Mixing it Up
An article in last month’s The Atlantic covered on line apps that help people to lose weight, exercise, manage their blood sugars, blood…
Low Carb Bagels
Recently, Mike posted a recipe for lox and cream cheese without the bagel, which triggered a number of bagel discussions. What is brunch, you asked us, without the bagel? No more complaining for those of you who want to keep eating bagels. Brunch need not be a choice between a hard boiled egg or a doughy ring of 60 grams of carb.
Running Without an Insulin Pump
I decided to see what would happen if I disconnected from my insulin pump and ran without it. So last week, after deciding to try it, and against the…
A Pump is Not a Pancreas
As readers of this blog may know, I have been exceptionally frustrated by diabetes recently. Usually, my diabetes I are like cranky travel companions:…
A Review of VerioIQ, New Blood Glucose Meter from OneTouch
Testing my blood sugar is a task I have done faithfully, frequently, and yet without much enthusiasm every day for more than 20 years. It has been like brushing my teeth – I know it’s good for me, so I do it. I’m like a robot. And that’s the problem: I check my blood sugar (at least six times a day), I make a decision in the moment (e.g. take insulin, or treat a low), and then I put the number out of my mind (it’s stored in the meter, right?).
Immunomodulators for Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes: An Overview
In the 1980s, studies demonstrated that suppressing the immune system of people recently diagnosed with T1D reduced their insulin dependence and provided persuasive evidence that T1D is an autoimmune disease. “Back then it wasn't so clear,” says immunologist Jeffrey Bluestone of the University of California, San Francisco.