In most areas of diabetes research, you don’t hear much until there’s a big breakthrough of some sort. And then it goes dark again.
That’s what happened several years ago on the then-hot topic of xenotransplantation, or the sourcing of islet cells for transplants. Some studies were launched using porcine cells and the press had a field day with headlines like “pig sushi diabetes trial.” Since then? Nada.
But recently, a New Zealand-based company called…
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By
AmyT on
November 25, 2012
Somehow diabetes has a “grounding effect” on even the most legendary moments, or…?
Thanks to the artistic stylings of Jeannette Golubovic, our newest cartoonist who’s a fellow LADA PWD and an attorney in Texas.
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By
WilD on
November 24, 2012
Today, we bring you a special edition of our weekly advice column, Ask D’Mine. Your host, type 1 diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois has a few things to say about drinking with diabetes.
{Got questions? As usual, email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Uncle Wil on Alcohol Consumption
One of my type 1 patients is in jail today. Something involving a firearm and a bottle of whiskey downtown. He was so drunk he was shooting into the…
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AmyT on
November 23, 2012
Welcome again to our Friday video shorts, where we’re bringing you a weekly “life with diabetes” snippet from filmmaker Jenny MacKenzie, who created the documentary film Sugar Babies.
In this week’s clip, we get a peek inside the world of a teenager with diabetes who says she weighed 311 pounds. But by piecing together and personalizing a management plan, she was able to lose a whopping 140 pounds (!) and get her health on track.…
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