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NEWS FLASH: Inventing the “Oxygen Sandwich”

By AmyT on September 5, 2007

The Diabetes Research Institute at the University of Miami never fails to sharpen the cutting-edge of D-research. Its latest invention is the so-called “oxygen sandwich” — a sort of gasket gadget designed to keep impermeable plastic from killing off insulin-producing beta cells incubating in the laboratory, bound for transplantation.
From the press release:
“One of the major challenges to islet cell transplantation as the treatment of choice for type 1 diabetes is the shortage of…

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AADE: Edibles Update

By AmyT on September 4, 2007

One final update from the AADE Annual Meeting a few weeks ago: there are always lots of folks pushing special “diabetic-friendly” foods at these events. I usually steer clear of that kind of stuff in favor of “real food.” But then again, I have occasionally discovered some interesting edibles I wouldn’t have known about otherwise. This year:
* Solo GI Bars — these seem to be the newest thing in “low-glycemic” nutrition bars, marketed with…

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