Seattle is an exciting city with a lot to offer, including fish-tossing at Pike’s Place Market, the original Starbucks, a once futuristic looking Space Needle, and fabulous weather for people-watching in the summer. None of the usual suspects, though, were what drew me to Seattle this July; as a diabetic, what I was interested...

Inflammation is inextricably entwined with diabetes.  Usually, when we think inflammation we associate this with a sprained ankle or an infected cut.  We are, however, coming to realize that inflammation can be a much more expansive process that underlies virtually all pathologies.  Simply put, inflammation is the body’s response...

As a child with diabetes, one of the most frightening reminders of the danger of the disease was the emergency glucagon kit. Not only was it a symbol of the terrifying risk of severe hypoglycemia, it also had a giant needle.  And as I look at the kit today, which I found after digging through some drawers, I have to agree with my childhood...

Among the interesting studies announced at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Scientific Sessions 2010 was a head-to-head comparison of two new incretin-based drugs for type 2 diabetics.  The full, one-year data presented at the meeting showed that Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 analog Victoza outperformed Merck & Co’s DPP-4 inhibitor...

San Diego boasts one of the most cutting-edge scientific and biotech communities in the nation, and diabetes doesn’t get overlooked by the local clinical and research organizations. San Diego is home to diabetes-focused corporations like Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Dexcom, patient care groups like Taking Care of Your Diabetes and...

“Our insulin is too slow,” Aaron Kowalski, head of the JDRF’s Artificial Pancreas Project, said when discussing some of today’s biggest roadblocks for better artificial pancreas systems. The cry for faster insulin is familiar to many diabetics, but the benefits of a faster method of delivery are not limited to...

I left the American Diabetes Association Annual Meeting at its end yesterday and am still mulling over what I learned.  It was big, reportedly 16,000 – mostly health care providers – and seemingly the largest faction of foreigners ever.  Perhaps because of Florida’s proximity to Latin America, many booths had sections in Spanish. ...

Jeffrey Brewer was on top of the world. For years he had put in 100-hour workweeks as cofounder of two early Internet juggernauts: local guide Citysearch and the online advertising pioneer GoTo.com (later renamed Overture). But by 2001, with more than enough money to live on for the rest of his life, the 32-year-old handed off control...

Scott King, Hong Kong, March 2010 Scott King, pioneer diabetes biotechnology analyst, and founding President of Cerco Medical, is determined to find a cure for diabetes. More specifically, Scott is leading the development of a new technology that will provide stable blood glucose levels without injected insulin or immunosuppressive...

I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes nearly 16 months ago.  At the time of my diagnosis I was horrified, but also a little bit cocky.  My husband has had type 1 diabetes  since 2002 and after over six years of living with a diabetic, I was sure I knew all I needed to know about managing diabetes.  I thought I’d breeze my way...