Tilapia is the common name for nearly a hundred species of cichlid fish from the tilapiine cichlid tribe. One tilapia species found in the Sea of Galilee is known as St. Peter's fish.
I’ll give you a hint — it’s not constantly freaking out about whether your insulin is cool enough (or, for that matter, whether…
Someone who doesn’t have diabetes would not “turn off” their pancreas while they trained or raced, and it’s the same for those of us taking insulin. I wear a pump and I try never, ever to take it off...
In an undercover probe, investigators at the Government Accountability Office found that labels for some supplements, like ginseng, echinacea and other herbal and dietary supplements, claim to prevent or cure ailments like diabetes or heart disease or even cancer, according to a Reuters report. These claims are a violation of U.S law...
Throughout my participation in the Protégé Encore study, people have been asking me what I’ve liked or hated about the experience. I must say,…
It’s been a week since I set out to discover what makes my heart rate shoot up while I run. I’ve been running with my glucometer (for the first time in…
Researchers at the University of Insubria in Varese, Italy, have found a significant link between type 1 diabetes and a common virus that usually only causes a mild infection, according to a Reuters report.
The researchers, headed by Antonio Toniolo, studied a small group of 112 children, ages 6-12 with type 1 diabetes. They found that more than 80 percent had evidence of enterovirus infection in their blood....
Abbott announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new FreeStyle Lite blood glucose test strips. The new FreeStyle Lite test strips minimize interference during blood glucose testing and are designed to offer...
The artificial pancreas is no longer the jet pack of diabetes, talked about for decades without ever coming to fruition...