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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://closeconcerns.typepad.com/close_concerns_weblog/2009/08/taking-our-online-relationships-offline.html" title="It\'s been a whirlwind summer, full of great conferences like ADA, Friends for Life, AADE, and an excellent social media blogging summit hosted by Roche. It was exciting to see so many of our d-friends in real life (and in one place); especially since we ..." target="_blank">Taking our online relationships offline</a><br />');
document.write('It&#39;s<br />been a whirlwind summer, full of great conferences like<br />ADA, Friends<br />for Life, AADE,<br /> and an<br />excellent social media blogging summit<br />hosted by Roche.<br /><br />It<br />was exciting to see so many of our d-friends in real life (and in one<br />place); especially since we often communicate by blog posts and<br />e-mails alone! The blogging summit had a wide agenda and hit on a<br />number of topics – but I was most intrigued by the focus to help<br />pharmaceutical companies engage in social media (and with bloggers)<br />the...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://closeconcerns.typepad.com/close_concerns_weblog/2009/08/cvs-caremarks-minuteclinic-to-start-treating-diabetes.html" title="On August 4, CVS Caremark announced the expansion of its MinuteClinic to treat chronic diseases including diabetes, coronary heart disease, and hypertension – very good news for patients in our view! MinuteClinic is a part of CVS Caremark that provides ..." target="_blank">CVS Caremark’s MinuteClinic to start treating diabetes</a><br />');
document.write('On August 4, CVS Caremark announced <br />the expansion of its MinuteClinic to treat chronic diseases including <br />diabetes, coronary heart disease, and hypertension <br />– very good news for patients in our view! MinuteClinic is <br />a part of CVS Caremark that provides walk-in healthcare <br />for the treatment of common illnesses. Currently MinuteClinic only offers <br />diabetes screening for $40, which consists of either a blood glucose <br />test or an A1c test. MinuteClinic does not allow co-pays to cover this <br />scre...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://closeconcerns.typepad.com/close_concerns_weblog/2009/08/sotomayor-becomes-first-justice-with-type-1-diabetes.html" title="On August 6th, the Senate confirmed Judge Sonia Sotomayor as the 111th justice of the Supreme Court in a 68-31 vote. This makes her the first Hispanic, third woman, and first person with type 1 diabetes to serve on the court. While Sotomayor’s confirmat..." target="_blank">Sotomayor Becomes First Justice with Type 1 Diabetes</a><br />');
document.write('On August 6th, the Senate confirmed Judge Sonia Sotomayor as the 111th justice of the Supreme Court in a 68-31 vote. This makes her the first Hispanic, third woman, and first person with type 1 diabetes to serve on the court. While Sotomayor’s confirmation is no surprise--we considered her a shoo-in from the start--we are still overjoyed to have a Supreme Court Justice with diabetes. We hope Sotomayor will help raise awareness of diabetes and waylay many of the common misconceptions that the g...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://closeconcerns.typepad.com/close_concerns_weblog/2009/07/the-accuracy-of-blood-glucose-monitoring-no-need-for-alarm.html" title="We recently read an article in the New York Times about the accuracy of blood glucose monitors and whether the official accuracy standards for the devices need to be changed. This is an important issue, to be sure — millions of people with diabetes mana..." target="_blank">The accuracy of blood glucose monitoring: no need for alarm</a><br />');
document.write('We recently read an article in the New York Times about the accuracy of blood glucose monitors and whether the official accuracy standards for the devices need to be changed. This is an important issue, to be sure — millions of people with diabetes manage their diabetes treatment and dose their insulin based on the numbers from glucose monitors — but it’s also important not to let one article shake your faith in one of the most important tools we have in the struggle with diabetes.&#0160;T...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://closeconcerns.typepad.com/close_concerns_weblog/2009/07/a-great-day-for-diabetes-results-from-dcctedic.html" title="From 1983 to 1993, the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) randomized 1,441 patients with type 1 diabetes to either conventional or intensive glycemic control. Conventional control meant taking one or two daily insulin injections, while intens..." target="_blank">A Great Day For Diabetes - Results from DCCT/EDIC</a><br />');
document.write('From 1983 to 1993, the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) randomized 1,441 patients with type 1 diabetes to either conventional or intensive glycemic control. Conventional control meant taking one or two daily insulin injections, while intensive meant taking at least three daily injections of insulin and at least four blood glucose monitoring tests. The Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications study (EDIC) was conducted as a follow-up to the DCCT and took place start...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://closeconcerns.typepad.com/close_concerns_weblog/2009/07/attention-type-1s-jdrf-launches-clinical-trials-connection-service.html" title="On July 29th, the JDRF formally launched a very exciting on-line Clinical Trials Connection service. The service was launched to help patients with type 1 diabetes and their families better understand the clinical trials landscape and inform them so that ..." target="_blank">Attention Type 1s - JDRF launches Clinical Trials Connection service</a><br />');
document.write(' On July 29th, the JDRF formally launched a very exciting on-line<br />Clinical Trials<br />Connection service. The service was launched to help patients with type<br />1 diabetes and their families better understand the clinical trials<br />landscape and inform them so that they can play an active role in the<br />search for better technologies, therapies, and ultimately, a cure. This<br />very cool (and free!) service provides descriptions of and access to<br />both<br />JDRF-funded and other clinical trials. After filling out a pro...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://closeconcerns.typepad.com/close_concerns_weblog/2009/07/congratulations-tudiabetes.html" title="Please join us in congratulating Manny Hernandez in his outstanding work building the TuDiabetes online community – and thanking him!..." target="_blank">Congratulations TuDiabetes!</a><br />');
document.write('Please<br />join us in congratulating Manny Hernandez in his outstanding work<br />building the TuDiabetes online community – and thanking him!...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://closeconcerns.typepad.com/close_concerns_weblog/2009/07/more-menu-labeling-controversy.html" title="One of the team members was in New York City recently, and was startled to look up in a mainstream restaurant (she only went into McDonald\'s for a diet soda!) to see the calorie count listed on the menu. Like we\'ve discussed before, we\'re huge supporte..." target="_blank">More menu labeling controversy</a><br />');
document.write('One<br />of the team members was in New York City recently, and was startled to<br />look up in a mainstream restaurant (she only went into McDonald&#39;s for a<br />diet soda!) to see the calorie count listed on the menu. Like we&#39;ve<br />discussed before, we&#39;re huge supporters of having correct nutritional<br />information out for consumers to see.However,<br />menu labeling has previously only been mandated by law to large chains,<br />such as those with 20 or more units. One restaurant group claims that<br />this eliminates...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://closeconcerns.typepad.com/close_concerns_weblog/2009/07/judge-sotomayor-wins-backing-of-senate-committee.html" title="On July 28th, 2009, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13 to six, endorsing the Supreme Court nomination of Sonia Sotomayor, who has type 1 diabetes. All 12 Democrats on the committee voted for Judge Sotomayor, while only Senator Lindsey Graham of South..." target="_blank">Judge Sotomayor wins backing of Senate Committee</a><br />');
document.write('On July 28th, 2009, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13 to six,<br />endorsing the Supreme Court nomination of Sonia Sotomayor, who has type<br />1 diabetes. All 12 Democrats on the committee voted for Judge<br />Sotomayor, while only Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina voted in<br />favor. This vote predicts a smooth path for her confirmation as the<br />first Latina member of the Supreme Court, and the first Justice with type 1 diabetes. Read the NYT article hereIn our latest issue of diaTribe, Jim Hirsch exp...');
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