While we wait and hope for a diabetes cure, we make the most of the technology that helps us manage our disease...
I gave up drinking Diet Coke years ago after watching a piece on CNN about the controversial approval of Aspartame by the FDA and how researchers…
A new study from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has found that type 1 diabetes, or autoimmune diabetes, is preceded by diminished gut microbial diversity of the Clostridium leptum subgroup, elevated plasma leptin and enhanced glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. In the past, VTT researches have found that specific metabolic disturbances...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Medtronic approval of its Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) to conduct a pivotal in-home clinical trial protocol for the ASPIRE (Automation to Simulate Pancreatic InsulinREsponse) study of the MiniMed Paradigm® System featuring Low Glucose Suspend (LGS) automation. FDA approval of the IDE makes Medtronic’s ASPIRE study the first in-home pivotal trial of a closed loop system for type 1 diabetes management...
Growing up, we always had pot roast the same way every time – pot roast, carrots and potatoes in a crock pot braised in water and its own juice. While that’s good every once in a while, this is a pot roast recipe that will knock your socks off.
First, a confession: I am writing this post as my blood sugar, having dipped down to 52 this morning during physical therapy, is shooting up with…
From its isolation and first use in 1922, insulin has been called one of the few miracle drugs, saving diabetics from the early death of an untreatable disease. Any diabetic nowadays, however, will tell you-- insulin treatment for glucose control is a tricky business.
Do other women with type 1 who use insulin pumps have the same fantasy I do? Do they spend time longing for the day when their insulin dosing…
Ten members of the Team Type 1-SANOFI running team will set off to run 3,000 miles across America in an effort to spread the message of better health through proper diabetes management, increase awareness of the growing diabetes crisis in the U.S., and promote prevention through exercise. The athletes, who all have type 1 diabetes, are part of Team Type 1 which is a global sports organization dedicated to radically changing the lives of people around the world with diabetes...
Yesterday I went to the pharmacy to fill my monthly prescriptions – insulin, test strips, Medtronic infusion sets, cholesterol pills….
It took…