The initial study, which will start enrolling next year, will involve about ten patients, who will have the stem-cell derived beta cells injected into their forearms, in the hopes that the cells will start producing insulin within the body.
It’s apple season! Okay, so apples aren’t exactly the lowest carb fruit you can choose, but I still love them. And I try to work in a little bit of apple…
In an age when people using insulin were discouraged from doing strenuous exercise, Bill was one of a thousand World Championship competitors to swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles, and run a full marathon. He did it in thirteen hours, twenty minutes--45 minutes of that time was spent on medical checks.
Two years ago, I was unable to say that I’ve flown on a plane by myself. Fast-forward to present day and it’s a feat I’ve accomplished about a dozen…
When you live with diabetes for a given amount of time, your mind is always on the lookout for those secret clues – the signals from other people that remind you you’re not alone in the world. Even when you don’t realize it.
But here’s the thing: this is not one product. This is not one moment in time. This is an entire new generation of tools and treatment, and it needs an umbrella name for it all to be grouped under. JDRF called it the APP – Artificial Pancreas Project – because it is just that. A project. A mission. Not just one finite goal.
I grew a lot of tomatoes this year. Our garden went wild and the tomato plants appear to be competing with one another to see which can produce the most…
On a February morning in 1962, astronaut John Glenn was launched into space to orbit the earth. The world watched in wonder, imagining what could…
The 670G actually uses data from the sensor to give you insulin. This is an enormous step toward a genuine closed loop/artificial pancreas system, and is a really big deal.
New research says there are better ways to inject insulin with a syringe, as well as manage infusion sites, to get the most out of your insulin and improve diabetes care.