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AmyT on
March 31, 2009
What is the biggest problem with treating Type 1 diabetes? The experts all say it’s that the insulins we have to inject simply aren’t fast enough; they don’t really mimic the effect of natural pancreas delivery because they take too long to kick in.
Several companies are rushing to solve this problem with the obvious: super-fast-acting insulin analogs, such as the relatively new Glulisine (aka Apidra), and BioDel’s ViaJect, currently being submitted for FDA review.…
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AmyT on
March 30, 2009
Michelle Rago dreams of documenting children’s life with diabetes through an extensive photo exhibit — and she needs our help to do it.
Michelle’s name will be familiar to many ChildrenwithDiabetes families as one of the Elementary Program Staff for the CWD conferences and as the winner of the Jeff Hitchcock Distinguished Service Award in 2006. Michelle is mom to Trent and Maya, who both have diabetes, and to Michaela, who does not. Michelle has…
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AmyT on
March 28, 2009
Yesterday we received a letter from Abbott Diabetes Care via certified mail. My husband even had to sign for it. What could it be? Did I win a prize? Owe them money? Were they offering me a job?
BEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPPPP… none of the above. It appears that several batches of FreeStyle and FreeStyle Lite test strips have been inadvertently shipped out to customers before being approved for external distribution.
Seven different lots “have the potential to…
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AmyT on
March 27, 2009
I was as surprised as the rest of you to hear earlier this week that Smiths Medical is killing off the Cozmo insulin pump. Although I guess we should’ve seen it coming. Heck, the economy is in bad shape, and companies everywhere are cutting their loses. {So sorry for the layoffs, my friend Scott!}
According to industry insiders, Deltec (Cozmo creator) has been a “dead duck” for some time now, ever since Smiths Medical, which…
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AmyT on
March 26, 2009
The “Real-Life Guide to Diabetes” just published by the ADA is definitely something new. It almost looks a little like my daughters’ favorite “Smart Girls’ Guide” series, or those kids science books all chock full colorful images, highlighted quotes and pop-out boxes to grab your attention in bunches of little “content bites.”
So it’s fun to look at, as well as fun to read, which is definitely something new in the world of diabetes literature.…
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