From: Bev O <itsbevo@...>
Subject: [InsulinPumpersSupport] Fw: diaTribe News - Research and Product News for People With Diabetes
To: "Boston Pumpers" <insulinpumperssupport@yahoogroups.com>, "Boston Chapter DESA" <desabostonchapter@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Sunday, July 19, 2009, 5:41 PM

 

Thought I'd pass this along to the group.    Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 2:06 AM Subject: diaTribe News - Research and Product News for People With Diabetes View this email as a web page: http://6cp.us/ 1/email_builder/ pview/25975/ ODU0MDE=. html   research and product news for people with diabetes Dear Michael, Today marks the final day of Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearing. The New York Times believes that the Senate will likely vote on Sotomayor by early August and the Wall Street Journal just recently reported that the GOP will not filibuster Sotomayor. It seems like smooth sailing from here on out for Sotomayor. If confirmed, Sotomayor will not only be the first Latina on the Supreme Court, but also the first Justice with diabetes. We are particularly excited about having Sotomayor on the Supreme Court as it should help raise awareness of diabetes. In addition, we expect it to be very important in waylaying many of the common misconceptions that the general public has about diabetes. Also, for the thousands of children diagnosed each year in the US alone (and their parents), it will be encouraging and inspiring to know that they can live a full life despite having type 1 diabetes. Kelly Close Editor-in-Chief diaTribe www.diatribe. us from our latest issue of diaTribe Sonia Sotomayor is the first Supreme Court Justice nominee with type 1 diabetes. Jim Hirsch explains how he got involved in the White House’s efforts to handle the fallout. Click here to continue from our blog (now with RSS) Look out for Nick Jonas and fellow diaTribe advisory board member Howard Steinberg (founder of dLife) who will be on dLife together this Sunday. Nick’s pretty elusive so we were excited to hear that we’d really get to hear him talk about diabetes. Among other things, Howard told us in a phone call this morning that Nick acknowledged that sometimes diabetes can rob some of the joy. Though we try to be glass-half-full, it still is hard every day just to get back to where everyone else starts! Thanks to dLife, you can see a lot of the interview right here. See the show Sunday night on CNBC 7PM ET, 6PM CT, 4PM PT. Click here to read our blog CGM giveaway In diaTribe #16 we wrote extensively about the prominent presence of continuous glucose monitors (CGM) at ADA in our conference pearls. This month, we’re excited to be able to give away one $500 credit for DexCom merchandise. This contest is open to everyone, regardless of whether they’re diaTribe readers already, so help us spread the word about CGM by forwarding this email! Click here to enter the giveaway subscribe and follow us On RSS: feeds.feedburner. com/diaTribenews ?format=xml On Twitter: twitter.com/ DiaTribeNews On Facebook: www.facebook. com/people/ DiaTribe- Diabetes/ 1175898035#       Please add info@diatribe. us to your address book or safe senders list to help ensure that our messages make it to your inbox, that your service provider or email software doesn`t mistakenly block our message or filter it to your bulk/spam folder. This message was sent from Close Concerns, Inc., 50 California St, Suite 1500, San Francisco, CA 94111, 415-241-9500 Copyright © 2009 Close Concerns. All Rights Reserved.