Oct 21, 2019 | A Little Humor, Featured, Research News, Technology Updates
Glucagon: People with Type 1 Diabetes Produce MORE of This Hormone that Raises Blood Sugar was described by Ginger Vieira for InsulinNation.com, 18 October 2019. Ginger calls this: “A cruel irony of T1D: We don’t produce insulin and we overproduce glucagon,...
Oct 16, 2019 | Eating, Featured, Foods, Research News, Stories of D Life
Of Course You Should Salt Your Salad Greens, But When You Do It Matters was written by Mark Bittman for Medium/Heated, 3 October 2019. Who knew it really mattered when you salt your veggies?! The word salad comes from the Latin word for salt, so it’s no surprise...
Oct 14, 2019 | Featured, Research News, Technology Updates
Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded for Research on How Cells Manage Oxygen was reported by Gina Kolata and Megan Specia for The New York Times Health Section, 7 October 2019. The prize was awarded to William G. Kaelin Jr., Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L....
Oct 7, 2019 | Featured, Research News, Technology Updates
Israeli scientists: Cure for insulin-dependent diabetics within five years was published by Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman for The Jerusalem Post, 3 October 2019. Jerusalem-based Betalin Therapeutics has developed the first bio-artificial pancreas, composed of pig’s lung tissue...
Sep 30, 2019 | Featured, Research News, Technology Updates
Pancreas on a chip was published by Mary Bergman for the Harvard Gazette, 29 August 2019. Harvard scientists have combined organ-on-a-chip and stem-cell technologies to make a powerful tool for diabetes research and beta-cell transplantation. By combining two...
Sep 25, 2019 | Eating, Featured, Foods, Research News
Here’s a potpourri of interesting news about foods, health and more! There’s a LOT here but take your time and check it out! Actually, OK, it’s a HUGE post today! But … there is a funny joke at the very end! ENJOY!...