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Type 1 diabetics treated at King’s College Hospital are the first in the UK to use a new wireless insulin pump. The tubeless device provides up to three days of insulin without daily injections. It is attached to the wearers’ body and has an easy-to-use touchscreen handset described as being like a smartphone. One of […]
US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was just seven and a half years of age when diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. During the Opening Plenary Session of the American Academy of Pediatrics in New Orleans, Lousiana, she described her experience with the diagnosis, hospitalization, and the life-changing impact of managing a chronic condition. Justice Sotomayor […]
Fri, 18 Jan 2019 Jack Woodfield Type 1 diabetes charity JDRF has urged people with diabetes who rely on insulin not to stockpile medication in case of a no-deal Brexit.JDRF said it is working with the Department of Health and Social Care to find a solution should the situation become problematic once the UK exits […]
Story by Jack Woodfield More than 205,000 people have signed a US petition urging large diabetes organisations to provide more funding towards research to find a cure for type 1 diabetes. The 4th Annual More for a T1D Cure Petition ran for 11 weeks and this year secured nearly double the amount of signatures than […]