Category: Health

Walk Off Your Easter Dinner

Many of us eat more than we'd like at holiday dinners. Sometimes you just need to let go and enjoy. Last night at our Passover seder, for example, I took seconds and thirds on the baby artichokes. (They were, delicious, Mike!). After the meal I felt way too full. So Mike and I took Jane Kokernak's advice and went for a post dinner walk to gently work off some of the food.
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Atherosclerosis Not Caused by Excess Insulin, New Study Shows

Studies have shown that excess insulin circulating in the bloodstream is a major independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, a new study from Joslin Diabetes Center finds that this condition, called hyperinsulinemia, itself does not cause hardening of the arteries, also known as atherosclerosis...
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Diabetic Men at Higher Risk for Heart Disease

Men with type 2 diabetes who are treated with insulin are at higher risk risk for major cardiovascular events (e.g., death, heart attack, stroke) according to a new study conducted by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH). The researchers found that men with type 2 diabetes treated...
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Driving Safely With Diabetes

Some people with type 1 diabetes are at an increased risk for having traffic accidents due to low blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia). A team of researchers at the University of Virginia, which has been conducting diabetes research studies funded by NIH for the past 25 years, is now conducting a study with the hope of helping the diabetes community drive safely.
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The Urine Jug

I became vigilant in my bladder awareness, afraid that I would find myself having to use the bathroom somewhere far away from that damn orange jug. What if I forgot? What if I lost it? (What?! Where would I lose it?)...
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KalVista and JDRF to Join Forces on New Treatments for Diabetic Eye Disease

KalVista Pharmaceuticals (“KalVista”) and JDRF have formed a research partnership focused on a novel approach being developed by KalVista to preserve vision and slow the progression of diabetic eye disease. Diabetic eye disease is one of the most common and most serious complications in people with type 1 diabetes (T1D). JDRF will provide up to $2.2 million inmilestone-based financial support and research expertise...
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