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Diabetes Greatest Contributor to Rise in the Blind by Elizabeth S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 The Sunday Times/United Kingdom"THE number of blind people in Ireland has grown by 37% in less than a decade, with diabetes contributing to the biggest increase." &q ... Read on »

What's Diabetes Like When... by Elizabeth S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 Today, a colleague who has pharmaceutical marketing experience in diabetes care, asked me a number of legitimate questions about diabetes. One of them was, “Is it reall ... Read on »

What Comes First? Diabetes or Socio-economic Class? by Elizabeth S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 London, England The article below and linked discusses the relationship between chronic illness and low-er economic status or as it is called in the article "material dep ... Read on »

Top 10 Things to do for that special someone (with diabetes) on V Day by Elizabeth S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 10. Real truffles with filet mignon 9. Red lingerie 8. Chanel No. 5 (we like our numbers under 6.5) 7. Pomegranate Champagne (1-2 glasses won’t hurt) 6. ... Read on »

Are you a High Functioning Diabetic? by Elizabeth S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 The other day I had lunch with a woman who was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. We both live in London, and are both from the U.S. (she from Minnesota, and me from Ne ... Read on »

Diabetes ID: To Wear or Not to Wear? by Elizabeth S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 The question isn’t should you wear or not; the question is do you choose to? A special bracelet was made especially for me as a gift; only the charm has the medic alert ... Read on »

One Step Forward, One Step Back by Elizabeth S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 Regarding the recent EU and FDA approvals for Exubera (insulin human [rDNA origin), Pfizer's version of Inhaled Insulin, here is my outlook: 1. Does it offer coverage for &qu ... Read on »

FDA Approval for Exubera by Elizabeth S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 Two Statements of Note: (click link in title) 1. "Exubera is the first new insulin delivery option introduced since the discovery of insulin in the 1920s." 2. &quo ... Read on »

Moving on with Progress? by Elizabeth S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 The chart published to the left (click to enlarge) reflects both the nature of diabetes as a public concern in a handful of countries as well as representing the geographical ... Read on »

Wake-up Calls by Elizabeth S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 Apologies for not keeping up with my weblog. Thank you to all who have sent me emails asking what I was up to.... Today's news isn't about healthcare statistics or the state ... Read on »

Pink Floyd Founder `Syd' Barrett Dies of Diabetes by Elizabeth S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 px;" src="http://www.dalequedale.com/media/blogs/ocio/syd2.jpg" border="0" alt="" />...the brilliant, erratic catalyst for Floyd's early ... Read on »

"Little Common Ground" (re-posted due to spam comment) by Elizabeth S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 “Beyond 'I'm a Diabetic,' Little Common Ground”, The New York Times, N.Y./Region Is research for type 1 diabetes undercutting type 2 diabetes ? Is the current ple ... Read on »

Our Bodies and Insulin by Elizabeth S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 As of late, I have been working a lot. Admittedly, this blog has suffered! Another challenge I faced recently was excruciatingly bad sugars. It was horrendous and frighteni ... Read on »

Realistic Next Step? Islet Transplantation by Elizabeth S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 A friend traveling between the UK and Minneapolis (she is a pumper and a continuous glucose monitor user!) submitted this news flash to the UK pumpers group. I remember heari ... Read on »

One Step Forward, One Step Back by Elizabeth S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 Regarding the recent EU and FDA approvals for Exubera (insulin human [rDNA origin), Pfizer's version of Inhaled Insulin, here is my outlook: 1. Does it offer coverage for "Ex ... Read on »

FDA Approval for Exubera by Elizabeth S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 Two Statements of Note: (click link in title) 1. "Exubera is the first new insulin delivery option introduced since the discovery of insulin in the 1920s." 2. "Inhaled insul ... Read on »

Too Exubera-rant? by Elizabeth S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 Pfizer's inhaled insulin receives EU approval; however, not FDA approval - although Pfizer CEO mispeaks and announces US approval... oops. Read on »

The Tipping Point by Elizabeth S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 Whether you have had diabetes for a year or 30 – we all experience the same peaks and valleys of managing our illness. I will now use a novel approach to describe how and why ... Read on »

Top 10 Things to do for that special someone (with diabetes) on V Day by Elizabeth S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 10. Real truffles with filet mignon 9. Red lingerie 8. Chanel No. 5 (we like our numbers under 6.5) 7. Pomegranate Champagne (1-2 glasses won’t hurt) 6. Jewe ... Read on »

Are you a High Functioning Diabetic? by Elizabeth S. Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 The other day I had lunch with a woman who was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. We both live in London, and are both from the U.S. (she from Minnesota, and me from Ne ... Read on »

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