First, an update to my previous post, which was supposed to be about anti-CD3 monoclonal antibodies but was rudely interrupted when I dropped my pump in the toilet: this was a bad idea. Despite the fact that the pump had spent approximately .3 of a second dipp…
I really enjoyed reading Elizabeth Snouffer’s article “Eating Abroad with Diabetes–Hong Kong,” Catherine Price’s interview with world traveller Bridget McNulty, and Catherine’s posts describing her own trips to Tokyo and Haw…
I just had a feature published in Popular Science that I think might be of interest to others with Type 1. As I’ve mentioned previously on this blog, right after being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 9 years ago, I enrolled in a trial for a new drug calle…
Bridget McNulty is a South African writer and journalist, and a Type 1 diabetic. Her first novel, Strange Nervous Laughter, was published in South Africa in 2007 and released in the USA in May 2009. She has written articles for a number of South African magazi…
I just returned from a trip to Tokyo for work and am finally over my jet-lag and settling back into my old routine. It was a crazy week: not much sleep, constantly walking, and encountering carb-laden foods wherever I turned. Soba noodles for breakfast, tempur…
...mark a relationship? Right? But nonetheless, I’m expecting Mike to buy me a nice box of dark chocolate. Or maybe he’ll take me out for falafel. I asked my diabetic friends to share some thoughts on Valentine’s Day. Check them out! Catherin…
I just had a lovely dip down to 38 mg/dl, so when I first saw a headline indicating that scientists had figured out a way to derive insulin from safflowers, I thought it might be time for another glucose tablet. But now that my blood sugar has rebounded, I can…
To most people, eight days in Hawaii sounds like a dream. And while I’m not a sit-on-the-beach kind of person at all — in fact, I hate both the sun and salt water — I am currently one of those people. My husband and I are on Kauai right now,.…
This morning I was feeling inspired by the interview I did with JDRF’s Aaron Kowalski about the Artificial Pancreas Project, so I did a little google searching about artificial pancreases. I was looking for recent news, but instead I came across this art…
...of the gate, but I think we can have a big impact. Having seen a lot of this data, I personally just can’t wait. I think it’s possible, and I think we’ll get it done. Catherine Price is a regular contributor to ASweetLife, she writes the b…
