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...

Just a few months ago, shortly after I began to introduce solid foods to my baby Adam’s diet, I noticed a fruity smell on his breath. Almost any mother in such a situation would have said to herself, “I’ve just fed my son banana-and-apple mush, therefore, he smells fruity.” My reaction, however, was different. I leaned...

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...

I’m mildly agoraphobic and it’s not easy for me to plan long trips.  And while I like looking at travel guides for places like Ecuador or Tanzania and imagining what it would be like to go there, I know that I’m not brave enough to go through with the trip.  So what inevitably happens when I read these sort of ...

The other day, Chris Bishop (Type 1 Tidbits) wrote a very compelling blog post called “Diabetic Superheroes.” He said, rightfully, that anyone who deals with a chronic condition is a superhero and deserves to be recognized as such, especially since it’s such a thankless job. A number of people (including many medical...

A summary of recent research as reviewed by Eystein Husebye and Mark Anderson in Immunity (“Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndromes: Clues to Type 1 Diabetes Pathogenesis,” [1]) Type 1 diabetes is a complex disease defined by an autoimmune reaction to the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas. In cases of type 1 diabetes, the...

Maria Lester, founder and CEO of Skidaddle Bags was born in Managua, Nicaragua in 1972, 6 days before one of the largest earthquakes in the country’s history.  She was very fortunate that her mother had the wits and strength to run into the nursery and save her from a building which was falling apart as they exited.  Decades...

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...