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Celebrating 4th of July with diabetes

Posted by LOOP Blog Editorial on June 19, 2024
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Prepare for a safe and enjoyable July 4th celebration while effectively managing diabetes.

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Summer camps and diabetes

Posted by LOOP Blog Editorial on May 29, 2024
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Hear a personal experience on how diabetes camp is a great place for kids with diabetes to get active, make new friends, and improve diabetes management.

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3 summertime tips for site management

Posted by Naomi Kingery Bayardo on May 22, 2024
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Here are a few of our top tips to help with site management during hot summer months. Summertime often means higher temps and humidity, which can be tricky when wearing an infusion set and CGM, but don’t sweat.

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Diabetes and healthy living for my family

Posted by Cheryl Cormany on April 19, 2024
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Cheryl shares her insight on the impact a diagnosis can have on a family, specifically how her diabetes has changed the way she has raised her children.

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Diabetes’ effect on relationships: A love letter to a supportive spouse

Posted by Jaime Cline on April 3, 2024
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Discover the resilience of a marriage when one partner has diabetes in this letter to her husband from a wife with diabetes.
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Meet #MedtronicChampion Shaquana

Posted by Sabrina Huda Sanchez on March 27, 2024
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Meet Medtronic Champion Shaquana, whose son also lives with type 1 diabetes. They are tackling diabetes together!
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Spring cleaning with diabetes supplies

Posted by Naomi Kingery Bayardo on March 20, 2024
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"Spring is almost here! Are you planning to do some spring cleaning with your diabetes supplies?" and it sounded like the community had some of the same questions I had about best practices for disposing of these supplies. So what are you supposed to do with different diabetes supplies?

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Intimacy with an insulin pump

Posted by Jaime Cline on February 7, 2024
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Diabetes shouldn’t get in the way of intimacy with a partner. Hear some tips on how to navigate that extra special time.

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Meet #MedtronicChampion Alexandra Park

Posted by Sabrina Huda Sanchez on January 31, 2024
Medtronic Champion Alexandra Park

Actress, writer, and producer Alexandra Park does it all while living with type 1 diabetes. She started her diabetes journey in denial and was afraid to explore diabetes technology. For the last 11 years, she has been managing her condition with insulin injections – until now.  

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Meet #MedtronicChampion Linda

Posted by Anna Bjorlin on January 24, 2024
Meet #MedtronicChampion Linda

A recent addition to our #MedtronicChampion community, 61-year-old Linda Carrier is an active runner, golfer, and all-out determinator who doesn’t allow anything to slow her down — including type 1 diabetes.

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