Beyond BMI: How to More Accurately Assess Metabolic Health
Body Mass Index (BMI) is the standard metric for determining if someone is a healthy weight. BMI is calculated as weight in kilograms divide…
Advice from an Expert Low Carb D-Mom: How to Parent a Teen with Type 1 Diabetes
One of the questions I frequently get asked in my work as a low carb diabetes advocate is why I’m not a “…
24 Perfect Keto Mother’s Day Brunch Recipes
There is no reason to begin your Mother’s Day with a blood sugar spike! We have collected some of o…
A Message of Hope For Newly Diagnosed People with Diabetes
A few weeks ago an old high school classmate sent me a message: “Hey Maya, I know it’s been 20 years sinc…
FDA Approves Zealand Pharma’s Zegalogue Injection for Treatment of Hypoglycemia
Zealand Pharma has received FDA approval for Zegalogue® (dasiglucagon) injection for the treatment of sev…
How the Pandemic has Affected Glycemic Control, for Better and Worse
It’s now been about one year since much of the world went into lockdown, and even as different areas have already re-opened to some extent, it’s fair&…
A Brief History of the Insulin Pill
There’s nothing convenient about insulin injections, and if you’ve ever wondered why you can’t just pop a pill to control your blood sugar, you’re&hel…
Should Your Diabetes Doctors Show Off Eating Donuts on YouTube?
Two doctors with diabetes, one cameraman, nine donuts, 15 minutes—action!
Sounds like the beginning of a bad and insensitive joke, but this is&hellip…
CDC Decides That Type 1 Diabetes is High Risk. Finally.
In “better late than never” news, the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has promoted Type 1 diabetes to a “high risk”&hell…
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Advice from an Expert Low Carb D-Mom: How to Parent a Teen with Type 1 Diabetes
One of the questions I frequently get asked in my work as a low carb diabetes advocate is why I’m not a “rebellious” teen. There is a genera…
A Message of Hope For Newly Diagnosed People with Diabetes
A few weeks ago an old high school classmate sent me a message: “Hey Maya, I know it’s been 20 years sinc…
Should Your Diabetes Doctors Show Off Eating Donuts on YouTube?
Two doctors with diabetes, one cameraman, nine donuts, 15 minutes—action!
Sounds like the beginning of a…
Medtronic Announces Initiatives to Address Health Equity for People of Color Living with Diabetes
Medtronic has announced its ongoing commitment to health equity for people of color living with diabetes.…
Experts Recommend Keeping Kids with High A1c’s at Home During Covid
For over a year now the Type 1 diabetes community has been eagerly awaiting better data on the risk posed…
FDA Approves Zealand Pharma’s Zegalogue Injection for Treatment of Hypoglycemia
Zealand Pharma has received FDA approval for Zegalogue® (dasiglucagon) injection for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia in pediatric and&h…
A Brief History of the Insulin Pill
There’s nothing convenient about insulin injections, and if you’ve eve…
Do CGMs Really Help People with Type 2 Diabetes?
Do continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) really help patients with Type 2…
Study Shows Insulin Can Be Maintained in Hot Climates Without Refrigeration
You’ve probably, at some point, worried that high temperatures have ru…
Diabetes Drug Semaglutide Delivers “Stunning” Weight Loss Results
There was huge news this week in the pharmaceutical world: semaglutide…
How the Lotus Root Inspired Tokyo Diabetes Scientists
The latest in futuristic Type 1 diabetes therapy: scientists from the University of Tokyo have developed a new device, inspired by shape of …
Teplizumab May Prevent Type 1 Diabetes Progression
There’s been more good news for Teplizumab, the promising drug that ma…
FDA Green Lights Trials of New Type 1 Diabetes Stem Cell Therapy
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the gre…
Can Low-Carb Cause Type 2 Diabetes Remission? Major Study Says … Maybe
The British Medical Journal, one of the world’s most respected medical…
JDRF and Michigan Medicine to Launch “Game-Changing” T1D Research Center
Good news at the cutting edge of Type 1 diabetes research: Michigan Me…
Beyond BMI: How to More Accurately Assess Metabolic Health
Body Mass Index (BMI) is the standard metric for determining if someone is a healthy weight. BMI is calculated as weight in kilograms divide…
Advice from an Expert Low Carb D-Mom: How to Parent a Teen with Type 1 Diabetes
One of the questions I frequently get asked in my work as a low carb d…
How the Pandemic has Affected Glycemic Control, for Better and Worse
It’s now been about one year since much of the world went into lockdow…
CDC Decides That Type 1 Diabetes is High Risk. Finally.
In “better late than never” news, the United States Center for Disease…
Experts Recommend Diabetes Screening Starting at Age 35
We need to start screening overweight patients for Type 2 diabetes as …
24 Perfect Keto Mother’s Day Brunch Recipes
There is no reason to begin your Mother’s Day with a blood sugar spike! We have collected some of our favorite keto breakfast and brun…
Should Your Diabetes Doctors Show Off Eating Donuts on YouTube?
Two doctors with diabetes, one cameraman, nine donuts, 15 minutes—acti…
The ChipMonk Baking Story: How Diabetes Turned Jose Gonzalez into a Baker
When Jose Gonzalez was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, he already knew…
Meet Sugar Panda, Ryan Reynolds’ Gross Anti-Sugar Mascot
The anti-sugar movement has a new mascot, courtesy of Hollywood star R…
T1D Inspiration: Running the Alps on Keto
Exercise can be tricky with Type 1 diabetes, and we never cease to be …
