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An Example of Diabetes Advocacy: Senate Finance Committee

Alyra Donisvitch, type 1 patient, testified about access to a pump as part of a hearing on medical device taxes. Her testimony is offered here example of clear, not overly emotionaltestimony of a patient with diabetes. If you want to watch see video 32:25 to 36:50 athttp://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/hearing/?id=401a4a90-5056-a032-5248-f6ae073a7681 A Fresh Look at the Impact of the […]

Amazing Afrezza – Non

DiabetesMine: I cant wait to get my next A1C test done (who says that?! but its true). I am now two-plus months into my use of new inhaled insulinAfrezza, and frankly Im blown away by how well it performs (ooh, pun!) Ive been hesitant to be too much of a cheerleader for Afrezza, because I […]

Tandem Diabetes Care Now Shipping t:slim® Insulin Pump with Updated Software

San Diego,April 20, 2015Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNDM), a medical device company and manufacturer of the t:slim and t:flex Insulin Pumps, today commenced shipments of t:slim Pumps featuring enhanced software.The updated software, based oncustomer and healthcare provider feedback,includes an expansion of the reverse correction function, the ability to enter a manual bolus directly in […]

Special Diabetes Program Passed by Senate

Washington, D.C., April 15, 2015 The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation last night for a two-year extension of the Special Diabetes Program (SDP)an initiative that accounts for roughly one-third of all Federally-funded type 1 diabetes (T1D) research in the United States. The decision comes on the heels of the strong bipartisan approval of the legislation […]

Medtronic teams with IBM’s Watson

ARMONK, NY and DUBLIN April 13, 2015IBM (NYSE:IBM) andMedtronic(NYSE: MDT) today announced that they will work together to combine powerful analytics and cognitive computing with diabetes medical devices and health data to develop a new generation of personalized diabetes management solutions. People using Medtronic diabetes solutions could benefit from new solutions developed in collaboration with […]

Regulations and Policies for School Diabetes Care by State

Federal law gives students the right to receive the diabetes care they need to be safe and participate in school activities just like any other child.Some states give more protections, or give helpful guidance on how to best provide diabetes care in the school setting. Learn about your federal and states laws and resources here: […]

No Easy Answers for Rise in Drug Prices

MedPage Today WASHINGTON The current trend toward steeply rising prices for specialty drugs should not be allowed to continue, several experts said Thursday. We are willing to pay more to get more but were probably not willing to pay more each for benefits that are smaller each time,Peter Bach, MD, director of the Center for […]

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust award to extend impact of T1D Exchange

Three-year grant includes 2:1 matching program that could yield $1.25 million in new donations The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trusthas awardedUnitio$8.7 million to extend the reach and impact ofT1D Exchange, a nonprofit dedicated to mitigating barriers to research and improving outcomes for people living with type 1 diabetes (T1D). The three-year grant […]

Web searches may predict disease risk among populations.

(Reuters Health) Internet search data might someday help estimate the prevalence of non-communicable diseases like stroke, heart disease or cancer, a new study suggests. Web searches are often linked with behavior, said Svetha Venkatesh, one of the studys co-authors. For example, a trip to the gym may be predicted by a search for the gyms […]