Hi All,
Please spread the word today: It’s your last chance to vote in the 2011 DiabetesMine Design Challenge. Polls close tonight at 6pm Pacific time.
We want to congratulate each of our finalists! From 95 entries this year, our judging team narrowed the field to 20 designs in the Grand Prize category, four as “Most Creative” favorites, and three top contenders in the Kids’ category.
As a reminder:
Your votes will determine the winners…
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Gary Scheiner is not only a well-known diabetes educator and author of the popular book Think Like a Pancreas, he is also a type 1 diabetic for the past 25 years. He has used every pump and CGM on the market (he’s currently rocking a Medtronic pump and DexCom CGM) and has also mastered the art of Symlin, another injectable drug used to manage type 1 diabetes.
He’s back as one of our expert judges…
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Last week, the New York Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation hosted their annual research briefing. Many chapters around the country host similar research briefings, and I was excited to find out that our local meeting would feature Dr. Sanjoy Dutta, Director of Glucose Control Therapies within the Treatment Therapies Program.
I want to note that although there’s been a lot of controversy surrounding the addition of treatment goals to JDRF’s mission, I whole-heatedly…
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The day we’ve all been waiting for has arrived: Community Voting is now open on the 2011 DiabetesMine Design Challenge!!
We received 95 amazing entries in this year’s innovation contest. We’re excited to show off the semi-finalists and give you all a chance to weigh in. And tell a friend…
Remember, your votes will determine the winners of the Most Creative* Idea Category ($2,500 cash) and the Best Kids’ Concept ($1,500 cash prize).
For the…
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Moira McCarthy Stanford might be a new D-mom blogger, but she’s been around the block and beyond advocating for diabetes. A former National Chair of Outreach and long-time supporter of the JDRF, Moira and her daughter, Lauren, have made headlines numerous times for their work advocating for a cure.
Life hasn’t been easy for Moira and Lauren, and she says they’ve learned many things the hard way — thus Moira has some strong opinions on…
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