Health Expert Svati shares health management news and commentary at HealthCentral.com. 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/profiles/c/22669/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/22669/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/22669/index http://www.healthcentral.com/diabeteens/c/22669/117876/southerland-1 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:09:00 -0400 Svati Meet Phil Southerland – the founder of Team Type 1   If you haven’t heard of “Team Type 1,” the group of elite cyclists with Type 1 diabetes, you probably don’t know who Phil Southerland is, either. But you need to know about this guy; he has been living, and thriving, with diabetes for over 25 years, and is the force behind what is arguably the most popular and successful team of diabetic athletes... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabeteens/c/22669/117876/southerland-1 http://www.healthcentral.com/diabeteens/c/22669/117659/mountaineer-1 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:29:00 -0400 Svati In May 2006, Will Cross became the first American with Type 1 diabetes to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the highest point on earth. This alone is an amazing feat, but for Cross it was the capstone of a much greater achievement: successfully summiting Everest made him the first diabetic in the world, and the first American ever, to have climbed the tallest mountains on each of the seven continents and walked to both the North and South... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabeteens/c/22669/117659/mountaineer-1 http://www.healthcentral.com/diabeteens/c/22669/115970/applications Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:19:00 -0400 Svati My last post introduced JDRF's Children's Congress, a biannual event that brings kids with Type 1 diabetes together in Washington, D.C. to speak to government representatives (including the President) about life with diabetes and the need for a cure.    On Monday, July 12, 2010, applications for the 2011 Children's Congress (CC11) became available online. Here is the link to the 2011 Children's Congress... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabeteens/c/22669/115970/applications http://www.healthcentral.com/diabeteens/c/22669/115595/story-congress Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:35:00 -0400 Svati Every two years, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation puts on an event called Children's Congress in Washington, D.C. JDRF brings about 150 kids, ages 4-17,  from all areas of the country to meet with policy-makers on Capitol Hill and communicate the realities of living with diabetes. No one knows what life with diabetes is like better than us, so who better to talk to the U.S. Senators and Representatives about the need for a cure... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabeteens/c/22669/115595/story-congress http://www.healthcentral.com/diabeteens/c/22669/109699/diagnosed-type Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:21:00 -0400 Svati Here’s yet another update from me on what’s going on in the world of diabetes research. After participating in several diabetes research studies myself, I always encourage others to do the same. Participating in a study not only serves the common good (the search for better technologies or a cure), it also benefits you directly. Here's a related article from Diabetes Health magazine on the personal satisfaction families get from... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabeteens/c/22669/109699/diagnosed-type http://www.healthcentral.com/diabeteens/c/22669/105240/diabetes Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:24:00 -0400 Svati I recently attended a panel and discussion about “Accessibility and Disabilities” at my college. None of the six students speaking on the panel had diabetes, but I was surprised to find that I identified with many things they said. For instance, one guy talked about his struggle with a condition called reactive arthritis, and said that it was particularly difficult for him to interact with his friends at first because they... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabeteens/c/22669/105240/diabetes http://www.healthcentral.com/diabeteens/c/22669/104271/panther-common Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:22:00 -0500 Svati   Many people with diabetes have probably heard of Medtronic, maker of insulin pumps such as the MiniMed Paradigm.    However, the company's latest marketing campaign does not focus on any specific medical device; rather, the subject of Medtronic's new video contest for kids is something you're more likely to find in a zoo. Meet Lenny the Lion.   According to the Medtronic website, Lenny was diagnosed with... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabeteens/c/22669/104271/panther-common http://www.healthcentral.com/diabeteens/c/22669/102458/type-qualifies Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:48:00 -0500 Svati Kris Freeman, one of the best cross country skiers in the US, officially qualified for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games last week. He was diagnosed with diabetes shortly before his first Olympic appearance at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City. Freeman's diabetes management skills rival his athletic skills, although he has been skiing for more than 20 years, and dealing with diabetes for less than ten; he maintains hemoglobin A1c levels under six... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabeteens/c/22669/102458/type-qualifies http://www.healthcentral.com/diabeteens/c/22669/94312/nervousness Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:03:00 -0500 Svati This weekend I rowed in my first college regatta. Since Dartmouth was hosting, the team didn't have to travel for the race, which was good - I think that would have made the whole event much more stressful.    Anyway, I woke up at about 8 am on Saturday morning with butterflies in my stomach and a bg of 118. It was too early to worry about the race; first I had to go to a meeting across campus for another event that the college was... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabeteens/c/22669/94312/nervousness http://www.healthcentral.com/diabeteens/c/22669/91805/coach-diabetes Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:36:00 -0400 Svati No matter how discreet you want to be about your diabetes, there are some people that you just have to tell about it. Your closest friends, who may be near you in the event of an emergency, need to know. If you are in middle or high school, your teachers should know. And if you're on a sports team, the coaches need to know.    I only vaguely remember talking to my high school cross country coach about this topic four years ago; I... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabeteens/c/22669/91805/coach-diabetes