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Labor pledges $50m for diabetes research (Australia)

Matt Coughlan and Christine McGinn Australian Associated Press January 13, 20198:43am Labor leader Bill Shorten has pledged a $50 million funding boost for type 1 diabetes research, which marks the first promise for the election year. Labor will fork out $50 million to help find a cure for type 1 diabetes if it wins the […]

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Insulin pumps linked to more reports of injury and death than any other medical device, records show

“What’s your birth date?” “November … November … 27… November 27, 1963,” says Christine Landry, her voice fading over the phone. The 49-year-old registered nurse from Cornwall, Ont., sounds tired and confused. It’s the night of July 22, 2012, and Landry called a 24-hour helpline run by Medtronic, the company that manufactured her insulin infusion […]

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Stem Cell Therapies Advancements

2 different articles about Stem Cells… SERAXIS Inc. publishes clinical trial considerations for a type 1 diabetes stem cell-derived therapy … continue here Israeli and French Biotech Companies Partner to Fight Diabetes With Bio-Artificial Pancreas … continue here

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Intimacy : with Technology

A very common question is, how does being connected to technology work when I want to be intimate? So first off this is completely normal and a very common question! However there are no straight answers… Here are some things to keep in mind: some people who use an insulin pump with a tubing will […]

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Tandem ‘T:slim X2’ Is Out in Canada

Check out the press release below FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tandem Diabetes Care Receives Health Canada Approval to Market t:slim X2 Insulin Pump SAN DIEGO, CA – October 12, 2018 – Tandem Diabetes Care®, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNDM), a medical device company and manufacturer of the only touchscreen insulin pumps with continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) integration, today […]