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Diabetes Vaccine: New Treatment Attacks Diabetes Before it Starts
Is the best way to beat type 1 diabetes to simply stop it before it starts? That’s a question being tackled in new clinical trial that proposes to prevent diabetes in those prone to developing it. “Often times, the best answer is the simple answer,” says Ezio Bonifacio, Ph.D., from the Center for Regenerative Therapies, in Dresden, who led a team of researchers to develop a vaccine to prevent type 1 diabetes. The vaccine has ended up being insulin itself.
FDA Approves Dexcom G5 Mobile Continuous Glucose Monitoring System 1
FDA Approves Dexcom G5 Mobile Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Dexcom G5 Mobile Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) System. With wireless Bluetooth technology built into the device transmitter, the G5 Mobile CGM System is the first and only fully mobile CGM system approved by the FDA for both adults and children as young as 2 years of age that sends glucose data directly to a smartphone, freeing users from the need to carry a separate receiver.
Trading Places
Trading Places: Putting Diabetes Aside to Take Care of My Husband
He was feeling the way I have often felt over the years because of my diabetes. He was angry, in pain, worried about money, upset about letting the kids down, and he needed my help. For the first time I understood just how much diabetes strained our daily lives. Being the partner of a person with diabetes takes its toll.
Corn Dog Nuggets
“Corn Dog” Nuggets
It’s back to school time and you want to find some fun but healthy snacks for your kids. Well these little “corn dog” bites are sure to be a hit, even though they contain no corn whatsoever. I saw a conventional version of this recipe recently and wanted to give it a low carb makeover. Lightly sweetened coconut flour has a very similar flavour to cornbread and my kids just adored these!
10 Tips for Parents of High School Freshmen With Type 1 Diabetes
10 Tips for Parents of High School Freshmen With Type 1 Diabetes
As your teen with Type 1 diabetes transitions to high school, it's hard to balance letting go and keeping a watchful eye. Remember that all parents, with Type 1 diabetes in their lives or not, are doing the same balancing act. We just have one more thing to try to fit in. As a high school teacher, I’ve helped kids make the leap from immature freshman to graduating senior. And last year, I had the experience of sending my Type 1 daughter, Kate, into that world.
Low Carb Lamburger Helper
Low Carb Lamburger Helper
One-pot convenience meals like Hamburger Helper can be time-savers for busy families, but all that pasta doesn’t make them the healthiest choice. Thankfully, zucchini noodles are simple to make and are a great healthy stand in for pasta. Toss them with some sautéed ground meat like lamb or beef and you’ve got a much healthier, low carb “Helper” on your plate.
Pump Peelz for OmniPod
Making Diabetes Prettier With Pump Peelz
When I think about all the supplies associated with diabetes, “glamorous” or “cute” aren’t the first words that come to mind. This all changed,…
Diabetes Burnout
5 Things That Helped Me Cure Diabetes Burnout
Following my recent article about why I lied to my parents about my diabetes, many parents reached out to my mother and me to ask how I turned things around. I thought that I would take this opportunity to address some of the different things my parents, my medical team, and I did to help me recover from diabetes burnout and take responsibility for my diabetes.