By
AmyT on
August 16, 2012
Though we’re still in the summer months, the school bell is already ringing in many places to mark back-to-school time for kids and parents. While many parents are likely relieved to “get a break” and have their kids back in class, this can be a very stressful experience for the parents of Children With Diabetes (CWDs) who have a LOT more to worry about than just textbooks and extracurricular activities.
Bennet Dunlap, dad to four…
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By
MikeH on
June 29, 2012
With the summer well underway, there’s a lot of diabetes conference activity happening. So naturally, we have a bunch of great posts to highlight from the past month! Here, in no particular order, are some of our recent favorites from the Diabetes Online Community:
A highlight of the month sweeping the D-Community has been the American Diabetes Association’s 72nd annual Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia. While our team had a lot of coverage so far,…
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On our final day of Diabetes Blog Week 2012 (boo, so sad!), we are ending the week on a high note by blogging about our “Diabetes Hero.” As Karen suggests: “It can be anyone you’d like to recognize or admire, someone you know personally or not, someone with diabetes or maybe a Type 3. It might be a fabulous endo or CDE. It could be a D-celebrity or role model. It could be another DOC…
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By
WilD on
April 25, 2012
Right after the first of this year, Medtronic Diabetes announced FDA approval of mySentry, a remote monitoring and alarm system for their Revel CGM-enabled (continuous glucose monitoring) insulin pump. D’Mine Columnist and Correspondent Wil Dubois, also author of the award-winning CGM handbook Beyond Fingersticks, has been field testing one of these new systems for the last month. He’s quite enthusiastic! Don’t miss his thoughts on this whole new category of D-management tool:
By D’Mine…
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