Timothy Kieffer - Lab
Building Beta Cells: An Interview with Dr. Timothy Kieffer
The benefit of making mature beta cells entirely in the dish is that they may be a useful resource for research aimed at understanding the causes of diabetes (both Type 1 and Type 2) as well as developing new therapeutic strategies for diabetes. Moreover, ultimately, mature beta cells may prove to be better than pancreatic progenitor cells for transplant into patients with diabetes.
I Speak Diabetes
I Speak Diabetes
I once heard the mother of a child with diabetes express her disgust with the word “bolus.” As it turns out, a bolus is “a small rounded mass of a substance, especially of chewed food at the moment of swallowing.” A mouthful of chewed-up pizza at the back of your throat, basically.
Medtronic MiniMed 640G System
Medtronic Launches New Minimed 640G Insulin Pump (in Australia)
Medtronic, Inc. announced the global launch of the MiniMed 640G System, the next breakthrough toward an artificial pancreas. The system is the first in the world to both automatically suspend insulin delivery when sensor glucose levels are predicted to approach a low limit, and then resume insulin delivery once sensor glucose levels recover.
And Here We Are at the Table
And Here We Are at The Table, A Grain-Free Cookbook
This grain-free cookbook contains the same recipes Ariana cooks for herself and her family, with a focus on whole high quality ingredients. With food allergies and autoimmune disease in her family, she has found going grain-free has been a great solution for all members’ health issues.
Where to Put Your Insulin Pump When There’s Nowhere to Put It
Where to Put Your Insulin Pump When There’s Nowhere to Put It
For all their algorithms, touchscreens, connectivity and convenience, most insulin pumps still have one thing working against them (and us): unless you have a pocket, there’s nowhere to put them. Here are a few tried and true – and maybe imperfect – ideas for keeping your pump on your person.
How I Started a Successful Low Carb Diet
How I Started a Successful Low Carb Diet
I knew if were to wake up one morning and stop eating everything I loved, I'd be hungry and cranky. So, I gave up carbs gradually and turned into a low carber with ease. Here are the steps that helped me. If you are considering a low carb diet, I hope they'll help you, too.
What I Said What I Thought
Well-Intended Diabetes Comments: What I Said and What I Thought
What I thought: Because I just don’t love her enough. If I loved her more, her numbers would totally stabilize. What I said: Type 1 diabetes means that the body does not produce insulin. And since the synthetic insulin and tools to track what it is doing in the body is still pretty crude compared to the workings of a real pancreas, there is nothing I can do to 100% “regulate” my child’s blood sugar.
Machu-Picchu - Conquering the Inca Trail with Diabetes
Conquering the Inca Trail with Diabetes
I tried to eat between 60-80g of carbs a meal. The meals were about four hours apart, and I made sure to eat a Snickers bar or a glucose gel between meals without taking insulin. I never found my blood sugar to be too high on the trail. Anything below 100 was already too low, and I immediately made sure to eat something with carbs.