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Lessons Earned

“Lessons Earned: Science, Struggles and Type 1 Diabetes” is a thrice-weekly column by best-selling author and Ph.D., Kimberly Ford Chisholm—VP of Research of the Greater Bay Area Chapter—seeking to inform and to build community by offering memoirs every Monday, tips on Wednesdays, and updates on JDRF-led research advancements each Friday. Don’t miss these heartening personal reflections that will inspire while providing approachable, valuable information.

Stem Cells . . . Re-educative?

by Kimberly Ford Chisholm 02.17.2012 Lessons Earned

Can stem cells teach a renegade immune system a really important lesson?

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Another Tip From the Bookshelf

by Kimberly Ford Chisholm 02.15.2012 Lessons Earned

Did you or your T1D kid have a kids’ book that made T1D easier to live with?

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11:11, White Horses, and Birthday Candles

by Kimberly Ford Chisholm 02.13.2012 Lessons Earned

How type 1 diabetes might change YOUR superstitious thinking…

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Be KNOWN

by Kimberly Ford Chisholm 02.08.2012 Lessons Earned

What’s your favorite T1D ID?

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. . . and Sometimes the Mom Who Rescued Her Thirteen-Year-Old Just Needs a Good Cry

by Kimberly Ford Chisholm 02.06.2012 Lessons Earned

“No family, no kid, no adult should have to live with the thought that avoiding a life-threatening medical crisis on any given day makes that day a good one.”

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More GOOD News from the FDA

by Kimberly Ford Chisholm 02.03.2012 Lessons Earned

Stanford University and the FDA announced a collaboration on January 12, 2012 that will lead to more efficient and effective methods of establishing the safety and efficacy of medications and devices.

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Back to Basics: Seven T1D Fundamentals We Should All Keep in Mind

by Kimberly Ford Chisholm 02.01.2012 Lessons Earned

While changing the lancet for the first time in I don’t know how long, I thought of all the instructions we were given in the hospital that we have–over the past two years–gotten a bit relaxed about.

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