JDRF Celebrates Historic Artificial Pancreas Success Bringing Life-changing Benefits to People with Type 1 Diabetes FDA Approves Medtronic Hybrid Closed Loop System “On September 28, 2016, the type 1 diabetes (T1D) community reached a major breakthrough with the FDA’s approval … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2016
…by Kristen McNutt, Phd., JD. “Like fiber, sugar replacers are only slightly digested – or not at all. Therefore, the most low-digestible carbohydrate that is eaten is not absorbed. The body’s normal response to unabsorbed carbohydrates is simply to dilute … Continue reading
Honored to have been invited to speak at a monthly JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) meeting, to share old and new information is exquisite, enlightening, encouraging! Not all attendees were diabetic but attended in order to learn more about the increasing … Continue reading
Words. As you know, words are used to communicate in a thousand different languages. The English word list below has been re-typed to assist you in your word search. As a long-time published author, I prefer to keep my characters active. … Continue reading
http://faustmanlab.org/docs/newsletters/DrFaustmanUpdate_Fall-2016.pdf “Updates , Fall 2016. “A Note from Dr. Faustman: “Great things have happened this year! Most importantly, we began enrolling participants in our Phase II trial. This double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study in 150 participants will continue to investigate the … Continue reading
The Insects of Diabetes – A Different Take Having to deal with insects is unpleasant. But it often has to be done, right? Careers have been exhilarated through the care and most probably the removal of bugs: household spiders, fleas, … Continue reading
Important: “Breakthrough: The Case of Murder in the Pancreas” No one’s sure why renegade members of the immune squad snuff out workers in the body’s insulin factory. Can investigators like Thomas Delong solve the mystery—and stop the attack that leads … Continue reading
This third chapter book in the series introduces new characters in Kali’s life. She is now eleven and a half years old, having lived with diabetes since she was two years old, and continues to care for her diabetic dog, Money. … Continue reading
Leaders are original…Managers copy. Leaders develop…Managers maintain. Leaders focus on people…Managers focus on systems & structure. Leaders inspire trust…Managers rely on control. Leaders innovate…Managers administrate. Leaders have a large-range perspective…Managers have a short-range view. Leaders ask what and why…Managers ask … Continue reading
December, 1994 “Let’s refresh our memories. The Net (Internet) began 25 years ago as a communications system set up by the [United States] Defense Department to link computers at universities with those at other defense research centers. This network deliberately … Continue reading