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Type 1 Marco Accepts A Diabetes Challenge He'll Overcome!
May 15, 2013:
Eighteen-year-old Marco was first diagnosed with type 1 diabetes two years ago. He's been an active teen playing soccer, basketball, and doing anything outdoors. When he was diagnosed he definitely hasn't let his diabetes stop him from doing the things he loves.
Soda Increases Risk of Type 2
May 14, 2013:
Put that soda down, because if you haven't heard already, recent studies have shown one more more cans per day can increase your future risk by 22 percent.
Growing Up With Type 1 Diabetes
May 14, 2013:
Eleven-year-old Grace has had type 1 diabetes since she was six years old. She admits that it was a difficult transition from being a kid who could eat anything and everything to becoming a kid who had to watch what she ate and deal with needle pokes.
Managing Diabetes: Make It A Habit!
May 13, 2013:
As teens, remembering responsibilities is hard enough, but adding on the task of monitoring your diabetes can often be forgotten. But this definitely is not worth it.
Henry's iPro2 Trial
May 12, 2013:
Type 1 Henry is gettign a iPro2! The iPro2 is a continuous glucose monitor is a new way for patients and healthcare professionals to monitor blood sugar levels more closely.
Diabetes Recipe: Low-Carb Pizza
May 11, 2013:
Who doesn't love a slice of pizza? But your love for pizza doesn't always mean it's good for you, especially diabetics. But dlife's Chef Michel Nischan, won't take the pizza out of your party as he gives us a great recipe for low-carb pizza.
The Story Of Insulin
May 9, 2013:
Insulin has had a long history of helping diabetics manage their diabetes over the years, and has saved millions of lives. But do you know how insulin came about?
Dexcom G4 Sensor Insertion Tutorial
May 8, 2013:
Diabetic Danica brings us another helpful tip! She's been raving about her new Dexcom G4 Sensor and is now giving us an easy insertion tutorial. Take it from this veteran type 1 diabetic, you won't go back once this continuous glucose monitor makes living with diabetes a breeze.
A Diabetes-Friendly Fridge
May 7, 2013:
Eating healthy starts with your fridge. Susan Weiner, RD, and Leslie Josel, professional organizer from the TV show, Hoarders: Buried Alive, put together their skills in how to organize and make your fridge diabetes-friendly.
dLife's Joy Pape's 101: Gestational Diabetes
May 6, 2013:
What is gestational diabetes? Well, dlife's Certified Diabetes Educator, Joy Pape, gives us a quick and easy Gestational Diabetes 101 to understand how diabetes affects a mother and her child.
Test Strips: A Father's Story
May 5, 2013:
Hear a story first-hand from a father who's son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 2. "Test Strips" depicts his feelings, hopes, and fears as a father for the fate of his son, as he lives the rest of his life with diabetes.
Diabetes Recipe: Shrimp Curry
May 4, 2013:
We've got another delicious diabetes-friendly dish for you. From Chef Michel Nischan's kitchen to yours, he whips up a great recipe for mouth-watering Shrimp Curry. With fresh herbs, spices, and ingredients this dish has a powerful flavor-filled punch you'll love!
Olympic Legend Billy Mills On Diabetes
May 2, 2013:
Billy Mills was an Olympic legend whose dream almost never came true. Billy tried out many sports from boxing to baseball but just never found anything that suit him until he began running. An avid runner from high school through college, Billy loved it but found himself diagnosed as hypoglyemic. This became very difficult for him to accept.
Diabulimia: A Life-Threatning Disorder
May 1, 2013:
You may have never heard it but it does exist, Diabulimia, an eating disorder for insulin-using diabetics, who withhold their insulin in order to lose weight. Cassady Kinter knows from experience how easily sucked in you can get with this type of habit but not understand the dangers of it until it's too late.
JDRF Founder, Carol Lurie, Passes But Leaves A Legacy
May 1, 2013:
One of our beloved diabetes advocates and founder of JDRF, Carol Lurie, has passed away on February 15th, 2013. The work her and her husband Erwin, has played a huge role in diabetes research, inspiration, and the knowledge that this disease will not stop us from living a fulfilling life.
