As a child I had a recurring nightmare. I dreamed that my bedroom was on fire and when I went to escape through the window I saw crocodiles waiting…
I used to love to eat. I still do, but the consequence of eating often outweighs the pleasure I get from food. Sometimes I wish that eating was like…
Call out for improving diabetes care by sending postcards to President Obama...
After finding myself low on my first two runs with an insulin pump, I decided to try reducing the basal rate on my pump during my next run. One of the…
My favorite diabetes book is Pumping Insulin but it's not exactly the sort of paperback you'd want to bring to the beach. So instead I'll recommend Farm City, by my friend and colleague Novella Carpenter. It's about her experience starting and running an urban farm in the Oakland flats -- she lives in an old house next to the freeway, and has managed to raise everything from bees, rabbits, chickens, ducks and turkeys to dairy goats and two enormous pigs. Her story is funny, inspirational, and wonderfully written.
InsuLine Medical, an Israeli based company whose mission is to develop and market technologies for type 1 and type 2 diabetes, announced that it has completed a first stage clinical trial to examine the effectiveness of its InsuPatch for adults with type 1 diabetes...
Are you looking for a special Fourth of July recipe? This one isn't red, white, and blue, nor is it a traditional all-American dish. It is, however, simple, sophisticated, and delicious. The combination of incredibly flavorful lamb with sweet but tart apricots should impress your family and your guests. Happy Fourth of July!
Why is it that some days I barely think about diabetes at all, and others, it seems like the straw that threatens to break my back? I’m having…
It’s called hypoglycemic awareness, the body’s ability to produce and recognize the symptoms of low blood sugar. The longer you…
There are all these shot/pump sites that people don't normally see because they're on our thighs and abdomens. In this work, I've put them out in the open...