August 2009

Facebook Groups Launched for the Walks

by JDRF Bay Area 08.28.2009 Uncategorized

ShareWe want to make it easy for you to connect online with other people in the type 1 diabetes community. To start, we created regional Groups on Facebook.  Become a member of one of these groups, share fundraising ideas for the Walk, helpful resources for life with type 1, and begin to make new friends [...]

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Why Walk?

by Greg Martin 08.14.2009 Uncategorized

ShareMore than three million people are living with type 1 diabetes in the United States today.   More than 75,000 people in just the Bay Area are living with diabetes.  Did you know that 30,000 people will be diagnosed with type 1 diabetes this year? Type 1 diabetes is a devastating disease which strikes children and [...]

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FDA Alert

by Greg Martin 08.14.2009 Press Releases

ShareAugust 14, 2009 The FDA has issued an alert about the possibility that people with type 1 diabetes who take certain medicines that contain non-glucose sugars might get falsely elevated readings from home blood sugar monitors if they use a specific kind of test strip.  These false high readings could be dangerous, because they might [...]

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