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If you pay attention to diabetes news at all, you’ve surely heard the terms ‘Artificial Pancreas,’ ‘closed loop system,’ or ‘bionic pancreas’) a lot in recent years. And if you live with diabetes yourself, well-meaning family and friends may even be asking if you have one of these yet. Make no mistake: this is a teaching moment for everyone involved.
There are so many incredible diabetes advocates around the world, and today we’re thrilled to introduce you to D-peep Ashley Ng in Melbourne, Australia!
For those who haven’t met Ashley online (@HangryPancreas), she runs a platform known as the Beta Change Network that works to share advocates’ stories and help connect those who are trying to do great things in different parts of the world. Ashley also has a unique personal diabetes story, in that she’s living with the lesser-known type 1b form. Here’s our recent video interview with the 20-something overseas:
This content originally appeared on Diabetes Connections. Republished with permission.
It’s called the World Marathon Challenge: 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days and Eric Tozer did it all with type 1 diabetes:
Stacey talks to Eric about this amazing accomplishment and asks why anyone would even want to do something like this! Learn all about Eric’s blood sugar management, travel issues and how he stayed fueled up through seven marathons.
This content originally appeared on Low Carb Yum. Republished with permission.
An easy recipe for fluffy, gluten-free, and low-carb coconut flour pancakes. Such a tasty breakfast treat! Enjoy them with your favorite syrup or eat them plain.
Pancakes are such a great weekend breakfast treat. And, it’s great that you don’t have to give them up on a low-carb diet. These pancakes use coconut flour, but you can also try my popular almond flour pancakes recipe or any of my other low-carb pancake and waffle recipes.
Need help navigating life with diabetes? You can always Ask D’Mine! Welcome again to our weekly Q&A column, hosted by veteran type 1 and diabetes author Wil Dubois.
This week’s question brings to mind the fact that it’s nearly Lent, the time when many Christians give up something (usually a vice) as a way of reaffirming their religious beliefs. This daughter of a T2 mom who takes insulin has a serious related concern…
Continuous glucose monitoring company Dexcom has just launched a whole bunch of new features for its G6 mobile app, allowing more people to follow a user’s data stream and introducing the long-awaited “Hey Siri, What’s My Glucose?” audio feature. Plus, the Dexcom G6 is now OK’d for Canada and will likely be offered for Medicare beneficiaries in the U.S. before long. Exciting times!
This content originally appeared on DiabetesDad. Republished with permission.
Lilly announced in a press release that they were reducing the cost of Humalog insulin by half, bringing the cost to $137.35 per vial. You can read the release here. Needless to say, the social media world erupted with everything from praise to disdain at the news. Quite honestly, it left me scratching my head with more questions than answers. To be clear, and at the onset, if more people can now afford insulin…Great!
To be honest, Diabetes Camp was not a magical experience for me growing up. When I was diagnosed back in 1984 and went to camp as a seven-year-old for the first time a couple summers later, my experience was clouded by homesickness and a mass mosquito attack that led to my never wanting to return.
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Celery is a popular vegetable, but there’s more to this plant than the stalk alone. Celery seeds are less common but still tasty and nutritious.
One of the big stories making the rounds and raising emotions in the Diabetes Community right now is Eli Lilly’s announcement this week that it will launch a new, so-called “authorized generic” version of its Humalog insulin that will be 50% off the very high list price of that life-sustaining medication.