Studies Show Diabetes Drug Invokana Increases Amputation Risk
People with diabetes who take a class of drugs known as sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors will now need to weigh benefits against&hell…
Girl With Diabetes and Insulin Allergy to Receive Pancreas Transplant
A 12-year old South Carolina girl with Type 1 diabetes and what her parents describe as an intense allergy to insulin therapy is set to undergo a rare…
Extra Dose of Insulin After Eating May Improve Heart Health
A second smaller dose of insulin after eating is a simple way people with type 1 diabetes can cut cardiovascular risk, according to a small study&hell…
Mitigating Airport Security With An Insulin Pump
Have you been through airport security with your insulin pump only to come into contact with an agent who has no idea what it is? I feel lucky anytime…
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New California Law Protects Patients From Surprise Billing
My friend Ann has excellent, employer-provided health insurance for herself and her family. Most doctors and hospitals are within her PPO ne…
Diabetes Is Not A Guessing Game
I grew up around needles, meters, insulin, test strips and blood. I grew up to know the moodiness, the fa…
Girl With Diabetes and Insulin Allergy to Receive Pancreas Transplant
A 12-year old South Carolina girl with Type 1 diabetes and what her parents describe as an intense allerg…
Mitigating Airport Security With An Insulin Pump
Have you been through airport security with your insulin pump only to come into contact with an agent who…
Diabetes Hands Foundation Closes, Handing Diabetes Forums to Beyond Type 1
On June 8th, the Diabetes Hands Foundation (DHF) announced the winding down of the organization, after ha…
New Easy to Use Nasal Glucagon On the Horizon
While insulin and insulin pumps have evolved into highly technical and effective tools for treating diabetes, the method for delivering emer…
The Unmet Need For Diluted Insulin
While insulin has recently been engineered to be more concentrated, fa…
Novo Nordisk Recalls Cartridge Holders in Certain NovoPen Echo Insulin Delivery Devices
Novo Nordisk is initiating a recall of insulin cartridge holders used …
Studies Show Diabetes Drug Invokana Increases Amputation Risk
People with diabetes who take a class of drugs known as sodium–glucose…
Girl With Diabetes and Insulin Allergy to Receive Pancreas Transplant
A 12-year old South Carolina girl with Type 1 diabetes and what her pa…
Doctors Continue to Search For Answers in British Man’s Disappearing Diabetes
A few months ago, I interviewed Daniel Darkes, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in February 2011. Miraculously, in December 2016, afte…
JDRF Invests in TetraGenetics’ Innovative Approach to Type 1 Diabetes Prevention
A unique scientific approach to preventing, treating and, perhaps one …
A New Approach to Smart Insulin
Imagine a molecular container where the building blocks are glued toge…
JDRF T1D Fund Invests in TetraGenetics
Today, TetraGenetics, a biopharmaceutical company developing novel the…
Sorry, But These Things Will Not Cure Diabetes
As editor of ASweetLife, the Diabetes Magazine, one of my jobs is to b…
Studies Show Diabetes Drug Invokana Increases Amputation Risk
People with diabetes who take a class of drugs known as sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors will now need to weigh benefits ag…
Extra Dose of Insulin After Eating May Improve Heart Health
A second smaller dose of insulin after eating is a simple way people w…
The Alarming Diabetes-Alzheimer’s Connection
The possible complications posed by diabetes—heart disease and damage …
One Drop Glucose Meter Review and Giveaway: Unlimited Test Strips
A meter that comes with unlimited test strips is a win for anyone with…
8 Tips For a Successful Snowboarding Weekend With Diabetes
Back in early January, I sent an email out to some of my friends askin…
Coffee and Diabetes: What’s the Relationship?
Coffee continues to come up smelling good in the research on its health effects. Two new, large studies published in the Annals of Internal …
25 Of The Best Low Carb Blueberry Recipes
It’s almost blueberry season! And since you know that those little blu…
Extra Dose of Insulin After Eating May Improve Heart Health
A second smaller dose of insulin after eating is a simple way people w…
What I Wish I’d Known Before Starting a Ketogenic Diet
Before I was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), I’d ne…
21 Low Carb Recipes for Leftover Egg Whites
Does it drive you crazy when you see a recipe that only uses egg yolks…
