D-News Examined

Know Thy Illness (Symbol?), Get Involved

Speaking of World Diabetes Day, coming up November 14, I discovered this cool series of YouTube videos that the International Diabetes Federation has been pumping out to catch people’s attention. They’re short and evocative, all supporting the slogan “Understand Diabetes, Get Involved.”
For example, this bit on “how many people have diabetes worldwide?” Do you [...]

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August 26th, 2010 | Categories: D-News Examined, Diabetes Essentials | Comments: (15)

Sneak Preview: Dance Out Diabetes!

Put your hands up! Who likes to dance?
Good, you’re in.
Even if all you’ve done till now is watch those popular dance shows on TV, you’re still in.
Because Dance Out Diabetes is a new 501c non-profit organization designed to help prevent and manage diabetes through local dance events.  Starting out in San Francisco, and soon to [...]

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August 25th, 2010 | Categories: D-News Examined, Fun Stuff | Comments: (2)

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Betting Your Diabetes Future On… Baby Teeth?

From the “Weird and Wonderful” File:
Another booth I happened upon last month while visiting the Children with Diabetes conference in Orlando definitely stopped me in my tracks: dental stem cells for diabetes?! Could someone be seriously running a business on this concept when the science is far from mature?
Turns out the Store-A-Tooth™ booth was run [...]

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August 19th, 2010 | Categories: D-News Examined | Comments: (5)

National Insulin Infusion Site Management Week

Did you know there is now a National Infusion Site Awareness Week? It’s all part of a new awareness campaign brought to us by Roche Diabetes, coming up from Aug. 30 to Sept. 5.  Publicity stunt by a pump manufacturer? Perhaps. But as anyone who pokes themselves regularly with needles full of insulin knows, infusion [...]

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August 18th, 2010 | Categories: D-News Examined | Comments: (5)

Leaping Into Research: A CDE’s Story

Joy Pape is a board certified diabetes nurse educator. She’s well known as much for her bubbly personality as for her years of experience working with PWDs in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She’s recently made a career leap that she’s very excited about. And you might be too, to hear her describe it…

A Guest [...]

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August 6th, 2010 | Categories: CGM Adventures (Continuous Glucose Monitoring), D-News Examined, Products | Comments: (10)


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