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Joel Russell PJ's for a Cure

New York company creates "PJ's for a Cure". Their goal is to raise $1,000,000 for diabetes research, they are $100,000 into their goal... Great idea, great PJ's for your great kids... enjoy.

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Added by Joel Russell on February 7, 2010 at 8:14am — No Comments

Wendalynn Donnan Intro

Hello, I was diagnosed with Diabetes when I was 9 months old and I am now 35 years old. This March I will be on the pump for 5 years. I have been having the best time of my life since I have been "hooked up" as my doctor called it. I will not say that I do not know what it is like to have Diabetes, as I do not remember. As well, I will not say that it is something I have got used to. I live my life as if I do not have Diabetes and the pump lets me do that. Continue

Added by Wendalynn Donnan on December 1, 2009 at 3:50pm — No Comments

Ben Klopfer Record-setting cyclist Jeff Bannink to speak on type 1 diabetes

Lance Armstrong isn’t the only cyclist who’s beat medical odds to race across the finish line. Michigan native Jeff Bannink helped Team Type 1 set a new record this year in the grueling 3,021-mile Race Across America. Bannink and his seven teammates all have Type 1 diabetes.
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Added by Ben Klopfer on November 6, 2009 at 2:06pm — No Comments

Ben Klopfer Phase 2 Trial of XOMA 052 to be Initiated in Type 1 Diabetes Patients

The trial will be sponsored by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF), the largest patient advocacy organization of Type 1 diabetes research worldwide. The trial sponsor is Dr. Marc Donath, Professor of Endocrinology and Diabetes at the University Hospital of Zurich, pioneer in anti-inflammatory approaches to diabetes treatment, and a principal investigator in the Phase 1 studies of XOMA 052. XOMA will provide XOMA 052 drug product for the trial.
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Added by Ben Klopfer on November 5, 2009 at 9:42am — No Comments

Ben Klopfer One Twin with Juvenile Diabetes

Not one member of our extended family had ever been diagnosed with diabetes or type 1 diabetes, which was Henry's diagnosis, and the most severe case. Only 1 percent of children are given the same news that Henry was delivered. But instead of making Henry have a pity party for himself, my family immediately got involved in Henry, the 9-year-old with super powers, the little boy who could face anything.
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Added by Ben Klopfer on November 4, 2009 at 9:39am — No Comments

Ben Klopfer 'Life for a Child' Documentary to Premiere on Sundance

The award-winning documentary Life for a Child will make its world television debut on the Sundance Channel on World Diabetes Day ' Nov. 14, 2009, at 8 p.m. EST/PST. Directed by Academy Award® nominee Edward Lachman, the film follows the journeys of children with type 1 diabetes amid the verdant mountains and swarming streets of Nepal, one the world's poorest countries.
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Added by Ben Klopfer on November 2, 2009 at 11:36am — No Comments

Ben Klopfer Vegetables During Pregnancy May Protect Against Type 1 Diabetes

Another good reason to eat your veggies!!!
A new study finds that women who ate vegetables daily during pregnancy reduced the risk of type 1 diabetes in their children. This is the first study to demonstrate a link between vegetable consumption during pregnancy and the risk of the development of type 1 diabetes.
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Added by Ben Klopfer on October 29, 2009 at 9:45am — No Comments

Ben Klopfer Artificial pancreas set to revolutionize Type 1 diabetes treatment

An international team of researchers is testing an artificial pancreas— computerised, subcutaneous system—hoping that it may one day revolutionise how Type 1 diabetics manage their disease.
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Added by Ben Klopfer on October 27, 2009 at 9:26am — No Comments

Ben Klopfer Diamyd reports successes in Q4

Diamyd, who is in the the final phase of FDA approval for a type 1 diabetes vaccine, reported trials were still going well. A followup from their phase II study four years ago shows that their vaccine is effective and safe so far! This is great news. Keep your eye on Diamyd to emerge with a FDA-approved diabetes vaccine!
A four-year follow-up of type 1 diabetes patients who were part of the Company's Phase II study shows a clear positive trend. In February Diamyd Medical received
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Added by Ben Klopfer on October 23, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Ben Klopfer Transplant May Reverse Type 1 Diabetes

Really interesting story about a man who got a transplant of islet cells. He has been insulin free for 9 months since the transplant. Is this a potential cure for diabetes? Read the story and let me know what you think!
Once transplanted, the cells begin to produce insulin, and that may reverse a patient's diabetes. It's unclear how long the diabetes will remain reversed ... Reynolds received his transplant in January 2009. He has been insulin free since February...
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Added by Ben Klopfer on October 23, 2009 at 10:31am — 2 Comments

Ben Klopfer Jay Cutler: A Quarterback Opens Up About Diabetes

When a child gets a diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes, many parents and children worry that school athletics will be one of the first things to go. Type 1 diabetes poses special challenges for athletes, because exercise can lead to precipitous, even deadly, drops in blood sugar.
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Added by Ben Klopfer on October 22, 2009 at 11:11am — No Comments

Ben Klopfer The hunt for the first antigen

We would like to be able to know who will develop type 1 diabetes long before it happens and have a treatment ready that will stop it from happening. This is a tall order and the path to this goal is not a short one. However, an important step along this path was recently accomplished and the results published in this month’s issue of Immunity.
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Added by Ben Klopfer on October 21, 2009 at 10:11am — No Comments

Ben Klopfer Diabetes Vaccine in Final Phase of FDA Approval

Diamyd is in the final phase (Phase III) of FDA drug approval for a Type 1 Diabetes vaccine. If this succeeds, it may put an end to new and recently diagnosed cases of Juvenile Diabetes! That's exciting news. I'm watching this stock in anticipation of the study findings.
The purpose of the study is to determine whether Diamyd® can preserve the body's own insulin producing capacity in persons recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Maintaining the insulin producing capacity coul
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Added by Ben Klopfer on October 1, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Ben Klopfer New research details genetic precursors and warning signs of type 1 diabetes

Under the direction of Prof. Dr. Anette Ziegler, scientists of the Diabetes Research Group at Helmholtz Zentrum München and Technische Universität München investigated the formation of antibodies to a zinc transporter in children with elevated risk for type 1 diabetes.
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Added by Ben Klopfer on September 30, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Ben Klopfer Bayer introduces Contour USB glucose meter

This new USB glucose meter can display your results on a color screen, store thousands of readings on the device itself, and sync with your computer via USB. It's not available yet, but will be soon. Pretty cool diabetes gadget!
Discover a unique testing experience with Bayer's CONTOUR USB meter. Bayer's innovative technology makes it easier to access the knowledge you need to better manage your diabetes.
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Added by Ben Klopfer on September 24, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Joel Russell JDRF Ride to Cure - Kilington, VT

Joel Russell is riding on August 29, 2009 at Killington. NOTE: We hit our initial goal of $5200, now we are after $8500 - THANK YOU Starbucks vs. Diabetes I recently visited Dave Ramsey's web site to use his Mortgage Calculator and was amazed to see how extra payments, even… Continue

Added by Joel Russell on August 14, 2009 at 9:45am — No Comments

Ben Klopfer Scouts' pedal power raises $10K for juvenile diabetes

Geneva Boy Scout Troop 37's High Adventure trip raised an estimated $10,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Association.
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Added by Ben Klopfer on August 13, 2009 at 3:58pm — No Comments

Ben Klopfer Juvenile Diabetes on the Rise

Dr. Antionette Moran at Amplatz Children's Hospital at the University of Minnesota says diabetes at all ages is rising. However, kids under five are being diagnosed at twice the rate of all other age groups.
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Added by Ben Klopfer on July 17, 2009 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

Stephen Kirschbaum An Outsider's perspective

I recently reconnected with Joel Russell, a good friend from college. After letting him know to look me up if he was ever in California, he told me he would be in Sonoma, California in June riding in the JDRF bike ride and asked if I wanted to ride with him. He also informed me about his young son who had been recently diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. As a father of young kids and someone who always looked up to Joel, it was an easy decision to join him, although in retrospect, I had no clue wh… Continue

Added by Stephen Kirschbaum on July 6, 2009 at 7:31pm — No Comments

Ben Klopfer Diabetes blood sugar test now recommended for diagnosis

At the American Diabetes Association's 69th annual meeting in New Orleans today, an international committee of experts announced their consensus that the A1C assay is an accurate way to diagnose diabetes in adults and children, but not in pregnant women.
Link: USA Today - Diabetes blood sugar test now recommended for diagnosis Continue

Added by Ben Klopfer on June 5, 2009 at 4:29pm — No Comments

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