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Would you rather live with diabetes or...

You know that silly game you play with your friends (or you watch your kids play with their friends)..."Would you rather marry Will Smith and be rich and famous, or find your soulmate and be happy forever and ever?"   "Would you rather live with diabetes or...."   See, I have a theory, maybe its more of a belief, that no... Read moreChevron
posted 06/08/2010, comments (2)|
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Stem Cell Transplants May be the Future Cure for Diabetes

In Brazil, a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) successfully showed how transplanted stem cells kick started the pancreas into producing insulin again.   As you probably already know, Type 1 diabetes is the result of the immune system attacking the insulin producing beta cells of the pancreas.... Read moreChevron
posted 02/21/2010, comments (0)|
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ASK GINGER - Does insulin store fat or build muscle or both?

I hear and read about insulin completely unrelated to diabetes pretty often. Just like you said, insulin is responsible for both storing fat onto the body and for helping the body build muscle, but the balance between storing too much fat from too much insulin when you're trying to build muscle instead is a careful one.   Insulin transports... Read moreChevron
posted 01/04/2010, comment (1)|
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ASK GINGER - Can I just test out the low-carb diet for a few days and see what happens?

Hi Ginger, I know I can't do the low-carb diet for a long time, but I'm wondering if there's a benefit to doing it for just a little while? There are so many different opinions about it, and I kind of want to see what happens? Is it worth it to try for just a little while? -Beth     Hey Beth, Definitely! You're right, there is... Read moreChevron
posted 12/02/2009, comment (1)|
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Diabetic Lineman on Boston College Football Team!

Rich Lapham was diagnosed with diabetes when he was 13 years old, but today is a lineman on the Boston College football team. Lapham was recently featured in the Boston Herald for his athletic perseverence despite his Type 1 diabetes, and just like the rest of us: diabetes is challenging for him, too, but he simply doesn't let it get in the way of... Read moreChevron
posted 11/13/2009, comments (2)|
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