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internationally published poet, writer, research assistant, diabetes advocate and educator. Dx'd with T1DM in '89.
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An Open Letter from Dr. Denise Faustman

Note:  I'm a big fan of Dr. Faustman's work to help Type 1 diabetics like myself who have had the disease for many years. As an often overlooked demographic, those of us living with Type 1 diabetes should not be forgotten when it comes to research and a cure!   Though it is the faces of children with diabetes that bring in the big... Read moreChevron
posted 12/09/2011, comment (1)|
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World Diabetes Day 2011: WWBD? (What Would Banting Do?)

Today is World Diabetes Day, which, not coincidentally, falls on the birthday of Frederick Banting, Nobel Peace Prize awardee, and, more importantly, discoverer of insulin over 90 years ago. Thanks to him, I, and millions others, can live with what once was considered a death sentence.    This year, instead of the usual World Diabetes... Read moreChevron
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Prolonged Television Watching Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

It was probably inevitable. The epidemic of type 2 diabetes (T2D) would sooner or later be linked to television watching. In a meta-analysis of eight earlier studies which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association this past week, the authors concluded that prolonged TV viewing is associated with an increased risk of T2D, as... Read moreChevron
posted 06/19/2011, comment (1)|
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A Race Car Driver and a Retired Engineer Who Happen To Have Diabetes

Charlie Kimball and Bob Krause have been in the news recently. Until reading the news stories, I didn't know anything about either gentleman, but I now know a bit about each, and think that you too might be interested. As usual for me, I watched part of the televised Indianapolis 500 auto race yesterday, and heard for the first time about... Read moreChevron
posted 05/30/2011, comment (1)|
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How to Decipher Health News

In today's world, the latest medical findings are broadcast everywhere. We see the same stories on TV, in magazines, in newspapers, and on the Internet.   That means most of us are aware of medical findings about healthy living. We know that omega-3 fatty acids from fish are healthy. We know that trans fats are bad for us. We know that salt... Read moreChevron
posted 05/17/2011, comments (6)|
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