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Watch and Learn How the College Diabetes Network Helps Students
College life with diabetes can get complicated and overwhelming. The College Diabetes Network (CDN) is a resource whose sole focus is to help students as they navigate through the wonderful chaos of college. CDN just reiterating "doctors office advice", it connects you with your peers so that you can share real experiences and find what works best for you.
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The End of Finger Pricks? Abbott’s New FreeStyle Libre System Approved for Sale in Europe
Abbott has received CE Mark for its its revolutionary CGM system, the FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System, which uses a new glucose sensing technology. The system eliminates the need for routine finger pricks, reading glucose levels through a sensor that can be worn on the back of the upper arm for up to 14 days. In addition, no finger prick calibration is needed--a key differentiator from current continuous glucose monitoring systems.
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Can Treg Infusions Thwart the Immune Response in Type 1 Diabetes?
What researchers are investigating through Rooney’s trial is whether or not another component of the immune system called T regulatory cells, or Tregs, can thwart the aggressive immune response that destroys beta cells, according to Dr. Douglas Losordo, Chief Medical Officer for NeoStem, the company developing and testing the Treg treatment.
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Novo Nordisk To Focus On Diabetes, Not Inflammatory Disorders
Novo Nordisk has decided to discontinue all its research and development (R&D) activities within inflammatory disorders while increasing efforts within diabetes prevention and treatment, obesity and diabetes complications. The decision to discontinue all R&D within inflammatory disorders follows a review of Novo Nordisk's strategic position in the therapeutic area after...
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Diamyd-Licensed Technology Cures Type 1 Diabetes in Mice
Researchers at UCLA have confirmed earlier findings that combinations of GABA and Antigen Based Therapy (ABT) works synergistically as a treatment in the NOD mouse model of type 1 diabetes. Diamyd Medical is the exclusive licensee for the commercialization of UCLA's GABA technology for metabolic diseases including in diabetes.
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The Highs and Lows of Diabetes in College
you’re in a lecture hall with 100+ people, taking a final exam. Not a sound can be heard except for pencils scratching on paper, the occasional cough, and BEEPBEEPBEEP or BUZZ! BUZZ! from your CGM or pump. It’s absolutely mortifying! Not only do you have to deal with subsequent stares and glares from your neighbors, but you also have to figure out which diabetes problem is causing the device disturbance in the first place – all while taking an exam that you spent the past week studying for. Can it get more overwhelming?
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Healthy Teeth and Gums Lead to Lower Health Care Costs
People with diabetes are at greater risk of developing gum disease (gingivitis and periodontal disease) than people who do not have diabetes. Gum disease is a bacterial infection in the mouth can cause blood glucose levels to rise. The link is inflammation. The build-up of inflammatory substances in the blood can worsen chronic health conditions.
Add Sunflower Seeds To Your Diet
Sunflower seeds are low carb, nutrient rich, crunchy, nutty-tasting, cute, and versatile. You can sprinkle them on yogurt, cold cereal and granola, salads, and even scrambled eggs. You can also add them to soup, muffins,grind them into flour or into a sunflower seed paste.
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Cinnamon Roll Pancakes (Low carb, Gluten Free)
Cinnamon roll pancakes take a little extra work to prepare, but they are great fun for a weekend or holiday brunch. The cinnamon filling can be a bit tricky, as it tends to harden up as it cools, so be prepared to keep it over low heat as you cook the pancakes...