Turning Diabetes Over to the Bionic Pancreas
Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 8:22:13 AM | Riva Greenberg I considered titling this “Anna Floreen Was Diabetes-Free for 5 Days,” because she was and now she’s not. And I’m curious what that transition has been like — picking up your...Petition to Standardize TSA screenings for diabetics
we petition the obama administration to: Standardize TSA screenings for diabetic persons using wearable self-monitoring medical equipment We petition the White House and Congress to mandate that employees of the Transportation Safety Administration be educated about...How Exercise Prevents and Treats Diabetes
A ground-breaking article from The Netherlands shows that lack of exercise is probably the most common cause of cell damage in diabetics today (Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. April, 2013). A high rise in blood sugar after meals, is a major cause of the...First Single Gene Mutation Shown to Result in Type 1 Diabetes
A JDRF-funded study out of Switzerland has shown that a single gene called SIRT1 may be involved in the development of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and other autoimmune diseases. The study, “Identification of a SIRT1 Mutation in a Family with Type 1 Diabetes,”...
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