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May 26, 2013
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The Compass in My Heart



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Tools of the Trade


Readers ask me all the time [lie] about the diabetes supplies we use for Charlie. I can’t tell you how many times [0] I’ve been stopped on the street [more lies] by a loyal blog reader wanting to know what blood glucose meter we use or what brand of finger pricker we employ. To calm the masses [not], I’ve decided the time is right to share our secret sauce; to reveal the tools of our trade. Today we take a look at … The Finger Pricker ... (READ MORE)

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Amazing d-Tech: Technology defined


This morning it wasn’t the sun, the wind, or the birds that woke me up. It was the soft, insistent vibrating of a medical device urging me to check my blood sugar. Opening my eyes, still safely under the covers, I checked my blood sugar with a meter smaller than a deck of cards, calibrated my continuous glucose monitor, and then glanced at my insulin pump — which reminded me that today was the day I needed to change my infusion set. My dLife is pretty high tech. And I’m... (READ MORE)

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Amazing d-Tech: Non-invasive dreams


“I want that meter where you don’t have to prick your finger,” my patient told me excitedly. (((Sigh.))) Another victim of late-night TV. Once again, it falls to me to shatter someone’s dreams. “Sorry,” I said, “we don’t have that technology yet.” “But… but...” sputtered my patient, waving his arms in the air, “they said that you don’t have to poke your finger.” I guess it’s legitimate to advertise “no more... (READ MORE)

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Amazing d-Tech: Insulin without needles. Future or fantasy?


By Wil Dubois The problem with proteins is that they digest quite nicely. That’s not a problem when the protein is a T-Bone steak, but what if the protein is a medicine? How then, can we just take our medicine? The solution for the last 95 years or so has been to bypass the digestive system altogether, a solution less than popular with patients because it involves…uh…needles. Yes, I’m talking about insulin, arguably the best... (READ MORE)

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Michelle Kowalski
Michelle Kowalski Michelle Kowalski, a writer, editor and photography hobbiest living in Phoenix, was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in February 2005. In January 2008, as part of her quest to start on an insulin pump, Michelle learned that she actually has type 1 diabetes.   (Read More)
Nicole Purcell
Nicole Purcell Nicole Purcell lists having type 1 diabetes last when she's asked to provide information about herself - because that's where it belongs.   (Read More)
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