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NEWSBREAK: Medtronic’s Hybrid Closed Loop NOW FDA Approved.

Exactly as reported from Med Page today ‘Bionic Pancreas’ OK’d First-ever approval for a closed loop insulin delivery system   ·         by John Gever  Managing Editor, MedPage Today 09.28.2016 WASHINGTON — A closed-loop insulin delivery system, combining a continuous glucose monitoring device with an insulin pump, was approved for U.S. marketing Wednesday, the FDA announced. Medtronic’s […]

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24 Years Today….Why are We Told that a Cure Should be an Afterthought?

That’s right…..24 years to the date.  the life of a family would change…..and change forever.  The interesting thing about our journey is that twice a year I really sit down and reflect on the world we now call ‘normal’.  At this point, it’s not ‘the new normal’….it’s the normal that has moved in, and surely […]

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Three Years Out……and that Little Heart is STILL MAKING BIG THINGS Happen.

I know that last Tuesday, September 20th, came and went like any other Tuesday…..the sun rose, the sun set.  It was Tuesday.  Uneventful. Unremarkable.  Just Tuesday. Right? Not Exactly. Because three years ago an event occurred that would change the world for so good for so many, but not for the ones who lived it. […]

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Why are Others SO Far Ahead of Me?

It does not matter of you are starting anew job, or learning something new…….like diabetes care.  Self doubt enters the picture.  Others seem so far ahead in the process. They speak of their kids doing this or doing that and we don’t think we will EVER get our kids blood sugars below 200……much less take […]

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Group Co-founded by Nick Jonas, Sam Talbot JUMP into T1D/DKA Awareness…….SPECIAL DAY TODAY.

How mad are you…..I hope you are furious.  Beyond Type 1.org (founded by Nick Jonas, Sam Talbot, Sarah Lucas, and Juliet De Baubigney) are involved in the Revlon One Million Dollar Challenge.  Every dime that is raised today will go to Beyond Type 1’s efforts to bring awareness to the missed diagnosis of T1D.  Reaching […]

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Not All Heroes Have Capes!

“My child is recently diagnosed, can someone please send me information about a celebrity who has diabetes so I can share with my newly diagnosed child.”  We have seen this request before.  I believe we are better served to share with newly diagnosed kids, OUR kids who live everyday life with their diabetes who are […]