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Lilly to Open Diabetes Research Center in Shanghai, China

Eli Lilly has announced plans to open a diabetes research center in Shanghai, China. The center, planned to open in the second half of 2011, will focus on discovering new medicines to treat diabetes. According to a recent article in The New England Journal of Medicine, an estimated 92 million people in China - almost 10 percent of the adult population - have diabetes...

National Diabetes Awareness Month and World Diabetes Day

November is Diabetes Awareness Month and November 14th is World Diabetes Day, and there are many efforts, campaigns, and initiatives taking place. The American Diabetes Association has launched a video contest which runs throughout the month. Click here to find out how you can share your vision to stop diabetes. JDRF is running a campaign called Type 1 Talk, with a video introduction by Crystal Bowersox.

Halloween Wasn’t Always About Candy

Before the 1940s when trick-or-treating spread across the land, candy didn't have any special role to play in Halloween observance...

“Breakthrough: The Dramatic Story of the Discovery of Insulin” at the New York Historical Society

Perhaps the most captivating of the final displays is a glass enclosure of 360 empty insulin vials...

The Best of ASweetLife 2010

Over the last few weeks we've been trying to choose our favorite essays and recipes to re-feature in a "best of" list. It's been a difficult task...

BREAKTHROUGH: The Dramatic Story of The Discovery of Insulin

From now through January 31, 2011, The New-York Historical Society will present the exhibition Breakthrough: The Dramatic Story of the Discovery of Insulin, recalling the desperate fight for life that used to be waged by juvenile diabetes patients, and commemorating the events of 1921 that inaugurated a new era of hope for them and their families.

Dealing in Diabetes: Inside the Pharmaceutical Industry, From a Patient’s Perspective

I am evaluated on my ability to move numbers as a sales person, but I am a patient advocate first...

Training Smarter, Not Harder: An Interview With Melissa-Marie Kauffman

One of the things I love best about The Barton Center is that it stresses the importance of kids with diabetes maintaining an active lifestyle...

My Father’s Last Beer

...these were men who knew about hard things, Spike in World War II, Charlie in World War I, my dad as an immigrant slipping away from Poland on a merchant ship - they understood sacrifice, but giving up beer because of "sugar," that seemed to stump them...

Breastfeeding Reduces Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Mothers

A new study by University of Pittsburgh researchers has found that women who exclusively breastfeed their children for at least one month are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes. The researchers studied the records of 2233 women, including 1828 mothers of which 56% breastfed their children for at least one month...