Time for Your “Emotional Homework!”
Yesterday’s episode of the Oprah Winfrey show, which focused on diabetes, was subtitled “America’s Silent Killer.” Diabetes is a “silent” killer,…
Flowers for Insulin
I just had a lovely dip down to 38 mg/dl, so when I first saw a headline indicating that scientists had figured out a way to derive insulin from safflowers,…
A Rosacea by Any Other Name
Based on the nature of our bodies and the fact that many diabetics are diagnosed after exhibiting specific symptoms, I think it’s safe to…
Buckwheat Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Muffins
Preparing these muffins gives off one of the most comforting smells in the world – apples and cinnamon simmering in butter. When I make them my sons always appear in the kitchen.
Home Alone With Diabetes
I woke up drenched in sweat, the sheets cold and clammy beneath me. I grabbed my phone and stumbled down the stairs, gripping the walls for support. Subconscious reflex led me to unlock the front door after I made it down the stairs.
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New research may hold key to future type 1 diabetes cure
JDRF announced that research financed by JDRF may hold a key component for a possible type 1 diabetes cure. The researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in California found that a hormone responsible for the body's stress response is also linked to the growth of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. The researchers found that the stress...
Bring On The Buckwheat
As a child, I don’t think I ever thought of buckwheat as food. To me, Buckwheat was the character in the television show...
Diabetes in Paradise
To most people, eight days in Hawaii sounds like a dream.  And while I’m not a sit-on-the-beach kind of person at all — in fact, I hate…