The Energy Gel Experiment – Part 1
All of my recent troubles with blood sugar control during runs have made me decide to rethink a lot of what I’ve been doing to try to regulate my BS.…
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Other Pre Race Worries
The last few weeks have been hard. Tom, my oldest son, had pneumonia (which was misdiagnosed as a virus for 10 days), Adam, my youngest had a stomach…
The Imperfect Miracle of Insulin
After all the years of living with my husband, I know him well.  So I know that when I hear him say the word, “shit,” I don’t need…
Falling, In One Manner or Another
“The leaves are finally falling.” “Housing prices are falling.” “My blood sugar is falling.” In the…
The Very Best Recipes For Health: 250 Recipes (and More) From Martha Rose Shulman
Martha Rose Shulman's new cookbook, a compilation of recipes from her popular NYTimes.com feature, offers readers health-conscious and delicious dishes. While this isn't meant to be a diabetes cookbook (you'll find some grain-based and pasta recipes) there are still plenty of excellent choices for us within its pages. Shulman has chapters devoted to salads, simple vegetables, and fish and poultry dishes.
Novartis
Novartis Receives Positive Opinion on New Diabetic Macular Edema Drug
Novartis has announced that it has received a positive opinion from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for Lucentis (ranibizumab) for the treatment of patients with visual impairment due to diabetic macular edema (DME). The submission was supported by data from two Novartis-funded clinical trials, RESTORE and RESOLVE, which showed that Lucentis...
Spicy North African Style Tilapia
Versions of this dish are found all across North Africa. You can make it with any white fish, though it's traditionally prepared with grouper, tilapia or grey mullet. Cod and perch, however, work as well.