A new report by Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), which examined diabetes related claims data of more than 40 million members, confirms…
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It was August of 2010 and I was days away from dropping my daughter with diabetes off at a college 500 miles away. I was putting up a good front but, truth…
With Congress due to leave for August recess at the end of this week, those following Republicans’ efforts to replace Obamacare with Trumpcare…
It was a video taken in the middle of the night: a child with diabetes half asleep in bed, fighting off the straw to a juice box her mom was force-feeding…
My friend Ann has excellent, employer-provided health insurance for herself and her family. Most doctors and hospitals are within her PPO network.…
I grew up around needles, meters, insulin, test strips and blood. I grew up to know the moodiness, the fatigue, the weight loss and weight gain, the…
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 rarely…
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…
On June 8th, the Diabetes Hands Foundation (DHF) announced the winding down of the organization, after having served the diabetes community for…
A few months ago, I interviewed Daniel Darkes, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in February 2011. Miraculously, in December 2016, after repeated…