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Jun 9, 2013
Can Sunburn Raise Blood Sugar?
With the warmer weather finally here, my wife and I headed to our community pool yesterday. It was an overcast day, with the sun only occasionally peeking through the clouds. I decided to forgo the...
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Jan 12, 2013
Type 1 Diabetes Hypoglycemia Deaths Per Year
Several times a year I hear of severe hypoglycemia taking the life of another Type 1 diabetic. Most of us are familiar with “Dead in Bed” syndrome, which is the term used to refer to...
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Nov 18, 2012
Type 1 Diabetic Cough Medicine Scot-Tussin Review
The first time I got sick after developing diabetes in 2004, I was still living at home and I can remember my mom buying every type of diabetic cough medicine that she could find. This included...
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Nov 10, 2012
C8 MediSensors Noninvasive CGM Approved for Sale in Europe
A little over a year ago I first wrote about C8 MediSensors HG1-c noninvasive continuous glucose monitor (nCGM). This week I received word from the company that their device, which uses light to...
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Jan 29, 2012
The Most Valuable Lesson I’ve Learned about Managing Type 1 Diabetes
A severely low blood sugar landed me in the ER one year ago today.
Sometimes life throws you curve balls or even a wild pitch here and there. Most of the time we can either step out of the way or do...
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Dec 3, 2011
Diabetes Artificial Pancreas FDA Approval Plan Finally Outlined
After years of delays, it looks like the FDA is finally outlining a plan to make the artificial pancreas a reality for type 1 diabetics. Yesterday, the organization set forth design and testing...
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Oct 23, 2011
C8 MediSensors Answers My Questions about the HG1-c Noninvasive CGM
After reading the company press release, researching their website, and writing my October 8th article about C8 MediSensors forthcoming noninvasive continuous glucose monitor (or nCGM), the HG1-c, there...
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Oct 8, 2011
C8 MediSensors Noninvasive CGM is Welcome News for Type 1 Diabetics
Each year more than 30,000 Americans, half of them children, are diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. They join the nearly three million Americans already suffering from the disease, who, like me, are...
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My name is Kevin Lang and I am a Type 1 Diabetic who was diagnosed in May of 2004 at the age of 27. My last A1C was 5.9 in February 2013. I used to use daily shots of Lantus and Novolog to control my blood sugar until I switched to the MiniMed Paradigm Revel Insulin Pump in February 2011. To learn more about me, follow the about link in the menu bar.**Disclaimer** I am not a doctor, nor do I have any medical experience. I am simply writing to share my story. Always consult a doctor before making any diabetes management decisions.
