The conditions in Korle-Bu, a government-owned hospital, are poor. The sink water doesn't always run. Late one night d…
Parenting (Children)
The Conundrum of Control
Diabetic or not, no one is an expert about your life except you...…
Levemir Better for Treating Young Children with Type 1 Diabetes Than Human Basal Insulin
New clinical trial data just published in Pediatric Diabetes shows that Levemir (insulin detemir), Novo Nordisk’s basal …
Tiger Mother Approach For a Child With Type 1 Diabetes?
What would Amy Chua, author of The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, do if one of her daughters had type 1 diabetes?…
Surviving the Diagnosis
A nurse tested Nate's blood glucose level, turned around, and walked out without a word. When the doctor came back in, …
Seeking Stability
The place where instability shows up, not as a feeling, but as something concrete, is in my blood sugar numbers.…
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 a…
Genetic Testing To Predict Diabetes: Yes or No?
Fruity-smelling breath can be a sign of diabetic ketoacidosis. It can, of course, also be a sign of having eaten fruit.…
Lindsey’s Guide to Surviving College With The Big D: Part 3
When I left for college it was especially important for me to quickly get into a good health routine where diabetes came…
Moving Minds Toward a Cure: The Pediatric Diabetes Research Center
The PDRC is a new state-of-the-art diabetes research and clinical center under the Department of Pediatrics at the Unive…