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Why Social Media Could Harm Your Diabetes

Are you a twitterholic, do you spend more time on Facebook than you do on your 8 hour shift, do you have to let everyone in the world know every minute detail of your diabetic life? well you are not alone and it might not be  good for your health. Read more about Social Media [...]

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The Far Reaching Impact of Diabetes

This is the story of juvenile type 1 diabetes, its far-reaching impacts and what we need to do to defeat the sometimes disastrous effects of the disease.  The video tells the story of the Kuehl family and it debuted in Sept 2010 at Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institutes 2010 An Evening of Wine.  For more [...]

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Long Acting Insulin Degludec Has Lower Day to Day Variability

New data for ultra-long-acting insulin degludec show lower day-to-day variability compared to insulin glargine. You can also download the PDF version of this news article directly.

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What if you do not have a iPhone or iPod Touch

I read with enriched excitement today when news broke about Sanofi-Aventis introducing their new product which physically plugs into the iPhone and iPod Touch! It’s a tiny new USB-sized glucose meter they’re calling iBGStar.  You can read more about the iBGStar over at DiabetesMine. So what if you are not the lucky recipient of a [...]

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More News on The Sanofi iBGStar Meter

A first look at this new and exciting product with additional thoughts from Amy T. Update: Sanofi have now launched their Web site for the iBGStar.

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Sanofi-aventis Announces Launch of New Blood Glucose Monitoring Devices BGStar and iBGStarTM

“Our patient-centric approach means we truly understand the challenges faced by people with diabetes,”  explained Pierre Chancel, Senior Vice-President, Global Diabetes Division at Sanofi-Aventis. Lets hope so!

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