type 1 diabetes

In type 1 diabetes, the body attacks its own pancreas and destroys the insulin producing cells. Insulin is the key that opens up your cells so that glucose can enter and provide fuel. Without insulin, the cells remain locked and glucose builds up in the blood causing hyperglycemia or high blood sugar. Someone with diabetes must regularly take insulin or perish. Before the discover of insulin the 1920s, the average time of death after diagnosis was a mere six weeks.

Diabetes affects all aspects of one's life. People with diabetes must carefully count their carbohydrate intake, take finely tuned and ever-changing dosages of insulin, and carefully work to keep the blood sugars in equilibrium. As a result, a vibrant community of type 1 diabetes bloggers have emerged across the web to share support and information about what is working for them.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “type 1 diabetes”

 

• Ask D’Mine: No Insulin Needed?, Alternative Medicine’s Bad Rap

  
  DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog — Authority: 459
  {Need help navigating life with diabetes? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com} Yup, you guessed it: it’s another edition of our new diabetes advice column, Ask D’Mine, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois. Alex from Canada,…
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• Dexcom Android Phone Integration and Other Exciting Stuff from Gadget World (aka CES)

  
  DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog — Authority: 459
  Roughly ten days ago, I was at the annual sprawling nexus of new consumer technology that takes place in Las Vegas every year, otherwise known as CES. For the second year in a row, a breakout event called the Digital…
  5 days ago

• Ask D’Mine: Addicted to Benzos, Too Many Correction Doses?

  
  DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog — Authority: 459
  Substance abuse with diabetes, doctors who don’t like the way you’re using your insulin pump — these are just a few of the prickly issues we deal with here at our weekly advice column, Ask D’Mine, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes…
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• type 2 diabetes – Some groups see opportunity in Paula Deens Type 2 diabetes

  
  Latest update headline news — Authority: 140
  By David Liu, PHD Tuesday Jan 17, 2012 (foodconsumer.org) — Eating lots of dietary fiber can help people with type 2 diabetes mellitus, according to a study reported in the Jan 2012 issue of Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. Paula Deen confirmed an earlier report that she has Type 2 Diabetes. The ...
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• Paula Deen reveals she has Type 2 diabetes

  
  Kelly Mclaughlin Page — Authority: 145
  The butter-loving Southern cook says her diagnosis is "not a death sentence" Paula Deen confirmed an earlier report that she has Type 2 Diabetes. The Food Network star says it wont stop her from living her life. Southern celebrity chef Paula Deen appeared on the Today Show with Al Roker this morning to address ...
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• DiaPep277: Re-Educating the Immune System

  
  DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog — Authority: 459
  In the area of beta cell preservation, there’s a (sort of) new name in the spotlight: Andromeda Biotech, Ltd. with its DiaPep277 treatment. Based in Israel, this company announced last month that phase III clinical trials showed significant preservation of C-peptide…
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• Health and Well-Being Coaching

  
  Pam Madden Thinking Coaching — Authority: 98
  Do you feel that you want to improve your health and well-being and want some simple strategy which works in a sustainable way? I am Type 1 Diabetic  and was diagnosed when I was 37 years old. This life change forced me to look at food as fuel rather than anything else, such as, something to do when bored, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Sunday Funnies: Gettin’ Smarter?

  
  DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog — Authority: 459
   X-many years with diabetes. So what have we learned…? Thanks again to T1 blogger and illustrator Kim Vlasnik, who brings us these colorful diabetes true-isms on a monthly basis. …
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• Ask D’Mine: Lipoatrophic Diabetes and Much Ado About Tea

  
  DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog — Authority: 459
  There’s so much to know about diabetes, and so much to keep up on. We’re very grateful for the research efforts of our snarky yet beloved advice columnist here at Ask D’Mine — veteran type 1, diabetes author and community…
  2 weeks ago

• Greetings from Virustown

  
  Dorkabetic — Authority: 89
  Oh my gosh, you guys. I am sick. I have been sick since last Thursday, when all of this was just a baby sore throat. It went on to develop into a post-nasal-drippy, sniffly, coughy, are-my-tonsils-swelling? kind of horrible week.  Other co-workers have been sick too, but they all seem to be bouncing back a lot ...
  2 weeks ago

• InsuLine: Using Heat to Speed Insulin Absorption

  
  DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog — Authority: 459
  Have you ever sat in a hot tub for too long and noticed your blood sugar starting to take a dive? When the skin heats up, blood vessels expand and allow for greater circulation, magnifying the impact of insulin and…
  2 weeks ago

• A normal life with diabetes

  
  Tutorials - Videos - Musics — Authority: 131
  A normal life with diabetes Diabetes or diabetes can prevent or cure yet. But one can be the debilitating complications trying to avoid. Cause Diabetes or diabetes is a condition where the glucose or sugar in the blood chronically elevated  is. Therefore one also speaks of “sugar” or diabetes. ...
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• Double Double Yolks and Other Mudane Things

  
  Little Peaceful Valley — Authority: 99
  * 1 * This morning it was freezing here. So we slept in and did not do homeschool. Oh well. Maybe tomorrow. I got up and made a "real" breakfast. We had sausage, scrambled eggs and toast. But when I cracked my fresh eggs, I had not one, but two double yolked eggs. Weird! Expecially since I havent had even one ...
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• San Diego Life Sciences News: AnaptysBio, Life, NeuroGenetic & More

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 639
  Bruce V. Bigelow There was a whole lot of life sciences news over the past week. Here’s my roundup. —Carlsbad-based Life Technologies (NASDAQ: LIFE ) said it’s taking orders for a benchtop genome sequencer that can to decode an individual’s DNA within 24 hours and at a cost of roughly $1,000. The ...
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• Important Things to Know About Diabetes in the Developing World

  
  DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog — Authority: 459
  Last month, I attended a meeting with the Helmsley Chartiable Trust folks in New York, brainstorming with some community leaders on how we can best work together to make life better for people with type 1 diabetes everywhere. One of…
  2 weeks ago

• Diabetic Cooking Can Save A Diabetic Person’s Life

  
  Urban Wear Clothing, Shopping and Gift Ideas! — Authority: 128
  by ex.libris Article by amit rana When people are diagnosed with diabetes, the first thing that comes to their mind is the severe restriction that they will have to face in their food. They may have to give up on most of the things that they like to eat. This becomes a very forbidding proposition. However, this ...
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• A Good a1c and Pancakes

  
  Little Peaceful Valley — Authority: 99
  I couldnt sleep last night. I tossed and turned. I was so worried. You see, today is our bi-annual trip to see our Pediatric Endocrinologist at our Childrens Hospital for Elizas, 5, Type 1 Diabetes. Every six months, we go down there and every six months they tell us we are doing it wrong. Really. And to make ...
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• Success! FDA Agrees to Accelerate Artificial Pancreas Technology

  
  Health Policy Blog — Authority: 113
  The FDA has agreed to move forward with accelerating the development of an artificial pancreas that could free children and adults with type 1 diabetes from painful injections.
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• Diabulimia: A Powerful Memoir

  
  DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog — Authority: 459
  When we first heard the term “diabulimia,” we thought it sounded like a made up word for a mythical condition — and in a way, it is. Starting around 2007, diabulimia has become the unofficial diagnosis of an insulin-dependent person…
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• Diabetes, Prevent with Garlic

  
  aboutHER — Authority: 110
  Garlic can help you to stay away from obesity and diabetes . Even if you do not like to eat garlic, you must consume garlic to prevent diabetes. Garlic has an important role to regulate body weight . In addition, garlic can help you prevent diabetes and reduce blood pressure . The scientists conducted a study to ...
  2 weeks ago

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