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COVID-19 and Diabetes: CGMs in Hospital Improve Care | Tech Thursday

April 30th, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on COVID-19 and Diabetes: CGMs in Hospital Improve Care | Tech Thursday

What does it feel like to be ill with COVID-19 as a person with diabetes? Much of the novel virus COVID-19 is still a mystery that we learn more about … Continue reading COVID-19 and Diabetes: CGMs in Hospital Improve Care | Tech Thursday →

Question of the Week | April 28, 2020

April 28th, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Question of the Week | April 28, 2020

SL is 17 years old, with type 1 diabetes. SL uses an insulin pump and checks glucose levels before meals and at bedtime. SL started track team at high school … Continue reading Question of the Week | April 28, 2020 →

COVID-19 & Diabetes| What Health Care Professionals Need to Know – FREE Webinar

April 27th, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on COVID-19 & Diabetes| What Health Care Professionals Need to Know – FREE Webinar

As health care professionals and Diabetes Specialists, how do we prepare people with diabetes for the possibility of a COVID-19 infection and hospitalization? What are best practices to care for … Continue reading COVID-19 & Diabetes| What Health Care Professionals Need to Know – FREE Webinar →

Blood Sugar Rising: America’s Hidden Diabetes Epidemic | Free Resource Friday

April 24th, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Blood Sugar Rising: America’s Hidden Diabetes Epidemic | Free Resource Friday

PBS is streaming a new documentary, Blood Sugar Rising: America’s Hidden Diabetes Epidemic that follows the diabetes epidemic in the United States. “It’s time to stop victim-shaming people with diabetes,” … Continue reading Blood Sugar Rising: America’s Hidden Diabetes Epidemic | Free Resource Friday →

Technology Thursday | Medtronic Announces Latest Diabetes System

April 23rd, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Technology Thursday | Medtronic Announces Latest Diabetes System

Medtronic announces the launch of their Next-Gen Bluetooth automated insulin delivery (AID) and CGM systems! At last year’s Advanced Technologies and Treatment for Diabetes (ATTD) Conference in Berlin, Germany, Medtronic … Continue reading Technology Thursday | Medtronic Announces Latest Diabetes System →

Question of the Week | April 21, 2020

April 21st, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on Question of the Week | April 21, 2020

You are working with KS, a 57-year-old with type 2 diabetes and an A1c of 6.8%, who wants to join the water aerobics program at their local YMCA. KS has … Continue reading Question of the Week | April 21, 2020 →

DIY Cloth Face-Masks | Mindful Monday

April 20th, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on DIY Cloth Face-Masks | Mindful Monday

To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, the CDC recommends everyone wears a cloth face-mask when in public. In addition to washing our hands frequently and maintaining a 6ft. distance … Continue reading DIY Cloth Face-Masks | Mindful Monday →

April Newsletter | COVID-19 & Best Diabetes Care

April 17th, 2020 / Beverly Thomassian / Comments Off on April Newsletter | COVID-19 & Best Diabetes Care

Click here to read our entire April Newsletter At a local hospital, a person in their mid-40s, with type 2 diabetes was admitted for treatment of COVID-19 and Diabetes Ketoacidosis … Continue reading April Newsletter | COVID-19 & Best Diabetes Care →