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Dr. Fran Cogen

Dr. Fran Cogen

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Director, Child/Adolescent Diabetes Program at Children's Nat'l
posted 06/16/2009, comments (0)

Diabetes and the Pump Vacation, Revisited

Apparently our colleague, Ann Bartlett, touched a very sensitive nerve in her most recent blog about "the pump vacation." I have read the more than 30 comments addressed to her insightful blog and I wanted to chime in with professional (and at times, anecdotal) comments. As I have discussed in a previous blog, there is more than one-way to manage... Read moreChevron
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Ann Bartlett

Ann Bartlett

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Wellness Center Owner, living with type 1
posted 06/04/2009, comments (13)

The Artificial Pancreas Is on Its Way!

On Tuesday, June 2nd, British press had a story that caught my eye.  It was an announcement for the product called the Medtronic Veo.  The Veo is an insulin pump with a continuous blood glucose sensor, but the catch is this: when a low is detected, it shuts down the flow of insulin.   Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's pet... Read moreChevron
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Kelsey Bonilla

Kelsey Bonilla

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posted 05/01/2009, comments (6)

Diabetes Device Dilemma

When I first learned about the discontinuation of my current pump, the Deltec Cosmo, I was in the middle of tax busy season and too overwhelmed with work to pay much attention to the news or what it meant for my diabetes management.  Shortly after the 15th, I started researching my options.   Since I started pumping in September 2006,... Read moreChevron
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Ann Bartlett

Ann Bartlett

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Wellness Center Owner, living with type 1
posted 04/29/2009, comments (31)

Taking a Pump Vacation

For many people, the pump has been the most exciting invention since insulin!  I remember as a kid going to summer camp and watching a counselor fall into the lake and leap out almost as fast as he fell in!  He had been wearing an insulin pump feared that he had killed the pump.  But with a hair dryer, the pump sprang back to life... Read moreChevron
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Gina Capone

Gina Capone

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Founder of diabetestalkfest.com, dxd with Type 1 at age 25.
posted 04/03/2009, comments (0)

Medtronic Announces Special Message for Deltec Insulin Pump Users

Smiths Medical announced a couple of weeks ago that they would be discontinuing their Deltec Cozmo insulin pump. In an effort to help, Medtronic Minimed has decided to lend a hand to people affected by this decision. They have launched the Medtronic Cares Program.What is the Medtronic Cares Program?• Program Offering:  Beginning April... Read moreChevron
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