Diabetes Battle

Following my series of interviews with Kris Freeman, I got a note from competitive cyclist Phil Southerland, founder of Team Type 1.

Disclosure: I do not know for sure whether this company intends to enter this year’s DiabetesMine Design Challenge competition (although I hope so!); I’ve simply been corresponding with the co-founder for several weeks and find the product interesting

Admittedly, I’m a bit tardy here in publishing the final installment of my Winter Olympics conversations with cross-country skier Kris Freeman.

Admittedly, I’m a bit tardy here in publishing the final installment of my Winter Olympics conversations with cross-country skier Kris Freeman.

This Tuesday, March 2, was Dr. Seuss’ birthday. I can’t believe I nearly missed it this year

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Flashback Friday: Excerpts from the Dr. Seuss “Fun with Diabetes” Book

Dan Hurley, award-winning journalist and author of the new book Diabetes Rising is turning out to have some controversial views.

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Rethinking a ‘Cure’ for Diabetes?

Those of you who follow me on twitter may know that I traveled to Washington DC late last week to take part in a “roundtable event” discussing paths to better diabetes care. Now, I’m no policy-maker, and certainly no expert on the crazy mixed-up reimbursement system in this country.  I was there, again, to talk

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The “Patient-Centered Medical Home”: Too Good to Be True?

More on the 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge today —in part because I can’t think about much else this week I almost forgot to mention the beautiful and very official contest fliers/posters we’ve prepared. They’re available for downloading and distributing in PDF format here, as you like. For interested universities and other organizations – we can

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2010 Design Challenge: Get Your Posters Here!

After months of preparation, today I am indescribably excited and proud to kick off the 2010 DiabetesMine™ Design Challenge, an online competition to encourage creative new tools for improving life with diabetes! You know the drill: Do you have an idea for an innovative new diabetes device or web application? This is your chance to win

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ANNOUNCING: The 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge – Open for Entries Now!

One of the common criticisms of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is its overwhelming emphasis on children and parents of children with diabetes — with little to no recognition that kids with diabetes, well… grow up. Or that ever-growing numbers of us are being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes as adults. God knows I’ve been

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JDRF’s New ‘Adults with Type 1 Toolkit’ A Good Start