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Novo Nordisk Announces DAWN2 Study Initial Results

Novo Nordisk has announced the initial results of the Diabetes Attitudes, Wishes and Needs 2 (DAWN2) study. The DAWN2 study is the largest study of its kind, conducted across 17 countries and 4 continents, into the psychosocial aspects of management of diabetes.

Diabesties: An App That Connects People With Diabetes

My diabesties, as we began to call ourselves, were also struggling to manage diabetes in college. The three of us agreed that it was time to take responsibility and to hold each other and ourselves accountable for living healthy lives with diabetes. There was no reason for us to spend so much time feeling guilty, tired, frustrated, and sick.

Life for a Child: Diabetes Care for Young People in Vietnam

In July 2012 I made my first trip to Vietnam as Education Manager for the International Diabetes Federation Life for a Child Program (IDF LFAC) and also as a support health professional for Caring and Living as Neighbours (CLAN).

Hurricane Relief for JDRF

If you visit the JDRF website, a pop-up appears that details the affects of Hurricane Sandy on their employees and their New York office, which remains closed. It's always a great idea to donate to JDRF, and now is an especially good time. JDRF's statement is below.

Get Ready, Get Active, Take the Big Blue Test!

During the month leading up to November 14th, World Diabetes Day, you can participate in The Big Blue Test, one of the leading diabetes advocacy events of the year. When you take part in the Big Blue Test, not only do help yourself, you help others living with diabetes.

A Day in the Life of Diabetes

Too many Americans think of diabetes as a minor hindrance rather than a life-changing disease. But the American Diabetes Association wants to show America what a day in the life of diabetes is really like. This year’s campaign for American Diabetes Month, which kicked off on October 1 calls for people to share a personal image representing what A Day in the Life of Diabetes means to them via its Facebook page.

Raising Funds for the Schuhmacher Family

Meri Schuhmacher writes the blog Our Diabetic Life. Her husband Ryan passed away earlier this month after a battle with cancer. Meri, a beloved member of the diabetes community, is now left to care for her fours sons alone, and three of her sons have type 1 diabetes.

OneTouch Launches Sweepstakes to Promote Healthy Eating

Celebrity chef Sam Talbot has partnered with the glucose monitors maker OneTouch to launch the What’s Cookin’ Down Home Healthy™ Sweepstakes. The sweepstakes, designed to spread the word that eating healthy with diabetes can also be easy and delicious, will run for five weeks, beginning September 11th and is open to individuals 18 or older by visiting the OneTouch Facebook page.

Understanding Privilege: D-Dad Volunteers for Life for a Child

There are no funds for blood glucose meters or strips so Dr. Pendsey guesstimates insulin doses by age and weight. Preliminary results from a baseline study led by Drs. Zuijdwijk, Ahmet and Pendsey suggest suggests that average A1Cs are very high. LFAC supports about 100 of the Dream Trust’s patients, and is always trying to do more.

Fundraiser for a Type 1 Diabetic Refugee from South Sudan

When Dr. Mariela Glandt, an endocrinologist, volunteered to treat African refugees in Tel Aviv, she had no idea she would meet a type 1 diabetic like Samuel Agant, 28, from South Sudan. Below, Dr. Glandt shares Samuel’s story of living on the streets of Tel Aviv with type 1 diabetes, without a work permit, without food, and without a constant supply of insulin.