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Nasal versus Injectable Glucagon for Children with T1D

Content repurposed with permission from: type1better.com Despite best efforts to keep a child’s blood glucose within target, severe hypoglycemic episodes can happen, and it’s best to be prepared for the unpredictable. The […]

CGM Use in Pregnancy

A 2013-2016 JDRF-funded study showed that the use of a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) during pregnancy for people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) results in healthier pregnancies and babies. The […]

Changes to Glucagon Availability in Canada

What is Glucagon?  Glucagon is a hormone that helps the liver release glucose to raise blood glucose levels. It can be administered through injection, auto-injection pen or nasal spray. Glucagon […]

JDRF Golf Challenge

The name Garfinkle is synonymous with JDRF Canada. Over 50 years ago, in 1971 and 1973 respectively, Krayna Golfman and Mitch Garfinkle saw their sons, David and Jimmy diagnosed with […]

New Drug to Prevent Hypoglycemia Enters Clinical Trials

Low blood sugar, called hypoglycemia, is a real fear for people with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Although there are rescue treatments for it, such as injectable or nasal glucagon (Baqsimi), there are currently no preventive therapies available. Canadian company Zucara Therapeutics, however, may have an answer.

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