meet with individuals outside my usual role as healthcare provider. It was in this unique situation that I found myself meeting with a lovely gentleman who had literally "purchased" my consultative time during the silent auction at The Oktoberfest fundraiser held at... Read more Chevron

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Ann Bartlett

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Wellness Center Owner, living with type 1

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posted 02/09/2010, comments (0)

The Success of Islet Regeneration Rests on an Anti-Inflammatory Drug

I've been reading some research on a guest speaker coming to Washington, DC, on March 1, 2010, for our JDRF capitol chapter research update. Dr. Eli Lewis, from Ben-Gurion University in Israel, will be in DC to discuss his breakthrough research for Islet Cell Transplantation. What researchers know is that transplanted human islet... Read more Chevron

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Amylia Grace

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is tired of Type 1 diabetes being glossed over in the media.

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posted 02/09/2010, comments (4)

The Good, Bad, and Ugly Truth About Diabetes

The truth is that people who contract Type 1 diabetes face a miserable future, and assuming they live long enough, they face a brutal day-to-day battle as the disease gradually eats away at almost every vital organ. -Steve Cameron, "The Ugly Truth About Diabetes" I'd like... Read more Chevron

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Beth McNamara

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Son living with Type 1 diabetes

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posted 02/09/2010, comment (1)

Plummeting Temperatures, Plummeting BG Levels

I live in the Washington, DC area, and we've been blasted with two record breaking snow storms this winter: the first just before the Christmas holiday and the second this past weekend. We're still digging out from this last blizzard, with snow totals topping more than thirty inches in some local areas and temperatures only getting into the 20s.... Read more Chevron

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Kerri Sparling

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I believe in the power of community.

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posted 02/09/2010, comments (0)

Superbowl Sundaes (Would Be Nice)

I don't give a crap about the Superbowl, which makes me some sort of villain in the eyes of many of my friends and family members. "You … you don't like football? You don't even care who is playing? But how can you SURVIVE without having an affinity for the pigskin?" (Note: Not a single member of my... Read more Chevron

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