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Diabetes is a disease which directly causes over 5,000 deaths per year and contributes to about 25,000. In economic terms, diabetes costs Canadians more than $9 billion annually, including both direct costs and those stemming from premature death and lost productivity. *From the Senate Debates (page 4 from Senate Debates) --June 6, 2006 Hon. Marilyn Trenholme Counsell According to the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention..... Diabetes is the sixth-leading cause of death by disease and costs approximately $132 billion per year in direct and indirect medical expenses. ________________________________________________ Featured Items....Looking for information to send to school with your children? Check out our going to school section for ideas. Read about a fabulous school with an incredible heart and how they have made a difference for people with diabetes. Creepy or just observant? What happened when I noticed someone's pump at the ice-cream parlour.
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 ______________________________________________ Question of the month from the forum... What is your greatest worry or concern about sending your CWD to school this fall? Do you use CGMS? Are you planning on using it? What are the pros and cons for you? I have done a lot of thinking about this and I really don't know what to do....
Frog Before Diabetes...sweet blog and great reminder for parents of children with diabetes! Remember to check our "Diabetes in the news" Section for articles previously mentioned here. What's new in research.... Patients’ evaluation of nocturnal hypoglycaemia with GlucoDay continuous glucose monitoring in paediatric patients Dead in bed: a tragic complication of type 1 diabetes mellitus Archived research links can be found in our "archives" page. The latest in products and technology... Calibra Gains FDA Clearance to Market Finesse™ Insulin Patch-Pen for Three-Day Use With Novolog® WaveSense Jazz meter to connect with the iPhone Abbott Introduces New, Easier-to-Use And More Accurate Line Of FreeStyle Test Strips In Europe DIDGET lets you monitor type-1 diabetes with your Nintendo DS  Looking
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The DexCom Seven Plus is the latest in DexCom CGMS technology. This product is currently available in the US. ___________________________________________________________ Basal/Bolus Insulin Administration (occasionally referred to as the Poor Man's pump). Using several daily injections of fast-acting insulin (such as NovoRapid or Humalog) at mealtimes (the bolus doses) with a long acting insulin like Lantus or Levemir (the basal doses) to achieve blood glucose control in a similar way to people who use an insulin pump. ___________________________________________ Ask the Expert....Send questions to be answered by our CDE or other questions regarding life with diabetes 
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