Diabetes 101

In this section, you’ll find useful information on all the basics you need to know to successfully manage your diabetes, including blood sugar monitoring, meal planning, medicines, exercise and beyond. If you’re newly diagnosed, these articles can help you get started.

Type 1 Diabetes: What’s Happening Inside the Brain?

Published September 17, 2019

Adapting to the increased physiological needs of your body is imperative when managing type 1 diabetes (T1D) — but the condition can also cause changes in your brain that influence how you think and feel… Read More “Type 1 Diabetes: What’s Happening Inside the Brain?”

Novo Nordisk to Offer Half-Price Generic Insulin in 2020

Published September 12, 2019

The company will be the second drugmaker to offer generic versions of its own insulin in the United States… Read More “Novo Nordisk to Offer Half-Price Generic Insulin in 2020”

Affording Type 1 Diabetes Medication | 12 States That Offer Help

Published September 9, 2019

Treating type 1 diabetes is expensive. You could even say insulin, which type 1 patients need in order to live, is worth its weight in … Read More “Affording Type 1 Diabetes Medication | 12 States That Offer Help”

What Is Type 1 Diabetes and How Does It Affect You?

Updated May 6, 2020

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that is a result of the pancreas making no or too little insulin — but what exactly is happening inside the body? Find out here… Read More “What Is Type 1 Diabetes and How Does It Affect You?”

Cheaper Insulin: Older Insulins May Be Answer to High Prices

Published September 3, 2019

One option to combat rising insulin costs is to switch to older, cheaper versions of insulin… Read More “Cheaper Insulin: Older Insulins May Be Answer to High Prices”

Type 1 Diabetes Is Commonly Misdiagnosed

Published August 22, 2019

As many as one out of four people who are found to have type 1 diabetes are initially misdiagnosed, according to a new study… Read More “Type 1 Diabetes Is Commonly Misdiagnosed”

Lantus, Lancets and Love: Dating When You Both Have Type 1 Diabetes

Published August 22, 2019

Mia Fasanella has type 1 diabetes. So does her boyfriend Luke. Here’s how the students manage dating, and their type 1 diabetes, together… Read More “Lantus, Lancets and Love: Dating When You Both Have Type 1 Diabetes”

Living With Type 1 Diabetes: Four Tips to Get You Started

Published August 21, 2019

Have you recently been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes? Living with type 1 diabetes is definitely doable. These four tips can help.
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Beware of This Diabetes Scam

Published August 16, 2019

Recent reports indicate that a scam is currently targeting people with diabetes, and particularly older patients who have Medicare… Read More “Beware of This Diabetes Scam”

Common Blood Test Could Predict Diabetes: Study

Published July 30, 2019

The random plasma gluocse (RPG) test may be able to predict which patients will develop type 2 diabetes, according to a new study… Read More “Common Blood Test Could Predict Diabetes: Study”

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