MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'children with diabetes'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:08:39 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107520&cid=t_102107_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fgrowing-up-with-type-1-diabetes%2F2011.08.08 In the years I’ve attended CWD’s Friends for Life conference, I always came away with this appreciation for what the conference provides for kids with diabetes, and their parents.  Kids – a whole bunch of them – running amuck and clad in green bracelets with pump tubing flapping from underneath their t-shirts … it’s a place where these families hopefully feel normal, and safe, and understood. But I’m not a kid with diabetes.  I’m an adult.  (I checked, and it’s true: adult.)  I always felt welcomed at past FFL conferences, but people constantly checked for the kid at my side, because the “child with diabetes” surely couldn’t be me.  (And then there was that time that the registration lady thought Sara(aah) was my ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107520 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:00:15 +0100 5107520 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096210&cid=t_102107_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fjust-a-woman-with-diabetes-who-had-a-baby%2F2011.08.03 When Jeff Hitchcock approached me last year and asked if I would feel comfortable leading the Pregnancy and Diabetes session at Friends for Life, I was honored.  But also a little confused.  What on earth was I going to tell the session attendees?  I couldn’t spout off medical information.  I am not a licensed medical professional. “I’m just a person with diabetes who had a baby.  And my pregnancy was a bit of a tangled one, too!”  I remember emailing to Jeff, wondering if they’d be better off with a doctor at the helm of that discussion. He replied within minutes, telling me that was exactly why they wanted me to lead the session.  And I grinned, but felt nervous. Before the little bird joined our family, I did a lot of research about pregnancy with di... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096210 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:00:36 +0100 5096210 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057724&cid=t_102107_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fbeing-a-diabetic-parent-is-more-difficult-than-it-looks%2F2011.07.23 Lead by Korey Hood and Stefan Rubin, the Parenting with Type 1 Diabetes session at Friends for Life was aiming to touch upon the different challenges of being a parent with type 1 diabetes, instead of the concentration on parenting a child with type 1 diabetes that Children With Diabetes was once known for.  This was my first year attending this session, and I sat between two of my best friends in the diabetes community – Scott and George. “So thanks for coming, you guys.  We’re here to talk about parenting with type 1 diabetes,” said Korey. At this point, people started doing introductions.  “Hi, I’m So-and-So and I was diagnosed with diabetes in 1998.”  or “I’ve been diabetic for 16 years and I have three children.”  Only i... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057724 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 12:00:56 +0100 5057724 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4724167&cid=t_102107_134_f&fid=35179&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscottsdiabetes.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fthe-importance-of-cwd-events%2F While in Florida for the 2011 Family Support Weekend I heard a couple of stories that really stuck with me. For most families, coming to CWD events are very important. How important you ask? One family was scheduling a c-section delivery of their baby, and actually planned the operation around the Friends For Life conference. Another family had friends getting married around the same time as the Friends For Life conference. These friends knew how important the FFL event was, and called the family to talk about dates and times for their wedding. They wanted to make sure their wedding plans wouldn’t interfere with Friends for Life for the family. Weddings and c-section baby deliveries. Those seem like pretty important things to me, and for many families the CWD Events rank right up the... Scott's Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4724167 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 05:36:36 +0100 4724167 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4653501&cid=t_102107_134_f&fid=35179&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscottsdiabetes.com%2F2011%2F03%2Ftype-1-teens-korey-hood-phd%2F If you are a teen who lives with diabetes, I recommend this book. If you are a parent of a teen who lives with diabetes, I recommend this book – but DON’T FORCE IT ON YOUR TEEN! I met Korey when we did a session together for the Children With Diabetes (CWD) 2011 Family Support Weekend a few months ago. I was able to grab his book and do a little homework before heading to the conference, and I’m very glad I did.  Meeting Korey, on it’s own, is enough to make you like, appreciate, and respect the guy.  But having read most of his book, and holding in high value the talent he displayed in writing it, made my short time with him even more enjoyable. There is a fine line when writing a book addressed to teenagers.  You have to talk their language, but not in a conde... Scott's Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4653501 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:04:24 +0100 4653501 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4300679&cid=t_102107_134_f&fid=35179&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscottsdiabetes.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fwe-want-the-same-thing%2F One of the revelations I had here with the Children With Diabetes (CWD) family is that both CWD and the Diabetes Online Community (DOC) want the same thing, and we both have the same problem. We both want to help people with diabetes, but that’s not exactly what I’m talking about. That’s the obvious part — wanting to help people with diabetes. Specifically what I mean is exposure. Not “exposure” in the way of marketing speak (growing brands and name recognition, etc.). I mean finding ways to give people a taste of the magic. In the DOC we talk often about reaching those that don’t know about us. We all know how much the DOC has helped us, and we also know that we are a very small portion of those living with diabetes. We talk about ways we can bri... Scott's Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4300679 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 06:27:27 +0100 4300679 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3742247&cid=t_102107_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fin-their-own-words-diabeticons-by-kids%2F2010.07.10 Some of the most inspiring moments from the “Friends for Life” International Children With Diabetes conference were found in the expo hall, where kids were creating their own diabeticons. These are two that I absolutely loved: “Let the sun rise on a cure, let the sun set on diabetes.” “Love your life with or without diabetes.” Now I need to figure out how to use that Bamboo so I can doctor up my own diabeticons at home. (Siah has asked for one that says “I love pump tubing!” Because oh, does she. She loves that chewy, Band-Aid taste.) [Animas disclosure] *This blog post was originally published at Six Until Me.* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3742247 Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:00:43 +0100 3742247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3538345&cid=t_102107_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fmy-most-excellent-life-as-a-pancreas.html Funny what you find when you clean out your closets. As I was sorting through some of the piles of diabetes-related materials in my office last week, I uncovered this cheery-looking little book called “My Life as a Pancreas” by Priscilla Call Essert: Someone had sent it to me for review a while back, and I [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3538345 Thu, 06 May 2010 13:00:28 +0100 3538345 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3508381&cid=t_102107_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fmy-take-bayers-nintendo-enabled-didget-glucose-meter-available-now.html The tech blogs are all abuzz today over Bayer’s new DIDGET meter, designed just for kids, which integrates BG testing into the world of video games: “Bayer’s DIDGET is the first and only blood glucose meter that connects directly to Nintendo DS and DS Lite and helps kids manage their diabetes by rewarding them for consistent [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3508381 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:30:36 +0100 3508381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3505084&cid=t_102107_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fdiabetesmine-design-challenge-enter-by-this-friday.html There are exactly five days left to enter the 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge, the web’s premiere open innovation competition to improve life with diabetes (nice tagline, ay? I just made that up) We’ve already received several-dozen entries this year, and garnered some great media coverage too, including: The Huffington Post (thank you, Riva!) Diabetes Forecast magazine – online [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3505084 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:00:05 +0100 3505084 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3433111&cid=t_102107_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fsmall-but-mighty-mycareconnect-com.html It’s about time for another edition of our Small But Mighty series, profiling the many individual organizations out there powered by people passionate about helping PWDs. Today, we take a look at one such company addressing the complicated and stressful task of raising a child with diabetes… Most kids are gone from the house a [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3433111 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:00:31 +0100 3433111 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3212547&cid=t_102107_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fwayback-wednesday-keeping-illness-secret.html My 12-year-old daughter’s become obsessed with a website called FMyLife, if you’ll excuse the expression.  It’s a collection of mishaps and hard luck stories that might not be a bad model for the StupidDiabetes.com concept we discussed here, come to think of it. But what I wanted to point out was an entry about diabetes that [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3212547 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:00:17 +0100 3212547 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3142768&cid=t_102107_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fjohnson-johnson-crusades-to-save-beta-cells.html At the end of last year (so, basically, two weeks ago), the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation announced a joint partnership with the Johnson & Johnson Corporate Office of Science and Technology to help with the discovery and development of drugs to promote beta cell survival. The program will look to fund research at academic centers around [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3142768 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:10:23 +0100 3142768 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2939494&cid=t_102107_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fsweet-book-sugarless-ballerina.html “Diabetes? I’ve heard of it. It’s one of those charity diseases, the kind they raise money for… There’s no way I can have diabetes. I’m a twenty-one year-old dancer with the New York City Ballet. Things like that don’t happen to people like me!“ — Zippora Karz, from the first chapter of her new memoir, “The [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2939494 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:06:21 +0100 2939494 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2737971&cid=t_102107_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fback-to-school-with-diabetes-counting-on-the-504.html As you know, I’m back from my annual summer vacation in Germany, and that means one thing — back to school for my kids! But it’s also back to school for thousands of children with diabetes. The process of getting a kid situated for school is a daunting task for any parent. There are school [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2737971 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:00:36 +0100 2737971 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2712316&cid=t_102107_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fthinking-hard-about-the-siblings-of-diabetic-children.html Karen Talmadge is executive VP, co-founder, and chief science officer of Kyphon, a company focusing on cures for spinal fractures, which was acquired by Medtronic in 2007. She’s also an entrepreneur and mother of a type 1 daughter, turned diabetes advocate.  See my interview with Karen from last year here.  We were deep into [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2712316 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:00:12 +0100 2712316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2702483&cid=t_102107_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F08%2Flow-blood-sugar-one-of-my-biggest-fears-as-a-parent.html I met John Crowley a couple of years ago when I started working with Alliance Health. He’s a sweet, down-to-earth, tech-savvy guy who made me realize — for the first time really realize — how much a child’s diabetes affects every aspect of the parents’ life, even long after that child is able to perform [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2702483 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:00:00 +0100 2702483 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2584349&cid=t_102107_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FSNxocTNlDQk%2Fcwd-friends-and-frogs.php Greetings from Children with Diabetes 2009! The conference only started tonight and I have already seen a ton! CWD hands out pedometers and you get a free T-shirt when you get to 5000 steps. The property is pretty spread out and I think my room is the furthest away from the convention center possible, so I already earned my shirt. The exhibit hall opened at 6 pm but before that it was under... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2584349 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:21:30 +0100 2584349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2580436&cid=t_102107_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fon-your-own-now-off-to-college-with-the-big-d.html Since I got Type 1 diabetes at the ripe old age of 30+, I never had the experience of “leaving the nest” with the Big D. So I recently asked fellow blogger and advocate Allison Blass what that was like:  Did your parents fall apart? Were you scared to death, or more elated?  What [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2580436 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:00:25 +0100 2580436 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523620&cid=t_102107_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fshould-i-have.html It is summer, the time of year when our diabetes is most visible, at least for those of us who wear insulin pumps. This Tuesday, for the first time I can remember since starting on the OmniPod system, I wore a bikini. My usual modus operandi has been to place the pod on my belly all [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523620 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:00:21 +0100 2523620 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2104748&cid=t_102107_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F5_hgQRUM_4E%2F var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(420,280,502227,"http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css")}catch(ex){}}() I’ve often said that getting diabetes as a young child has to be the most difficult thing. I got diabetes when I was in my early 20s, and it’s been a challenge enough! So I have a soft spot for all those children that deal with diabetes. How can you not? That’s why I like the fact that the American Diabetes Association (ADA) always chooses a child each year to be the “national youth advocate.” It’s one thing to hear people talk about the challenges of diabetes, it’s only to see a young child talk about all they go through. This year the ADA has chosen “Chris Stokes, 17, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, to b... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2104748 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:57:22 +0100 2104748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2104588&cid=t_102107_134_f&fid=35193&url=http%3A%2F%2Fannetics.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F01%2Frace-report-disney-world-marathon.html Although the temp's were actually warmer in San Francisco over the weekend, I had the pleasure of traveling to Florida to meet up with friends from Children With Diabetes for the Disney World running weekend. Races included a 5k, half marathon and full marathon. Brian Foster gets the award for running both the half marathon and the full marathon, one day apart. Way to go!Diabetes-wise, things went well. I managed the taper by boosting my basal by 20% in the couple days leading up to the race. I was having some big oscillations 2 days before, likely related to traveling across 3 time zones, not eating normal meals and getting too little sleep. Things settled down and the day before, my BG's were good. I continued with my regular Symlin dose of 6 U before meals up until race morning. Because... Annetics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2104588 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:14:00 +0100 2104588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2033308&cid=t_102107_134_f&fid=35193&url=http%3A%2F%2Fannetics.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F12%2Frun-anne-run.html I have some posts to catch up on but for now, her's an update of my on-again, off-again, now on-again marathon training. Earlier this year I was contacted by a friend with Children With Diabetes to run with them in January at the Disney World Marathon and Half Marathon weekend. Reluctant to commit to a marathon after a season of 2 Ironman races, I resisted. But as they say, "Resistance is futile!" I'm a sucker for signing up for races! And I loved the idea of running with CWD. I could have signed up for the half, but since I was traveling all the way to Florida, you know, I had to get my money's worth. (?)Soo.... after Ironman Wisconsin was over and I gave myself some time to relax, I started to pick up the running again. I felt a little weary of training but figured I could get by with a ... Annetics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2033308 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:10:00 +0100 2033308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1981204&cid=t_102107_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2FhMlBJxLuIc0%2F My heart goes out to children who get diabetes. I always pray that the kids who get diabetes have wonderful moms and dads and help them out. Here is a video tribute to all those moms out there caring for a diabetic child. Thank you for all you do! Tags: caring for diabetic kids, children with diabetes, chronic illness, diabetic moms, family-life, mom caring for sick children, mothers, video tributeShare This (Source: Diabetes Notes) Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1981204 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:07:16 +0100 1981204 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1891980&cid=t_102107_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fdiabetes-how-helping-our-world.html Johnson and Johnson Diabetes Institute is taking on the world, one diabetes program at a time.  Or at least that’s their intention.  Today this pharma giant is announcing Diabetes HOW: Helping Our World, a huge initiative aimed at identifying best practices in diabetes treatment and care, and expanding and building out these successful programs around [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1891980 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:00:56 +0100 1891980 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1639578&cid=t_102107_134_f&fid=36985&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fsugarstats%2F%7E3%2F339779167%2F Andreina Davila, Manny Hernandez and the folks over at the Diabetes Hands Foundation (http://diabeteshandsfoundation.org/) have produced a great diabetes awareness video called Drawing Diabetes. Definitely an amazing and interesting perspective on diabetes and how it affects children. Something I think we can all learn something from. Check it out: Find more videos like this on [...] (Source: SugarStats.com - Simple, Online Blood Sugar Tracking for Diabetes Management) SugarStats.com - Simple, Online Blood Sugar Tracking for Diabetes Management blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1639578 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:40:10 +0100 1639578 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2510393&cid=t_102107_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F09%2F06%2Fhow-many-diabetics-does-it-take-to-screw-in-a-lightbulb%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Opinion, Services, Allie Beatty, Support, PersonalitiesOk, sounds like a joke - but seriously, TuDiabetes is growing like gangbusters! Meredith Cummings wrote a great article on TuDiabetes and its explosive growth! The online community for people touched by diabetes, is growing at a rate of 10% per week. Way to go, Manny! And why shouldn't we all plant a flag in this real estate? TuDiabetes offers nonstop support through conversations, debates, mysteries and revelations - all amounting to some degree of resolve. TuDiabetes is a great place to remind you that we're not alone in this dark tunnel. Need some light? Ask and you shall receive. And, by the way - you can get the answer to the lightbulb question by signing in and friending Mere... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2510393 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:00:00 +0100 2510393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=838802&cid=t_102107_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F09%2F04%2Fwhen-a-child-cant-remember%2F Filed under: Type 1, Childhood, Research, Opinion, Allie Beatty, Retro Review, PersonalitiesIn the fall of 1985, a very scary thing happened shortly after I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. One morning I woke up and I couldn't remember things I would normally remember. I couldn't remember the name of my neighbor's dog. I had a fanatical love for Cookie. Of course I would remember Cookie! A diabetic child would never forget such a sweet name for such an adorable dog! One more thing -- I had a pounding headache. My mom brought me to the hospital, where my endocrinologist met us. They ran test after test and nary could an expert explain my memory loss. They confirmed I was experiencing amnesia, which turned out to be temporary because I was back to normal the next day. How many people hav... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=838802 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 04:00:00 +0100 838802 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=830938&cid=t_102107_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F30%2Fbicycling-to-bring-a-cure-closer%2F Filed under: Type 1, Childhood, Research, Fundraisers, Opinion, Blogs, Allie Beatty, Support, PersonalitiesIn two weeks, Bernard Farrell will be riding in the Bike the Miles annual fundraiser to support Dr. Faustman's research to cure Type 1 diabetes. His participation is especially intrinsic because it is one day away from his 35th anniversary of becoming a Type 1 diabetic. Bernard plans to raise $10,000 for Dr. Faustman's research. Last year he raised $7,500. The entire event raised a whopping $301,000! All of this funding is going toward the human trials to cure Type 1 diabetes. After discovering that the insulin-producing islet cells of the pancreas are capable of regeneration, Dr. Faustman now needs to test her treatment, already known to be safe in humans, to see if the effects are a... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=830938 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 830938 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=756749&cid=t_102107_134_f&fid=35152&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsstrumello.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2F31-years-later.html Today marked an anniversary of sorts for me. If you visit the Children with Diabetes' "Quilt for Life" website and look at my quilt square (#464), according to my mother's records, July 24, 1976 was the day I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Truthfully, I wouldn't have even remembered it if I hadn't read Joanna's posting on the TuDiabetes website where she noted that Monday was her own 31st anniversary.As I noted last year (see here for details), this is not a date that stands out in my memory, nor do I wear it as a badge of honor. No, I did not mark this anniversary with any particular celebration.For this reason, I am disregarding all of the reports of sodas being toxic, but did want to mark the occasion with a can of Tab to mark the occasion, but although the original, aluminum-tasti... Scott's Web Log blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=756749 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:55:00 +0100 756749 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=702084&cid=t_102107_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F28%2Fdiabetes-in-youth-on-the-rise-race-ethnicity-and-type1%2Ftype2-analyzed%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, ResearchJust released in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study involved 2,435 young people under 20 newly diagnosed with diabetes in 2002 and 2003. This effort claims to be unique as it is the first study designed to estimate our nation's incidence of diabetes across race, ethnicity and diabetes type in this younger population. Estimated rates of type 1 diabetes over previous estimates are up 40-60 percent for white children and 20-40 percent for black and Hispanic children. But the study also cautions direct comparisons can't be made as earlier studies incorporated varying methodologies. The study states overall diabetes incidence in children and adolescents is 24.3 cases per 100,000 annuall... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=702084 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 702084 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=693008&cid=t_102107_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F06%2F24%2Fi-port-tm-injection-port-reduces-skin-punctures%2F Filed under: Type 1, Childhood, Adult Onset, SupportType 1 diabetics need to inject insulin several times a day. 'Several' can add up to 12 to 15 injections daily. The new I-Port (TM) Injection Port was invented by Catherine "KK" Patton, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2001 while pregnant with her first child. Inspiration for the product grew from KK's dissatisfaction with both daily injections and a stint with insulin pump therapy (she found the pump a hindrance to her active lifestyle). The I-Port (TM) is inserted once every 72 hours, allowing for multiple, painless injections. I did a little searching and found the Children With Diabetes website reported two adult volunteers tried the I-Port (TM), one with numbing cream and one without. They highly recommend a numbing cream to dull p... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=693008 Sun, 24 Jun 2007 04:00:00 +0100 693008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=592593&cid=t_102107_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F06%2Frhyme-and-reason-funniest-poem-wins-an-ipod%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Daily News, Events, Blogs, SupportOnce again Diabetes Talkfest is making the experience of diabetes rewarding. This time, voice your funny in iambic pentameter and you can win an iPod Shuffle. In other words -- the funniest diabetic poem wins a REALLY COOL PRIZE!!! Your poem can be long or short, rhyme or not. If you submit a poem longer than 60,000 characters it will have to be done in multiple posts, as the message board will not accept posts that long. It is up to you -- the member -- to decide the winner (to be decided through an anonymous vote). Entries will be accepted during the month of May, 2007. Voting will begin June 1st, 2007 and end June 18, 2007. Please refrain from using profanity or obscene language. Please don't insult ... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=592593 Sun, 06 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 592593 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=583209&cid=t_102107_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F01%2Fgenetic-modification-to-control-the-forces-of-nature%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Lifestyle, Drugs, Research, OpinionIt's logical that the Nation is up-in-arms about putting genetically modified meats and produce on the shelves in grocery stores and getting due diligence from the government for it. It makes a lot of sense to test something you will use to fuel your body before it is permitted to penetrate the market. So how did genetically modified human insulin overtake the market again? Oh - there must not be any side effects like a diabetes epidemic or something crazy like that, right? But I digress on the topic in honor of springtime, when "love is in the air". As we all know, love is one of the strongest forces of nature. So is it fair that it went unnoticed by the FDA that human synthetic insulin results in a lo... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=583209 Tue, 01 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 583209 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=579299&cid=t_102107_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F30%2Frats-its-a-virus%2F Filed under: Type 1, Childhood, Lifestyle, Drugs, ResearchNo kidding! The rats are leading researchers to triggering events causing diabetes. The new findings suggest that there is, indeed, a genetic susceptibility to diabetes, but that the precipitating event is a viral infection. The virus in question is the Ljungan virus. Previous reports indicate that infections with the Ljungan virus can induce diabetes in laboratory rats, and that the diabetes can be reversed if the animals are treated with antiviral drugs before the destruction of insulin-secreting islet cells becomes widespread. I'm not sure how everybody else out there got their D-card. My diagnosing event happened shortly after I had the chicken pox, back in '85. The childhood christening event apparently left me out in the cold ... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=579299 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 579299 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=478743&cid=t_102107_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F03%2F14%2Fjoin-us-dr-p-and-the-diabetes-community%2F Filed under: Type 1, Childhood, Lifestyle, Research, Services, SupportChat live with Dr. Pugliese, an expert on the immunology and genetics of diabetes at The Diabetes Research Institute. His work has been focused on preventing the autoimmune attack that leads to diabetes. This research is very important for future prevention strategies, as well as stopping autoimmune destruction of transplanted islets. Dr. Pugliese's has studied the role of the thymus gland in the immune system and he describes it as the "school for the immune system". All immune cells are forced to pass through the thymus gland where they are exposed to the antigens present throughout the body. Immune cells that bind to these normal antigens are destroyed, thereby preventing the later destruction of healthy cells. If no... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=478743 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 478743