What if someone said that you — someone with type 1 diabetes — could take a pill and your insulin requirements would not only drop, but they might be eliminated completely? Would you think they were crazy, or maybe confusing you with a type 2?
Well, it may not be a matter of sanity or misunderstanding. We might not be talking about a “magic pill” to make your diabetes disappear, but the early stages of…
When her daughter Tallia (Tally, for short) was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in September of 2007, Donna Annese was one of those moms who wasn’t taking it sitting down.
Within a year of diagnosis, Donna helped her daughter get started pumping, and then in November 2008, the family began creating unique cases for pumps and other D-supplies under the label Tallygear (named after her Tally, of course!). Their main product is something called the Tummietote, a…
Yesterday we published the first half of our comprehensive behind-the-scenes interview with Joslin Diabetes Center CEO John Brooks III — who by the way took part in the 2012 DiabetesMine Innovation Summit.
Today, we continue talking with John, learning more about the legendary center, and digging into all the current ‘hot buttons’ in diabetes innovation and care:
DM) How much of Joslin’s focus is pure research?
JB) About 40% of our total focus is…
JOSLIN… Just the sound of it makes the heart of most PWDs (people with diabetes) skip a beat. It stands for the world’s leading center for diabetes research, clinical care and education based in Boston, MA. It also harkens back to its namesake founder, Dr. Elliott Joslin, regarded as the father of modern diabetes care.
Ever wonder who currently heads up this amazing place? And what exactly they are doing to bring this Century-old institution…
Did you know the DiabetesMine team were secret artists, painting masterpieces with our lancets in our garage studios by night?
Yeah… April Fool’s! Actually we’ve got, well… close to zilch artistic ability.
But our new friend Cathy Leamy in the Boston area is one of those people who REALLY has talent, and is using her comic-creating capabilities to raise awareness on important healthcare topics.
Cathy tells us she’s been doing comics and cartoons for most…