This is a good news + good news + bad news scenario, Folks. From announcements made at the ADA Conference in Philly, we’ve learned that long-term insulin use is shown to be safe – even Lantus use does not cause cancer risk! – but on the whole, type 1 diabetics in America aren’t faring so well, health-wise.
A huge and unprecedented study by the name of ORIGIN (Outcome Reduction with Initial Glargine Intervention) is the…
Sixteen-thousand doctors, scientists, and other healthcare providers. Hundreds of Pharma industry folks and food and diabetes supply vendors manning 171 booths in a cavernous exhibit hall. Over 2,500 research reports, plus over 2,000 more studies presented on mini-billboards known as research posters. More than 150 live sessions where experts present nearly 378 reports on every imaginable aspect of diabetes in the human body.
This is the American Diabetes Association annual Scientific Sessions conference, taking place…
Once again it’s time to reflect on what marked the year here at DiabetesMine.com. 2009 was surely eventful, both for this blog and for me personally. Never a dull a moment when you’re a busy D-blogger, Health 2.0 advocate, and mother of three, I guess. Here’s a list of some key milestones that stand out in my mind:
January – I was invited to New York to attend a Health Bloggers Summit hosted by the…
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Considering what I am about to write, I feel a little guilty about the post headline here. But these sensational headlines are just the point: the media is abuzz the last few days with the possibility that Lantus insulin “may be linked” to cancer.
The rumors started late last week, when the media got wind that a prominent diabetes researcher forecasted that an “earthquake” event was about to hit that would compromise the safety profile…