Sunday Funnies: Halloween Do-ings

So you’re a PWD and Halloween is here. Think you’re worried?! We are delighted to welcome to our Sunday Funnies series: Jerry King, one of the most published and prolific cartoonists in America, creating over 200 cartoons each month for websites,…

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Announcing: The DiabetesMineâ„¢ 20,000 Voices Giveaway Contest We're about to reach our 20,000th reader comment here at the 'Mine! No kidding. Incredible, right?Without a doubt it is YOUR VOICES that make the difference!Your visits and your input are what make our efforts worthwhile, and what makes this site ......
Tom Brobson: My Experience in the Artificial Pancreas Clinical Trials The Artificial Pancreas has the potential to become a huge leap forward in diabetes care. As anxious as all of us are to push the boundaries in diabetes technology, we can't forget the importance of clinical trials; nothing will move forward witho......
Rats, frosting helping find genetic causes of binge-eating Two strains of rats, cans of vanilla frosting and a theory have brought science a step closer to finding the genetic causes of binge eating and eventually a treatment. Females are primarily effected by eating disorders with a ratio of only one male for every ten women. These disorders can last for years. During this timeframe, effective treatment is critical since eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder. And if it doesn't kill, the damage it wreaks can be irreversible. By using different types of female rats, the scientists have effectively reduced the high number of...
The Secrets to "Sticky" New Year’s Resolutions Ever feel like you're making the same New Year's Resolution over and over and over again? I know I do. I have several changes in my life that I'm planning to make this year, but the No. 1 thing on my Diabetes List is logging my blood sugars.Ack!I ......
Higher calorie diets increase weight gain, shorten hospital stays for teens with anorexia Higher calorie diets produce twice the rate of weight gain compared to the lower calorie diets that currently are recommended for adolescents hospitalized with anorexia nervosa....