Sending a child to school with diabetes is not always an easy thing. While there are protections in place, such as Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to ensure students with medical conditions are not discriminated against in school, several parents of children with diabetes have complained that it is difficult to get schools to comply with Section 504 (more…)
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Sunday, November 29th, 2009 by Chris FrankieLabeling Diabetes Surgeries as ‘Cures’ Misleading: Endocrinologist Group
Monday, November 16th, 2009 by Chris FrankieThere has been a lot of talk about miracle cures for both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes (more…)
Six New Diabetes Technologies Currently Under Development
Friday, November 13th, 2009 by Chris FrankieDiabetes management has benefitted tremendously in the past few decades by the development of new medicines and technologies (more…)
Ten Winners Selected For Online ‘Living With Diabetes’ Video Contest
Friday, November 13th, 2009 by Chris FrankieTen people from across the U.S. and South America were acknowledged for their video portrayal of everyday living with diabetes by MakingSenseofDiabetes.org, which organized the online video contest (more…)
How to Avoid Fraudulent Diabetes Supplies
Friday, November 13th, 2009 by Chris FrankieDiabetic Care Services provided a list of tips to help people ordering diabetes supplies online or by phone identify potential fraudulent supplies, such as stolen, expired, repackaged, or damaged medication and test strips (more…)
Diabetes, Low Birth Weight Have Common Genetic Variant
Friday, November 13th, 2009 by Chris FrankieDue to a technical error this morning, some readers looking for the article entitled ‘Phillies Skipper Fighting Type 2 Diabetes’ were accidentally directed to this page (more…)
World’s Most Famous Monuments Set to Go Blue on World Diabetes Day
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 by Chris FrankieSome of the world’s most famous monuments, including the Empire State Building, London Eye, Christ the Redeemer, Buri al Arab and the Obelisque in Paris are set to go blue on Saturday Nov. 14 in recognition of World Diabetes Day (more…)
Convicted Cow Thief With Diabetes Says Jail May Kill Him
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 by Chris FrankieA convicted Texas cattle rustler says sending him to prison may be a death sentence because the jail’s facilities are insufficient to help him manage his severe case of diabetes. With the county’s district attorney unmoved, he is pleading his case to the American public (more…)
Yellow Pea Flour Can Help Manage, Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Monday, November 9th, 2009 by Chris FrankieA new study finds that yellow pea flour may help stave off Type 2 diabetes and help those with the disease manage it better (more…)
Using Smartphones to Better Manage Diabetes
Monday, November 9th, 2009 by Chris FrankieMany people with diabetes have been told that they need to be their own doctor, managing the disease day in and day out between their actual visit to the doctor. However, that can be a challenging task (more…)