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Category Archives: diabetes news
Richard Rubin
A big name in the diabetes professional community is gone. Although I did not know Richard Rubin personally, I heard him present at diabetes meetings, I read his work, and I heard and saw his name a lot. Dr. Rubin … Continue reading
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Lower weight at altitude
Have you heard about this? Researchers looked at over 400,000 people and found that those who live at altitude are less likely to be obese. I find that fascinating, because for so long people have been saying that Colorado is a … Continue reading
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Tagged active lifestyle, altitude, diabetes, Disney World, mountain living, obesity, weight loss
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Diabetes Book!
Many patients ask me, “What diabetes book should I buy?” And there are so many out there that it’s hard to answer. A few years ago I met a patient who was brand new to diabetes. When she and her … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes and food, diabetes balance, diabetes book, diabetes strength
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should government regulate sugar?
Here’s an article with some ideas about government regulation of sugar. It got me thinking about where I stand on this. David Katz has been known to say that taxing junk food and sugary drinks is not enough. It’s just … Continue reading
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Tagged eating habits, education, government intervention, junk food, sugary drinks, taxes
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Artificial Pancreas updates
I guess it just dawned on me that the race is really on for the artificial pancreas. I listened to a webinar the other day about one group’s work on it. Yesterday I was looking at a conference agenda, where … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial pancreas, closed-loop system, cure for diabetes
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Pigs are Precious
We used to say this at diabetes camp years ago: “pigs are precious.” That was because our “purified pork” insulin came from pigs. A long time ago, beef (cow) insulin was the best we had, but many people had physical … Continue reading
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Tagged cure for diabetes, lipoatrophy, pig cell transplant, pig pancreatic cells
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Jumping on the PD Bandwagon
A friend (with diabetes) and I were discussing how so many people with diabetes get judged and blamed for not doing or doing certain things. As another friend would say, they get “should” on. This negative attention can really bring … Continue reading
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Tagged diabetes genetics, diabetes management, diabetes prevention, family history of diabetes, Paula Deen
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Omnipod and Freestyle
If you use an OmniPod by Insulet, there is important information out about blood glucose monitoring strips. For a while now there’s been quite some confusion about which strips can be used in the PDM (personal diabetes manager), which doubles … Continue reading
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IHoP
Once known as the International House of Pancakes, IHoP now stands for Islet Homeostasis Protein. There is so much irony here that I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to discuss. People with type 1 diabetes typically lose both insulin … Continue reading
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Tagged islets of Langerhans, pancakes, type 1 diabetes
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Motivation to Lose Weight
News flash: you need motivation to lose weight. But seriously, we do. Here’s an article that gives some helpful tips and emphasizes the importance of not beating yourself up when you have a setback. I think that’s very important. Just … Continue reading
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Tagged healthy habits, healthy lifestyle, losing weight, motivation, resolutions, weight loss
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