Por Claudia Shanon

Ask D'Mine: Forgot My Insulin... and I'm on Vacation!

This week, Wil has some advice on what to do if youâ€™re heading off on vacationâ€¦ but happen to forget your insulin. Oh, speaking of hospital vis...

Meth Addiction & Diabetes: a Call for Help

Any doctor worth their salt should know that the challenge for addictive personalities is to â€œbreak the cycle,â€ to stop falling into old, compu...

All-In-One POGO Automatic Glucose Meter Finally Available

For the first time, people with diabetes who donâ€™t want to carry a separate finger-poking device and test strips along with their glucose meter h...

Food Photo Apps for Diabetes: How Helpful are They?

Their iPhone app combines meal photos with CGM (continuous glucose monitor) data so users can see how their food affects blood glucose levels and t...

Lilly and Ypsomed Developing New Automated Insulin Delivery System

Eli Lilly, one of the Big Three insulin makers thats had its eyes on diabetes technology for several years, is making moves to launch a new insulin...

How Long Can Your Body Survive Without Insulin?

If you have any residual insulin at all in your system, it can help hold off DKA even when your blood sugar level is high, according to Dr. Silvio ...

Prescreening for Type 1 Diabetes Could Save Lives

This, combined with other recent research findings that a novel drug could delay the disease onset by years, gives the Diabetes Community a lot to ...

Ask D'Mine: Do Needles Expire?

Inside it held a glass barrel syringe and a huge bore needle big enough to slay a mountain lion with a single stab. Joseph, type 1 from Rhode Islan...

Buying CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor) Supplies At The Pharmacy

While CGMs have traditionally only been available direct from the manufacturer or third-party supply distributors, theyâ€™re now finally making the...

All About Medtronics Guardian Connect Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM)

The device is known as the Medtronic Minimed Guardian Connect, a smartphone- compatible CGM that does not require a separate handheld receiver to v...

New EBook on "How to Use An Artificial Pancreas," By Dana Lewis

Curious about â€œArtificial Pancreasâ€ systems available now, and how you might use one to improve your diabetes management? But aside from that, ...

Ask D'Mine: Can Meth Use Raise My Blood Sugars?

Denny, type 2 from New Jersey, writes: After reading your response on crystal meth and diabetics I wonder if after (only) one use, does the drug le...