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How long do insulin needles need to be?
When I starting receiving injected insulin in 1966, this was the syringe I used. I can't show you the thick needles (25 gauge) and...
The double-tap pivot
True Sugar Surfers understand that they're actually steering a glycemic trend line and not just responding to a single point in time BG...
Does diabetes technology absolve us from personal responsibility?
As a person with type 1 diabetes for over half a century, I've lived through many technological breakthroughs in how my condition has...
One and done?
"Doc, I (we) tried that once before and it didn't work" For me, that's one of those "if I had a nickel for every time I heard that... I'd...
"The Wall"
“The Wall” The journey to combat my own for of diabetes-related "learned helplessness" (LH) in some ways began over 25 years ago. I...
Type 1 diabetes prevention is a "downhill" challenge.
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease which is driven by a subset of white blood cells known as Th1-lymphocytes. Through a...
Alcohol, kids and type 1 diabetes: a risky cocktail
“A college freshman with type 1 diabetes goes to a college party with her friends on a Friday night. The next morning her dorm roommate...