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Huge news for those of us whose lives depend on insulin: After years of R&D and community anticipation, we now have a new form of glucagon, the emergency blood sugar boosting substance, that can simply be sprayed up the nose rather than requiring a complicated mix kit and scary-large needle that bystanders have to stab you with. Remarkably, this is the first new type of glucagon we've seen since the standard injectable emergency kits were introduced in 1961! On July 24, the FDA announced  its approval of the new intranasal glucagon known as Baqsimi (more on the name in a moment), made by pharma giant Eli Lilly. That company is of course a major insulin manufacturer, but also makes one of the two multi-step, injectable glucagon kits currently available (the other being Novo Nordisk). Originally developed by a Canadian biomed company, the new nasal glucagon was acquired by Lilly in 2015 and has been in late stage clinical trials since being submitted to regulators a yea...

Have you met Jerry the Bear with Diabetes? He's the cute, cuddly stuffed animal who lives with type 1 himself, and he's made incredible strides in the decade since he was first dreamed up by a group of creative college students; Jerry the Bear has evolved into a beloved figure in our Diabetes Community who's making his way into hundreds of homes and clinics around the world. Jerry's concept is all about diabetes gamification, or making it fun to learn to live with diabetes. This can be especially important for young, newly diagnosed children learning the ins and outs of diabetes for the first time. Did you know that Jerry visited the White House and was in the same room as a sitting president? He's gone on a backpacking adventure through New Zealand, traveled to myriad diabetes conferences, hosts his own fun mobile app, and is now participating in a clinical pilot program to help teach kids and families about living with T1D. What's also huge i...