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A few months ago, we had the pleasure of meeting (and having our hearts stolen by) 5-year-old Xavier and his family, who visited us from Perth, Australia. Today we welcome his super-mum Naomi to talk about her role advocating for his care. Q. Hi Naomi, can you tell me about Xavier’s diagnosis (how old

Whether you’ve had an insulin pump for a long time or are looking in to getting one for the first time, here are 5 things you might not know about the MiniMed® 530G system. 1) MiniMed 530G with SmartGuard™ technology is the only pump that takes action for you. When you’re wearing the Enlite®

The Diabetes UnConference is an unstructured conference which was recently held in Las Vegas and allows those in attendance to create and moderate the agenda throughout the course of the event. Attendees can ask and answer questions and learn from their peers on such topics as diabetes burnout, depression, sex, discrimination, financial issues, getting

It’s been an exciting award season for film and music but we believe that the diabetes community has important categories to recognize, too! So we recently asked our community to vote for their favorites in a variety of categories and here are the big winners. Best Supporting Character: Your Online Crew aka the Online

I have first-hand experiences of what it takes to live with type 1 diabetes. I often have to remind myself that I can only speak for type 1 because that’s my story and there isn’t just “one type.” Like many of you, I know people with LADA, gestational diabetes, and type 2 diabetes. And