By
WilD on
October 1, 2011
Do you sometimes freak out when your blood sugar plummets? Have a loved one who freaks out with worry over these situations?
You will not want to miss this week’s edition of our diabetes advice column, Ask D’Mine, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois. Read on…
{Need help navigating life with diabetes? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Lou from Florida, type 1, writes: Lows are so scary. There’s that moment…
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We had the opportunity to meet a lot of small business people at this year’s AADE conference, in addition to those from the mega-huge Pharma companies. One company we spotted was GlucoBrands, a Florida-based outfit that’s been making the conference rounds this summer with its GlucoPouch, a new fruity glucose gel. I had a chance to try my sample on the plane back from Vegas when I hit 63 mg/dl right after take-off. Although I…
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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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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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