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There’s news. And then there’s news. The news that comes out of the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center can change lives. For people with diabetes and those who care for them, and about them. So it makes sense to stay on top of all the latest — with both Berrie Center Direct news and In the Headlines, the frequent media coverage we get based on our important and exciting findings and the authoritative voices that speak for us.

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Berrie Center Direct

There’s always something going on here at the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center. Promising research. Special events. Success stories from our patients and their families. Stop by often to see the latest.

Click on the links below to see what’s happening at the Berrie Center.


Kristen Williams, MD, Addresses NYC School Nurses

Pediatric endocrinologist Kristen Williams, MD, recently answered the call to the Berrie Center from the New York City Department of Education to address a gathering of system-wide school nurses on the general topic of type 1 diabetes (T1D). From the history of the disease to the current delivery systems for insulin, Dr.


October e-newsletter

Click here to read our featured stories:

Ask the Doctor: An Insightful Q&A

Berrie Center Benefactor, Michael Sapraicone: “I’ve Been Lucky In Life"

Top 10 Tips for a Successful School Year by Will Berkley


Emily Casciano CDE, RD:

The William R. Berkley III Pediatric Diabetes Educator

Co-workers and clients alike say that Emily Casciano’s positive attitude and boundless enthusiasm for her job at the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center are what make her a great pediatric Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE).


The Flickers, Berrie Center Boosters

Raise Funds With a Bike Ride

Thank you to the Flicker family, Russ, Lisa, Molly and Ben who sponsored a bike ride to raise funds for the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center where Ben is a patient. Along the beautiful Bronx River Parkway in Westchester County on a sunny, Sunday, September afternoon, the Flickers rallied their fabulous friends and family to raise over $13,000 for the Berrie Center. 


Trials and Tribulations:

The Medtronic MiniMed 670G

Medtronic introduced its MiniMed 670G last year as the first hybrid closed-loop insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor system. It was greeted with cautious optimism by the market—people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) who see the 670G as a first step to pumps and sensors working together towards a fully automated insulin delivery system.


Berrie Center Benefactor Michael Sapraicone

“I’ve Been Lucky in Life”

Meet Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center, patient and benefactor, Michael D. Sapraicone. Once, after watching children play with the toys in the waiting room, he sent over iPads in hopes of improving the experience. Next came the iWatches, when he learned how people wearing Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) could track their glucose levels on the small device.


Ask the Doctor:

An Insightful Q&A

During a recent program for children with type 1 diabetes (T1D), Berrie Center pediatric endocrinologists, Drs. Rachelle Gandica and Natasha Leibel led a session called “Ask the Doctor.” What follows is an edited transcript of an insightful Q&A filled with everything the kids wanted to know about diabetes and weren’t afraid to ask.

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