For those of you living in America, Happy Memorial Day! We hope you enjoy your day off, ringing in the unofficial beginning of summer (hopefully the weather will cooperate…). Whether you’re waiting for the grill to heat up or still stuck at work, check out these great posts from the month of May that we think should not be missed!
If you missed out on official D-Blog Week, head on over to Karen Graffeo’s site,…
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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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Some of you may have seen the headlines this week about JDRF and Amylin investigating a new diabetes treatment — essentially a mixture of insulin and pramlintide (brand name Symlin), two substances that are only FDA approved for entirely separate use at the moment. Interesting!
The reasoning seems highly practical: “A co-formulated therapy that harnesses the benefit of both hormones might better mimic the natural physiology of the pancreas and simplify dosing decisions.”
Also in…
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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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