I don’t know why it is that a milestone such as emptying a bag of cotton ball squares hits me harder than a date on a calendar, such as my two-year…
Biodel Inc. announced positive top-line results from a Phase 1 clinical trial of its product candidates, BIOD-123 and BIOD-125 -- two proprietary ultra rapid acting formulations of recombinant human insulin (RHI). The objective of the trial was to identify...
I’ve been waking up with high blood sugar levels (130-180) most mornings for as long as I can remember (at least as long as I’ve had diabetes). Known…
Inspired by the 1917 diabetic cookbook, Diabetic Cookery, I decided to make low carb cookies. The cookies I’d had in my mind for a while after seeing a regular flour and sugar version were ginger cookies...
What would you think if I presented you with one of my recipes but gave you very little instruction on how to actually make it? Say I just gave you the…
I stopped eating sugar only because the possible long term metabolic effects of the stuff were scary enough that I thought I'd run an experiment on myself...
Dr. Jovanovic even recommends using Levemir injections at night to women using insulin pumps, as she prefers the assurance of a basal shot...
There is no better snack than a plateful of fresh vegetables and a tasty dip. Whether it's for game day, for your kids when they come home from school...
Last week I ran my last race of the season, the Tel Aviv Half Marathon. And as I did in all of races I ran this year (4 half marathons, 1 marathon, 1 10k…
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.