May 16, 2008

Low-GI Diet May Help Kids With Type 1

Tara Dairman

A small study published in the April 2008 issue of Diabetes Care has shown that a diet low on the glycemic index may lead to better blood glucose control in children and adolescents with Type 1 diabetes.

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May 08, 2008

What We're Reading: Insulin Pump Safety

Web Team

The Associated Press's coverage of a new FDA study about insulin pump safety in adolescents has elicited strong reactions from several members of the diabetes blogosphere. We've been reading about this controversy from the following sources:

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Apr 29, 2008

Parents Charged in Diabetes Death

Jan Chait

This is an update to my blog entry "There's More Than One Way to Answer a Prayer," which ran on April 1.

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Nov 27, 2007

National Diabetes Month, Weeks 4 & 5: At-Risk Populations and Youth

Tara Dairman

As November draws to a close, so does National Diabetes Month, which has been devoted to increasing public awareness about the management and prevention of diabetes. Each week so far has focused on a different "face" of diabetes (see previous blog entries "National Diabetes Month, Week 1: Caregivers," "National Diabetes Month, Week 2: Employees," and "National Diabetes Month, Week 3: Around the World"). The final two weeks of the month are focused on at-risk populations (Week 4) and youth (Week 5).

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Nov 16, 2007

National Diabetes Month, Week 3: Around the World

Tara Dairman

Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting singer (and season 5 American Idol finalist) Elliott Yamin. Yamin, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 16, is currently lending his voice to Inspired by Diabetes, a project cosponsored by the International Diabetes Federation's (IDF) Unite for Diabetes initiative and pharmaceutical corporation Eli Lilly and Company. At the center of this project is the Creative Expression Competition, a worldwide contest "which seeks expressions of the challenges and triumphs of the diabetes journey through art, essay, poetry, photography and music."

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Nov 02, 2007

National Diabetes Month, Week 1: Caregivers

Tara Dairman

Aug 28, 2007

Article of the Week: To Pump, or Not to Pump?

Tara Dairman

Aug 14, 2007

Article of the Week: School Planning 101

Tara Dairman

Jun 19, 2007

Article of the Week: Be Aware of Hypoglycemia Unawareness

Tara Dairman

Apr 25, 2007

The Wisdom and Courage of Children

Joe Nelson

Apr 11, 2007

Anger! What Do You Think It's Good For?

Joe Nelson

Mar 27, 2007

Trying Times

Jan Chait

Mar 23, 2007

Continuous Glucose Monitoring Approved for Kids

Tara Dairman

Dec 12, 2006

Article of the Week: Helping Young Children Succeed With Diabetes Care

Tara Dairman

Dec 07, 2006

Diabetic Birthdays and an Insulin-Dependent Santa Claus

Andy Stuckey

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