That night, Joe and I had dinner with our best friends, who know well my electronic obsessions.

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She had been out for dinner and drinks with friends.

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Let me put these numbers another way: if you lived in Vegas and had a dinner party with your eight closest friends, one of them would likely be in the process of losing their home.

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Meals had to be planned to coincide with peak insulin levels, making it hard to see friends for dinner or to go on field trips.

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