By
AmyT on
February 27, 2012
The famous and controversial diabetes cure researcher Dr. Denise Faustman has just published exciting new research results showing evidence that “insulin production may persist for decades after the onset of type 1 diabetes” and “beta cell functioning also appears to be preserved in some patients years after apparent loss of pancreatic function.” Her study results appears in the March issue of the journal Diabetes Care.
“The traditional concept is that in type 1 diabetes, the…
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While on a recent trip to Boston, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to sit down for a chat with Dr. Denise Faustman, one of the many diabetes researchers on the quest to find a cure for diabetes. Dr. Faustman’s research has been hotly debated for the past several years, and because of that, much of the research has been funded through private donations.
We last spoke with Dr. Faustman almost two years ago,…
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Editor’s Note: Allison Blass, my new assistant editor, was moved by what she heard and saw at the JDRF Research Summit last weekend and what she read thereafter. But maybe not in the way you’d think…
I remember when I stopped believing that I would see a cure for diabetes.
It was a spring afternoon when I was in college. I was sitting on the back deck of this coffee shop I frequented. It was a…
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By
AmyT on
December 28, 2010
With the fiscal year ending on Friday, it’s time to make any last minute tax-deductible donations. Fortunately, the diabetes community is not short on non-profit organizations dedicated to educating, assisting, and eventually curing people with diabetes. The most visible organizations are, of course, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the American Diabetes Association. But there are many others worthy of your philanthropic consideration. Here’s a list of a few great D-causes where you might possibly…
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