A nice introductory video about the different forms of insulin and how to administer it. Good luck to ‘HardtobeSweet’ with all of her videos.
Link to video: Injecting Insulin
Traveling with diabetes and taking insulin on a plane was something we experienced right away. Our son was diagnosed while he was visiting Thailand and so only a week after getting out of the hospital we were on our way back to the U.S.
Not only were we still shell-shocked with the diagnosis and not [...]
Here’s an interesting news video talking about three new medical inventions to help reduce the number of punctures associated with diabetes.
It includes discussion of a new device to help diagnose diabetes by reading glucose levels through the skin, a new breath-based glucose monitoring device that would hopefully replace your normal glucose monitoring pricks, and a [...]
Valencia biotechnology company MannKind Corp. thought it had encouraging news about its experimental insulin inhaler on Tuesday. But Wall Street wasn’t buying it.
For months, skeptical traders have expressed concern that the diabetes drug, if approved by the Food and Drug Administration, might end up with an FDA cancer advisory. Fears that the inhaler would never [...]
Insulin, and the organ that produces it - the pancreas - will remind you how amazing the human body is.
If you hate shots, you’re not alone. Unfortunately, for those with Type 1 diabetes, taking shots is a major part of life. As a parent, the requirement that you poke and stick your child with needles is certainly one of the most difficult adjustments you’ll need to make.
People with Type 1 diabetes have [...]
How do you explain to your child why and how they got Type 1 diabetes? It is one of the most difficult conversations you’ll have. And it will be one that comes up again and again.
Why people contract Type 1 diabetes is still a mystery. Scientists agree that it is partly due to some [...]
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