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How I Chose Dairy Free over Accutane
Our dog, Pink, was sluggish all summer.  Mike and I talked about it a lot. “It’s the heat,” I’d say.  “And she’s getting old.” Mike agreed.  Pink is…
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Biodel Receives NIH Grant to Develop Glucagon Formulations For Artificial Pancreas
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Biodel Inc. a grant for the development of novel and stable glucagon formulations for use in an artificial pancreas, also known as a closed loop pump system. The SBIR program is a highly competitive program that encourages domestic small businesses to engage in Federal Research/Research and Development that has the potential for commercialization.
Getting Back (slowly)
Five weeks after my surgery I can finally say that things are getting back to normal. When I say “things” what I’m really referring to are my blood…
Fried Eggplant Salad
Fried Eggplant Salad
Eggplant is a staple in Mediterranean cooking. We eat it regularly throughout the summer and early fall. It’s so versatile that you can do almost anything with it – grilled, oven-roasted, or fried – it is equally delicious no matter how you cook it. Eggplant can incorporated into main courses and makes a terrific appetizer or side dish as well.
The Other Side of Diabetes
I’ve had type one diabetes for 36 years, since I was 11. In that time I’ve run six marathons—the first when I was 15 and the latest a few years ago—had…
Artist Finds Humility in Lasting Injury
When he was in his early 20s and struggling to get started as a songwriter, Peter Selgin was attacked by a black Labrador retriever owned by the woman…
Schuhmacher Family
Raising Funds for the Schuhmacher Family
Meri Schuhmacher writes the blog Our Diabetic Life. Her husband Ryan passed away earlier this month after a battle with cancer. Meri, a beloved member of the diabetes community, is now left to care for her fours sons alone, and three of her sons have type 1 diabetes.