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
MikeH on
October 25, 2012
Ohio resident Carol Patterson, who donated her time and convinced some of her neighbors to help out the American Diabetes Association, is disgusted with the organization and doesn’t plan to contribute her time or money ever again.
Hearing her story makes us clench our fists, but even more infuriating and disappointing is how the ADA has responded to the allegations in question.
By now, it’s no secret Bloomberg’s BusinessWeek magazine ran an exposé on Sept.…
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Another month has come and gone — and in the spirit of this past weekend’s Thanksgiving holiday, we are thankful to be part of such an amazing blogging community. Here’s a small sampling of noteworthy posts from bloggers we’re thankful to know:
November was of course National Diabetes Awareness Month and there was a lot of awareness-raising going on in the DOC. Gina hosted the 7th annual DBlog Day, Lee Ann organized the World Diabetes Day…
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A few weeks ago, several bloggers were contacted by a representative from an organization called the Juvenile Diabetes Cure Alliance. We visited their website to check them out, but it was slim on information: Who are the people behind this Cure Alliance? It was a big mystery, and some folks were even concerned it could be a scam…
Turns out that Stoyan Zaimov is one of the people behind the scenes at the JDCA. He’s…
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