Oct 23, 2019 | Eating, Featured, Foods
What to EAT? What NOT to EAT? 3 Foods You Should Throw Away Forever was reported by Tim Rees for Medium/Noteworthy – The Journal Blog, 8 October 2019. A good diet is as much about what you don’t eat as it is about what you do. In the...
Oct 22, 2019 | Featured, Spotlight, Stories of D Life
Cassidy Robinson sent this to me today … she was one of the 20 riders of Team Bike Beyond, who completed an epic, 10-week adventure, pedaling from New York City to San Francisco. The international team of 20 riders hailed from the US, UK, Australia, Canada, and...
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 18, 2019 | A Little Humor, Featured, Pets
Quincy, the glucose retriever,, lives with his T1 named Katie and her husband Troy … they are very smart people … and Quincy was very smart to choose this wonderful family! This is an amazing story … will bring tears to your eyes while you are...
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 11, 2019 | Featured, Pets
Goats Can Understand Human Expressions And Are Drawn To Smiling Faces, according to an article by Caitlyn Clancey for Social.Diply.com, 18 September 2019. A new study out of Queen Mary, University of London, has found that goats are able to read human...
Oct 9, 2019 | A Little Humor, Eating, Featured, Foods
What is the difference between sea salt and table salt? was reported by Jessica Caporuscio for MedicalNewsToday.com, 1 October 2019. Table salt and sea salt are both useful when preparing food. Manufacturers mine table salt from salt deposits and process it into...
Oct 8, 2019 | Featured, Recommended Books
These 2 books found their way to me … and both are excellent. ‘Twas My Type of Christmas, A Type 1 Diabetes Christmas Story, written by Mike Suarez, illustrated by Olsi Tola … “This book is dedicated to every T1D Warrior navigating the...
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...