What We’re Reading: Diabetes Alert Day
March 22 is American Diabetes Alert Day and the ADA is launching a quick and easy online test to help people evaluate their risk for diabetes… Read More “What We’re Reading: Diabetes Alert Day”
News and Research
Scientific research is constantly evolving. Stay up to date and learn about new treatments in the pipeline, research trends, technologies to watch and more.
Disappointing Results for Investigational Type 1 Drug
On March 11, drug manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline and biotechnology firm Tolerx announced that their investigational diabetes drug otelixizumab had failed to preserve beta-cell function in people with Type 1 diabetes in a late-stage clinical trial known as DEFEND-1… Read More “Disappointing Results for Investigational Type 1 Drug”
What We’re Reading: Free Bone Density, Vision Screenings, and More
Find out about CVS “To Your Health” events featuring free preventive health screenings for blood glucose, cholesterol and blood pressure, bone density, and vision… Read More “What We’re Reading: Free Bone Density, Vision Screenings, and More”
Am I Disaster Prepared?
News of last Friday’s earthquake in Japan, of the tsunami that followed — and now of the nuclear radiation — is something that, I’m sure it’s safe to say, has affected us all in one way or another. The images, video, and stories coming out of the country are heartbreaking, and there’s little I can say. What I can write about, however, is diabetes… Read More “Am I Disaster Prepared?”
What We’re Reading: Safeway’s Simple Nutrition Program
Safeway is introducing a new program that makes it easier for shoppers to identify healthful foods in their grocery stores… Read More “What We’re Reading: Safeway’s Simple Nutrition Program”
Strong New Evidence in Favor of the Mediterranean Diet
In past studies, the so-called Mediterranean diet has been found to have many beneficial effects on health, including reduction in the rates of cardiovascular disease, obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and some types of cancer. Now, a new, large-scale study conducted at the Horokopio University of Athens has found that this model of eating can also reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome… Read More “Strong New Evidence in Favor of the Mediterranean Diet”
Diabetes in My Media
It always seems that when it rains it pours (Morton Salt reference, anyone)? Pouring, lately: diabetes and insulin in print and on screen. For me, at least. In my little world… Read More “Diabetes in My Media”
What We’re Reading: DiabetesMine Design Challenge
Do you have an idea to make diabetes management better? Enter the 2011 DiabetesMine Design Challenge! Read More “What We’re Reading: DiabetesMine Design Challenge”
Legs and Bathrooms
After some adjustments were made last week, my prosthetic leg is feeling much better, but memories of swelling, bruising, and pain are not making me want to wear it… Read More “Legs and Bathrooms”
An Important Step for Accurate Glucose Readings
Blood glucose monitoring is one of the most fundamental aspects of managing diabetes, but according to a new study in the journal Diabetes Care, failure to take the simple action of washing your hands with water before pricking your finger could result in falsely elevated readings… Read More “An Important Step for Accurate Glucose Readings”
