Dee and Bill Drehm
Dee and Bill Brehm: Working Toward a Type 1 Diabetes Cure
One Sunday evening in 1999, as Dee was preparing dinner, Bill entered their kitchen and asked if he could do anything to help her. Dee turned quickly and said defiantly, “You can cure this disease.” Bill was quiet for a moment, and then said, “OK”. So that began their serious quest for a Type 1 diabetes cure and Type 1 diabetes prevention.
15 Things I Want My Doctors to Learn
When I’m sitting in your exam room don’t talk to another doctor or a nurse about me as if I’m not there. I may not have a medical degree, but that does…
Diabetes Blog Week 2013
Diabetes Blog Week Starts Tomorrow: Sign Up Now!
During Diabetes Blog Week, a week-long event organized by Karen Graffeo of BittersweetDiabetes.com, bloggers sign up to write about a set topic each day for a week. This way, readers can jump around the Diabetes Blog Community and get read different perspectives on a single topic.
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A Mouse for a Day
When I was a little kid I loved watching Tom and Jerry, and although I loved cats (I had one of my own), I always rooted for Jerry.  That said, I never…
Sesame Garlic Eggplant
Sesame Garlic Eggplant Salad
Some people are not so fond of eggplant salad and I wonder why, since to me it’s one of those foods that doesn’t really have a distinctive flavor on its own, but instead takes on the flavors of the other foods you add to it. Eggplant lends itself well to seasoning and spice, as it just sort of soaks up other flavors.
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Feeding Nut Butter to a Child with Diabetes: Justin’s vs Artisana
When the two of us set out to review a bunch of nut butter samples from the companies Artisana and Justin’s, I realized that my love for nut butter—and for the idea of it as the perfect snack for Bisi—exceeds her willingness to eat it. In general, Artisana butters are pure and unadulterated: raw, organic, with no salt or sugar added. Justin’s are a little more corrupt—though much healthier than some of their competition.