For many people, low-fat diets are even worse than moderate or high-fat diets because they're often high in carbohydrates...
Diabetes can be rough.
One of the toughest things is how it can force you into separating eating from other ideas, like comfort and pleasure. It’s…
February 17th, 2011 is my ten-year anniversary with diabetes. I still can’t believe it: an entire decade of finger sticks and insulin and…
I did a lot of preparing last fall for the start of my project. I froze tomatoes and made a number of stocks. We also purchased a half a cow, so we have a freezer full of local beef...
Harvard University and Hebrew University scientists have developed a low cost, nanometer-sized drug to treat chronic wounds, such as diabetic foot ulcers or burns.
Several proteins, called growth factors, have been found to speed up the healing process, however purifying these growth factor proteins is very expensive, and they do not last long on the injured site....
I know it's important to include raw vegetables in my diet, but as the winter wears on I find myself eating fewer and fewer green salads. When I'm feeling cold, I prefer cooked vegetables and one of our favorite ways to prepare winter vegetables is in the oven. Almost every night we eat baked cauliflower, which is as filling as potatoes but won't make your blood sugar spike.
The first time I really understood what is meant by the term “Sisyphean labor,” it was in reading about the sand women of Araouane,…
While the causes and triggers of type 1 diabetes remain unknown, researchers from Australia have found a link between type 1 diabetes and enteroviruses, which can lead to cold, flu and even meningitis. The researchers conducted an analysis of a number of studies and found that children with type 1 diabetes are almost 10 times more likely...
With my husband out of town, I’m in charge of the dog walks for our mini-schnauzer, Noodle. Tromping around with her in our ice and snow packed neighborhood,…
JDRF and Eli Lilly signed an agreement to fund early-stage research that could enable patients with type 1 diabetes to regenerate the insulin-producing cells destroyed by the disease. The goal of this research agreement is to understand how selected cells can be reprogrammed in order to convert them into insulin-producing cells in the body. This research is an example of regenerative medicine...