DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog » Researchers http://www.diabetesmine.com A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:58:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Vision of the Diabetes Future: Contact Lenses That Deliver Insulin! http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/vision-of-the-diabetes-future-contact-lenses-that-deliver-insulin.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/vision-of-the-diabetes-future-contact-lenses-that-deliver-insulin.html#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:00:01 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=75913 We recently learned about a group of graduate students at the University of Washington who are developing a contact lens capable of delivering insulin sans needle, a product called InsuLenz. Ah, yet another stab (pun intended) at the non-invasive dream,…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/vision-of-the-diabetes-future-contact-lenses-that-deliver-insulin.html/feed 4 Insulin’s Little Helper: A New Pill for Type 1 Diabetes? http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/insulins-little-helper-a-new-pill-for-type-1-diabetes.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/insulins-little-helper-a-new-pill-for-type-1-diabetes.html#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:00:50 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=71862 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…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/insulins-little-helper-a-new-pill-for-type-1-diabetes.html/feed 20 Joslin’s CEO on Reimbursement, Patient-Centeredness and More http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/joslins-ceo-on-reimbursement-patient-centeredness-and-more.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/joslins-ceo-on-reimbursement-patient-centeredness-and-more.html#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:00:00 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=72926 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…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/joslins-ceo-on-reimbursement-patient-centeredness-and-more.html/feed 0 Call for an Open Model of Diabetes Care! (i.e. Standards) http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/call-for-an-open-model-of-diabetes-care-i-e-standardization.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/call-for-an-open-model-of-diabetes-care-i-e-standardization.html#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:00:46 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=71050 As a follow up to the 2012 DiabetesMine Innovation Summit event held last November at Stanford University, we wanted to share the gist of the keynote talk about why the development of standards for diabetes devices and data is so…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/call-for-an-open-model-of-diabetes-care-i-e-standardization.html/feed 10 A Diabetes Refresher Course + Interview with Researcher William Tamborlane http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/interview-with-dr-william-tamborlane.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/interview-with-dr-william-tamborlane.html#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:00:47 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=70957 As many of you know, I’m currently studying to become a Certified Diabetes Educator. So I was delighted to have the opportunity to attend the American Diabetes Association’s annual Advanced Postgraduate Course in New York City on Feb. 23 —…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/interview-with-dr-william-tamborlane.html/feed 1 Beyond the Pancreas: Researchers Targeting Immune-System Creation Gland http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/beyond-the-pancreas-researchers-targeting-immune-system-creation-gland.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/beyond-the-pancreas-researchers-targeting-immune-system-creation-gland.html#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:00:32 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=65731 Ah, the pancreas. That organ behind the stomach that’s always been the target of angst and anger for us PWDs (people with diabetes). We bemoan why it went on permanent vacation and daydream about kick-starting it… But all of our…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/beyond-the-pancreas-researchers-targeting-immune-system-creation-gland.html/feed 3 Islet Cell Xenotransplantation: Where Is It Now? http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/islet-cell-xenotransplantation-where-is-it-now.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/islet-cell-xenotransplantation-where-is-it-now.html#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:00:26 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=63921 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…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/islet-cell-xenotransplantation-where-is-it-now.html/feed 6 Are Insulin-Producing Beta Cells Going All Star Trek? http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/are-insulin-producing-beta-cells-going-all-star-trek.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/are-insulin-producing-beta-cells-going-all-star-trek.html#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 12:00:38 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=62864 Diabetes research news (and anything involving lab mice) can sometimes make our eyes gloss over, as it seems we’re hearing about some new scientific “breakthrough” every other day. But we took a little more interest recently when hearing about a…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/are-insulin-producing-beta-cells-going-all-star-trek.html/feed 2 A Father’s Love at the Heart of ‘Bionic Pancreas’ Project http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/08/a-fathers-love-at-the-heart-of-bionic-pancreas-project.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/08/a-fathers-love-at-the-heart-of-bionic-pancreas-project.html#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:00:29 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=56985 Even though Ed Damiano isn’t living with diabetes, he occasionally wears a continuous glucose monitor and two Tandem t:slim pumps, and he constantly has his eye on all the newest D-devices. Sometimes his pumps are filled with saline and sometimes…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/08/a-fathers-love-at-the-heart-of-bionic-pancreas-project.html/feed 9 Talking Hypo Alert Canines…In the Dogs Days of Summer http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/07/talking-hypo-alert-caninesin-the-dogs-days-of-summer.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/07/talking-hypo-alert-caninesin-the-dogs-days-of-summer.html#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:00:20 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=53165 Losing the ability to sense low blood sugars is one of the scariest things for those of us living with diabetes. For one college student at Purdue University, that hypoglycemia unawareness led to an average of three ER visits a…

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