Resources for Diabetes Self-Management
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Sick Day Guidelines
Medication
Blood Glucose
All About Blood Sugar
Glucose Meter
Blood Glucose Log
Healthy Eating & Nutrition
Diabetes Nutrition
Carb Counting & Low Carb Foods
Candy Carbohydrates
Healthy Recipes
Insulin & Pumps
Insulin & Injections
Reusable Insulin Pen
Disposable Insulin Pen
Insulin Pump Therapy
Pump Comparison Chart
Insulin Pumps & CGM
Uploading Data Before Appointments
Pump Failure Guidelines
Pump Troubleshooting: High Blood Glucose
Procedures & Hospitalization
Hospitalization with a Pump
Preparing for a Procedure
Soft Foods After Dental Surgery
Miscellaneous
Sick Days & Vaccinations
Extreme Heat
Alcohol
Diabetic Foot Care
Driving
Traveling
Banting & Best Isolate Insulin - 1921
Dr. Frederick Banting and Charles Best successfully isolated insulin for the first time on July 27, 1921.
First Human Insulin Injection to Treat Diabetes
14-year-old Leonard Thompson became the first person to receive an insulin injection as a life-saving treatment for diabetes on January 11, 1922.