With Congress due to leave for August recess at the end of this week, those following Republicans’ efforts to replace Ob…
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Should You Share Your Child’s Diabetes Lows and Hardships on Social Media?
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 j…
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 a…
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 fatigue, the weig…
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 th…
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 wh…
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 having served the…
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…
A Diabetes Reality Show To Air in July
One of the least interesting things about Charles Mattocks might be that he is Bob Marley’s nephew. One of the most inte…
Usher Takes Son to Diabetes Camp, Misses Manchester Benefit Concert
When superstar Usher explained to the world why he had to miss the Manchester Benefit Concert this week, the average par…