Did you know that Lilly Diabetes and Disney do a lot of work together to help make a difference for kids with type 1 diabetes? We (yes, "we" - I'm still very much a "kid" with diabetes :-) ) even have our own Disney character with type 1 - Coco! There are a handful of books available through this great collaboration, some can even be found digitally, which is pretty … [Read more...] about Scott’s Sweepstakes! Coco’s First Sleepover (Book)
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Lilly Diabetes – Making Insulin
I can cross "tour an insulin manufacturing facility" off my bucket list. It was absolutely mind-blowing. There is a lot of science involved, much of which I am not quite bright enough to understand. But the basic idea is that they start with some E. coli bacteria that is modified to produce insulin as it grows, then it is harvested, the insulin is stripped out, purified, … [Read more...] about Lilly Diabetes – Making Insulin
Lilly Diabetes – Connecting the Dots
I recently returned from a short trip to Indianapolis, IN for a visit with Lilly Diabetes*. They hosted a summit with about a dozen people from the diabetes online community and gave us a chance to learn more about what they've been up to since the last meeting. I was pleased with the meeting and felt they did a great job hosting. The group was small, which made it more … [Read more...] about Lilly Diabetes – Connecting the Dots