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AmyT on
February 5, 2006
Apropos to Diabetes Health Magazine’s latest feature on “Where Have All the Insulins Gone?” I had no idea that the evolving insulin market might have been bad for some patients — much less the celebrated changeover to synthetic human insulin. Meet Jim Daly from Massachusetts, who shared his brutally honest story with me this week (reprinted uncensored, except for inserted links, with permission):
Hi Amy,
My name is Jim. I am 32 years old, type…
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AmyT on
January 9, 2006
I’ve been meaning to tell this tale of Facing Your Fears since the summer — but maybe put it off ’cause I’m just so scared of heights that the whole concept makes me tremble. But she did it! Our Lady of Glucose Laughs, Laura Menninger, a fellow Type 1 who was told she could never engage in such adventures, actually jumped from a plane last July…!
Quick background: Laura is by trade a surgical technologist…
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AmyT on
December 16, 2005
I discovered DexCom when I attended the annual ADA conference back in June. They were displaying their exciting new tubeless conitinuous monitor (CGMS) product under a glass bubble, so you could look but not touch (no kidding!); since it is not yet FDA approved, the company is not allowed to actually let the public touch and feel the thing — display mode only!
The company is actually developing two promising products:
* a short-term continuous…
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AmyT on
December 7, 2005
Meet Kirk Slusher, aka “Capt. Kirk,” who’s been writing to me REGULARLY for at least 6 months in response to my posts (xxxooo!) Slowly he’s been telling me his D-story, which he’s agreed to let me highlight here.
48 years with Type 1 and going strong! No complications, and the most admirable can-do attitude you’ll ever find. Kirk is VP of Sales and Marketing for a medical equipment company, a father, and an all-around active…
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AmyT on
November 20, 2005
I just discovered two new-ish diabetes products with cutsey names: Sidekick and Amigo (unrelated). Heh — the branding experts sure get it that we PWDs have an intimate relationship with our D-gadgets. Here are the details:
SIDEKICK from Home Diagnostics, Inc., is a compact little BG meter built right into the test strip vial. It’s apparently the smallest blood glucose testing system on the market. It’s available at drug stores everywhere, and very convenient for…
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