Which is Scarier, Halloween or Diabetes?
Happy Halloween, my Friends. For those of you who love the dress-up and parties: Enjoy! For those of you who...
Month: October 2010
Does My Insurance Company Want Me to Die?
For those with diabetes, this is a pretty serious question, huh. I started thinking about this because I’ve been in...
Diabulimia: All in Our Heads?
In the summer of 2007, a seemingly new eating disorder emerged in mainstream media, one that was directly tied to...
Halloween with Diabetes: The Trick to Treats
Something wicked this way comes! And its name is Halloween. As much as I enjoy the costumes and the candlelit...
Minnesota + Mayo Clinic Launch "Decade of Diabetes Discovery"
Partnerships between multiple universities or institutions are not so uncommon in research, but when's the last time you heard of...
This Little Disease Called Diabetes
If you caught Saturday Night Live (SNL) this past weekend, you probably saw the Seth Meyers skit done on the...
A Mother Speaks Out on Losing a Child to Diabetes
Michelle Page Alswager is a long-time diabetes advocate, whose mission has taken on new meaning since the sudden and tragic...
Diabetes: The Possibilities
It doesn't seem possible. In this day and age, with all the advanced medicines and devices, the diligent attention so...
Diabetes and Salt Intake
If there is one critical thing that the BodyBugg taught me is that the average person’s sodium (Na for the...
Stem Cells Key to Pancreas Renewal; Crossing My Fingers
Embryonic stem cell research has huge potential toward a cure for diabetes. OK, I said it. If you find this...
New FreeStyle Test Strips – OK for OmniPod?
Who's tried Abbott's new FreeStyle test strips with their fancy new "ZipWik" technology? These are the ones with the Butterfly...
