Trading In An Insulin Pump For The Drug Sulphonylurea

Kendra James, RN — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 03:12:17 +0000

I have shared in the past that one of my guilty pleasures in life is perusing the website Perez Hilton for all the important news in and around Hollywood, hahaha. I was joking on the important part… Well, one of my other very embarrassing, as my husband calls it, lil’ pleasures in life is my good ol’ People magazine! I love the dirt, the accusations and the occasional really good, informative story, which is what this would fall under.

Some of you might have already seen the article and read through it but for those that didn’t, I’m going to share. The story is about a Chicago first grader Lilly Jaffe who has been diabetic since she was one month old and her trials, complications and use of an insulin pump. At this point in her very young and full life Lilly does not need any insulin or pumps anymore, she takes pills to control her diabetes and is living a very active life. Um huh, I said pills!

After years of uncontrolled blood sugars and her father attending a conference, doctors discovered that Lilly had what they call “sleeping” insulin producing cells, which is marked on your insulin gene and can be stimulated by a drug that has been safely used in adults for years… sulphonylurea.

Sulphonylurea works on the beta cells of the pancreas to increase the secretion of insulin. And viola, success! Lilly now plays soccer, dances her heart out at ballet class and even has sleepovers with her girlfriends. Her father calls it a “miracle”.

via People magazine, December the 24th, 2007

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Trading In An Insulin Pump For The Drug Sulphonylurea

Stolen Insulin Pump Puts A Damper On Teenager’s Beach Trip

Kendra James, RN — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:52:06 +0000

I was reading through diabetes message boards and news sources today when I came upon a story about a teenage boy that had his insulin pump stolen while at the beach. You know what? Sometimes we take things for granted. First of all when I was 15 the only thing I worried about was where I played soccer that weekend and what friend was going to spend the night. Second, I am fortunate enough to deal with my type 2 diabetes with no injections.

In no way am I trying to say nanna-nanna-boo-boo about my diabetes treatment, just stating that so many have it much tougher than me! This poor kid decided to take a surf and came back to a missing bookbag worth about $10,000. What a shame.

Its loss meant Jeremy would have had to revert to blood tests and up to six needles a day a bit of a dampener on the life of a young bloke who loves surfing and cricket. And then there’s the cost.

Technology these days is amazing and is only going to get better. I am sure by the time my kids are parents, pumps will be like microchips. This story did have a happy ending though… The bookbag was found in the sand dunes and returned to the family, insulin pump and all.

“For a 14-year-old boy, Type 1 Diabetes is a big handbrake on your life and this allows him the freedom to hang with his mates. I’m just so happy he can have that level of control over his life again.”

via Sunshine Coast Daily

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Stolen Insulin Pump Puts A Damper On Teenager’s Beach Trip

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Trading In An Insulin Pump For The Drug Sulphonylurea

Stolen Insulin Pump Puts A Damper On Teenager’s Beach Trip