Randy Jackson and Merck Partner for Type 2 Diabetes Campaign
Randy Jackson, Grammy Award-winning music producer and American Idol judge, who was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2003, has partnered with Merck to help and encourage those with type 2 diabetes to live healthier lives. In a program called Taking Diabetes to Heart, Randy Jackson is using his personal experience to help others...
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FDA Approves Novo Nordisk’s Levemir Insulin for Pregnant Women with Diabetes
The U.S. FDA has approved Novo Nordisk's Levemir insulin (insulin detemir [rDNA origin] injection) for use by pregnant women with diabetes, giving it a Category B classification, indicating that it does not increase the risk of harm to the unborn baby. The label update makes Levemir the first and only basal insulin analog to have this classification...
Diabetes Denial
Yesterday I had diabetes denial.  I took a little taste of Adam’s French toast at breakfast and assumed it wouldn’t have an impact…
Carbohydrates at the Passover Seder
If you answered "afikoman," you're right. (The afikomen is a piece of matzo traditionally hidden during the Passover seders. Children search for the afikomen and the child who finds it gets a prize.) But something is else is hiding at the seder too.
The Overweight Child
Dara-Lynn Weiss, a Manhattan mother of two who has recently become famous for posing in Vogue with her 7-year-old daughter, Bea, newly thin after…
Chicken Tikka Masala
Chicken Tikka Masala
I decided to make this chicken tikka masala recipe when I had some chicken breast in the fridge and didn't know what to make with it for dinner. After a quick glance at the recipe index of a friend's blog, chicken tikka masala jumped right out at me.