By
AmyT on
March 22, 2013
The JDRF Capitol Chapter’s 3rd annual Research Summit in Washington, D.C., on March 9 brought out leaders from the Diabetes Community to talk about everything from the latest in research and technological advances to psychosocial issues for kids and adults with diabetes.
More than 600 people attended this year. Among them was one of our good friends, longtime type 1 and fellow D-blogger Scott Strumello, on the scene along with several other familiar faces from…
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This is a good news + good news + bad news scenario, Folks. From announcements made at the ADA Conference in Philly, we’ve learned that long-term insulin use is shown to be safe – even Lantus use does not cause cancer risk! – but on the whole, type 1 diabetics in America aren’t faring so well, health-wise.
A huge and unprecedented study by the name of ORIGIN (Outcome Reduction with Initial Glargine Intervention) is the…
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Sixteen-thousand doctors, scientists, and other healthcare providers. Hundreds of Pharma industry folks and food and diabetes supply vendors manning 171 booths in a cavernous exhibit hall. Over 2,500 research reports, plus over 2,000 more studies presented on mini-billboards known as research posters. More than 150 live sessions where experts present nearly 378 reports on every imaginable aspect of diabetes in the human body.
This is the American Diabetes Association annual Scientific Sessions conference, taking place…
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If you ever get discouraged feeling that nothing impactful is being done to improve Type 1 diabetes at the point of care (getting doctors on board, etc.), have a look at the Helmsley Charitable Trust. I too was pretty unfamiliar with their efforts until recent conversations on my conference tour through Orlando.
Since April of 2009, Helmsley has begun a multi-million dollar Type 1 Diabetes program that consists of four parts: a research consortium, a…
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