Tag Archives: Insulin

Network Group Meeting Notes

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Western Wisconsin

Rebecca Stawicki, from Novo Nordisk, discussed their Novolog (fast-acting insulin), Levimir (long-acting insulin), prefilled Flex pens, 32 guage needle, autocover needle, Calorie King book, meal management program, exploring diabetes starter kit, camp in a kit, etc. She also noted the … Continue reading →

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Riding On Insulin

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Western Wisconsin

Saturday, January 8 Cascade Mountain, Portage Get ready to shred down the mountain and not let your diabetes stop you! Riding On Insulin is a great place to meet other kids and teens living with diabetes. Pro-snowboarder and type 1 diabetic … Continue reading →

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Merck to Acquire SmartCells, A JDRF-funded Company

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Western Wisconsin

NEW YORK – Today pharmaceutical company, Merck & Co., Inc. announced it will acquire SmartCells, Inc., a private biotech developing a glucose-responsive insulin whose proof-of-concept preclinical trials were partially funded by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). SmartCells’ product for … Continue reading →

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JDRF Networking Group Meeting ~ Madison

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Western Wisconsin

Tuesday, November 23, at 6:30pm     (building locked after 6:45 pm) NOTE — NEW LOCATION:  Group Health Cooperative Conference Room, 1265 John Q Hammons Drive, Madison (take the Greenway Boulevard exit off the beltline and turn west; you’ll see the Marriott Hotel on … Continue reading →

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JDRF Network Meeting Notes ~ 10/26/10

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Western Wisconsin

Welcome to Karla and Abby from Madison!  Feel free to use a couple great resources through the www.jdrf.org website:  the Online Diabetes Support Team for one-on-one questions and answers through email, and Juvenation, an online social network for information sharing. … Continue reading →

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Jeffrey Brewer Letter to the Editor

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Western Wisconsin

As a father of a 16-year-old who has lived with diabetes for well over eight years, I recognize that injectable insulin was not a cure, and still isn’t. It is merely life support.
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Keys to Independence booklet available online

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Western Wisconsin

Great new booklet is available to help with the transition from pediatric to adult diabetes care. Click here to view a pdf  copy: Keys to Independence-Diabetes  Authors Craig Becker, MSSW, Darci Pfeil, CPNP, Mary Marcus, MS, RD, CSP, and Beth Van … Continue reading →

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