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Our patients don’t just live with diabetes, they thrive with diabetes.
A Friend for Life
You may or may not notice the insulin pump eight-year-old Jillian Galvin uses to control her type 1 diabetes. You will notice, however, the Black Lab constantly by her side that plays an equally important role in the treatment of her diabetes.
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Details Matter
Benny Ho spent years tailoring power suits for some of Boston's most famous citizens. His attention to detail made him a favorite tailor, but it also has helped him adapt to his diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. He diligently works to control his diabetes through diet and exercise, with the help of Joslin's Asian American Diabetes Initiative.
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Knocking It Out of the Park
Mackenzie Andrade is a competitor. Not only is she active in softball, basketball and soccer but she competes against her diabetes every day--daring it to bring her down. Sometimes it gets the best of her, but most of the time she's the one who wins.
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Leading
We’re constantly pushing forward toward the next great discovery.
Back-to-School Mask and Vaccine Advice for Kids with Diabetes
Joslin’s Pediatric Department strongly recommends kids with diabetes, who are under 12 and not eligible for the vaccine, wear masks while indoors, including at school. This is the same advice the CDC is giving parents to prevent the spread of COVID among unvaccinated children. Joslin’s Pediatric Department also recommends kids with diabetes who are 12 and older should get the vaccine as soon as...
Joslin recogizes National Hispanic Heritage Month
September is Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15) and is a time to reflect on the contributions of Hispanic Americans. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Joslin is highlighting the...
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The Latinx Diabetes Initiative provides culturally tailored care to Latinx patients with diabetes
Andreina Millan Ferro serves as the clinical healthcare solutions manager at Joslin Diabetes Center’s Latinx Diabetes Initiative, a program designed to provide high-quality and culturally appropriate...
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Signaling Defects
Differences in cellular signaling offer clues to insulin resistance
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Back-to-School Mask and Vaccine Advice for Kids with Diabetes
Joslin’s Pediatric Department strongly recommends kids with diabetes, who are under 12 and not eligible for the vaccine, wear masks while indoors, including at school. This is the same advice the CDC is giving parents to prevent the spread of COVID among unvaccinated children. Joslin’s Pediatric Department also recommends kids with diabetes who are 12 and older should get the vaccine as soon as...
The Latinx Diabetes Initiative provides culturally tailored care to Latinx patients with diabetes
Andreina Millan Ferro serves as the clinical healthcare solutions manager at Joslin Diabetes Center’s Latinx Diabetes Initiative, a program designed to provide high-quality and culturally appropriate...
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Recognizing Milestones in the History of Insulin
This week marks the 100th anniversary of one of the most important breakthroughs in the history of medicine. On July 27, 1921 Frederick Banting and Charles Best were able to isolate the hormone...
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Newly discovered proteins provide protection against progression of kidney disease in diabetes
Elevated levels of three specific circulating proteins are associated with protection against kidney failure in diabetes, according to research from the Joslin Diabetes Center that will be published...
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