Got My Diabetes Certificate from AADE!
The American Association of Diabetes Educators, founded in 1973, is the leading association of diabetes educators, with more than 14,000 members in the United States. They promote and maintain continuing education for healthcare professionals working in the field of...
One of the first insulin pumps!
Associated Press reporter Patrick Connolly, in 1986, adjusts the insulin pump he wears on his belt to keep his blood sugar near normal. The 1-pound pump delivers a squirt of insulin through a slim tube into a small needle under the skin of Connolly’s abdomen every few...
Reprinted from Insulination: Dr. Banting, Called a Failure, Discovers Insulin
Published on July 16th, 2014 | by Claresa Levetan MD, FACE Banting House National Historic Site of Canada I often stare at an old photograph of Dr. Frederick Banting, the discoverer of insulin, to get ideas. I am inspired by his sheer tenacity. Against all odds, he...One of my FAVORITE Posts by Mike Hoskins of Diabetes Mine!
When Trees Have High Glucose Levels… Diabetes is everywhere. Even on my vacation to Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. Thursday, October 9, 2014 We escaped from work and regular life here in Indiana for about 10 days recently, heading up across the...
UAB to test drug shown to completely reverse diabetes in human islets, mice!
As reported in the UAB (University of Alabama – Birmingham) News by Tyler Greer November 06, 2014 The “repurposing of verapamil as a beta cell survival therapy in type 1 diabetes” trial will test an approach different from any current diabetes treatment. New...
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