Archive for November, 2007

VeriChip to Unveil Tiny Implantable Glucose Sensor

This just in: VeriChip Corp., leaders in implantable Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip technology, is planning to unveil a blueprint for the world’s first tiny implantable chip capable of measuring glucose levels in the human body — at a fancy-schmancy investors/press event in New York City on December 4th.
They’re set to make a big [...]

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November 29th, 2007 | Categories: D-News Examined | Comments: (26)

A Couple of Winners

Hooray for readers! I hear a lot from you all, but don’t often get a chance to put faces with names.
But now two of the winners of our recent “Code Word for Low” contest have been kind enough to share photos of themselves with their extraordinary prizes (those Tshirts
Rich Willett of Estero, [...]

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November 29th, 2007 | Categories: Fun Stuff | Comments: (10)

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Living Without

This month, I’ve actually faced one the biggest health challenges of my life. And it had nothing to do with my own body. My littlest girl, who just turned 5 at the end of October, was experiencing chronic stomach pains, so the doctor suggested — in light of my own wheat allergy — [...]

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November 28th, 2007 | Categories: Self-Disclosure | Comments: (24)

Lucky Number Seven

I’ve been tagged at least twice for the latest meme: seven random things about yourself. These memes seem to go round and round, and I’m not sure how much you all really want to know about how quirky I am. But here goes…
1) My first “real job” in high school was at McDonald’s. [...]

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November 27th, 2007 | Categories: Self-Disclosure | Comments: (4)

Feeling Displaced

In light of recent events, as an adult with Type 1 diabetes, I’m feeling more disconnected than ever before. Thanksgiving was again quite the diabetic challenge, and wouldn’t you know? Only one person in my life even thought to ask about how I might struggle with it — and that’s a dear old [...]

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November 26th, 2007 | Categories: Diabetes Essentials | Comments: (73)


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