Lots of organizations are working on new ways to accomplish islet cell transplantation in which the immune system does not kill off the transplanted cells. If they could do that, we’d likely have a cure for diabetes. But it ain’t easy, especially because we’re talking about transplanting into people whose immune systems are in mega-attack mode to begin with (type 1 diabetics).
The Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) in Florida is currently working on this challenge…
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Happy Independence Day, Everyone! Naturally, a day celebrating freedom has special meaning for anyone living with diabetes. An original view by our very own Haidee:
Assert your independence by taking a little (safe) diabetes vacation today?
We also wanted to take this opportunity to formally kick off our 2011 Summer Guest Post Series. For your summer reading pleasure*, we’ll be featuring a fantastic line-up of diabetes experts — which in our…
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It’s good to know what you don’t know. Part of our mission here at our Saturday diabetes advice column, Ask D’Mine, is to peek behind the curtains of just about everything — as oftentimes conventional wisdom is not as wise as it may seem.
Well, just read today’s column and you’ll get the gist. Say hello to our host Wil Dubois, a veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator who’s seen it all at…
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