Category Archives: Research

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Our New Book with JDRF Focuses on Care for People with Type 1 Diabetes

Posted on April 16, 2013 by
The American Diabetes Association/JDRF Type 1 Diabetes Sourcebook

The American Diabetes Association and JDRF have joined forces to identify what is known—and unknown—about diagnosing and treating type 1 diabetes from birth to senior years. Continue reading →

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Stopping Diabetes in 2013

Posted on January 31, 2013 by
John E. Anderson, MD, President, Medicine & Science, American Diabetes Association

It is an honor to serve as President, Medicine & Science, of the American Diabetes Association this year. Having volunteered for more than 20 years, I know how far we’ve come in the fight to Stop Diabetes®—and how much work is still ahead of us. Continue reading →

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Stopping Diabetes Through Innovation

Posted on November 28, 2012 by
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On Nov. 16, dozens of people gathered at Stanford University for the 2012 DiabetesMine Innovation Summit. Patient advocates, entrepreneurs, health care practitioners, device designers, pharmaceutical companies and industry experts all met with one goal in mind: changing the diabetes world … Continue reading →

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Breastfeeding and Diabetes: What’s the Connection?

Posted on August 28, 2012 by
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Did you know August is National Breastfeeding Month? In celebration of the campaign’s first anniversary, we’re offering new and soon-to-be mothers with diabetes some tips for breastfeeding and the advantages it may provide both you and your child. Continue reading →

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The History of a Wonderful Thing We Call Insulin

Posted on August 21, 2012 by
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Since the dawn of time, we have searched for ways to make life easier for us. The modern age has given us some amazing technological advances—what we would do without the internet, our iPhones or high-speed travel? For many people, … Continue reading →

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Recap of the 72nd Scientific Sessions

Posted on June 21, 2012 by
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It’s been a week since my colleagues and I returned from Philadelphia, where the American Diabetes Association hosted its 72nd Scientific Sessions — and my mind is still buzzing with all the exciting news, connections and conversations that emerged. It … Continue reading →

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Scientific Sessions Update: ORIGIN Study Finds No Increased Heart, Cancer Risk from Daily Insulin

Posted on June 12, 2012 by
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BREAKING NEWS: We’ve got more good news about the safety of using insulin. Researchers have reported that daily injections, begun during the early stages of type 2 diabetes, neither increased nor reduced the risk of heart attacks, strokes, cancer or … Continue reading →

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