A Cure for T1 Diabetes? Using the Tuberculosis Vaccine??
Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital are hoping to prove that type 1 diabetes can be reversed with the help of a generic drug. The five-year long, phase II clinical trial, which received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, was announced Sunday...
SNAP to a POD: How I Made the Switch
IMPORTANT: I first must say a BIG thank you to Insulet Corporation, makers of the Omnipod insulin pump system, for offering a FREE Omnipod PDM PLUS a FREE box of Omnipod pods, WITHOUT ANY TRADE-IN or CHARGE to our insurance. A great and kind gesture to those of us...
Bigfoot Biomedical Snaps Up Asante’s Snap Pump Technology
This is the best Snap news I’ve had in the past two weeks, since Asante Solutions closed their doors. While this doesn’t solve our short-term problem of choosing a new (and less technologically capable) insulin pump, it does my heart good to know that all...
Hot News Flash: Dr. Ed Damiano’s Artificial Pancreas Next Step
This was posted by MedPage and AACE last week … some exciting news from Dr. Ed Damiano. He’s working on a proposal for a year-long study (with 480 participants, 160 of whom will be belong to a control of usual care) to compare outcomes of HbA1c and mean...Research News: Reversing Inflammation Could Cure Diabetes?
Wow, this is some very exciting news. Scientists have successfully reversed type 1 diabetes in mice by using adult stem cells and cell surface molecular engineering to reduce the destruction of insulin-producing islet cells. Wow! This article is somewhat technical,...
D Blog Week: WILDCARD – I am The Technology Grim Reaper
After 39 years as a T1 (oooops, started as a patient with diabetes mellitus, then a diabetic, then a juvenile diabetic, then a Type 1 diabetic, then a PWD, then a Type None PWD), in 2004, I finally decided that I was ready to try the insulin pump. For me, it...
D Blog Week: Change! Putting Your Money Where Your Insulin Is?
Do you invest in companies that make/sell diabetes-related products or provide diabetes-related services? Yes, yes, I know. Of course, you spend your dollars on insulin, pumps, supplies, medications! You pay for medical insurance premiums and copays! You take many...
Diabetologia: Serious life events in childhood can triple risk of T1 diabetes
I always wondered why I developed T1 diabetes. NO ONE in my entire family had diabetes. Why was I the lucky (unlucky) one? Where did it come from? My theory was that it developed at age 11 after a major trauma in my life at age 10. My dad had been severely sick...
DiabetesMine Test Kitchen Video: What is NIGHTSCOUT?
My first video – a review of Nightscout. Please let us know what you...
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