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Dr. Eli C. Lewis, Health Pro

Chair of Health Sciences Research at Ben-Gurion University

An Anti-Inflammatory Approach to Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

We all know that in type 1 juvenile diabetes, the insulin producing cells that reside within spherical entities in the pancreas, called islets of Langerhans, are under an immune attack and are lost. This brings along the disease-defining lack of circulating insulin that is accompanied by injurious glucose levels, and the obvious therapeutical... Read more Chevron

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Amy Tenderich, Health Guide

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Diabetes Mine creator

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The Non-Invasive Glucose Monitor No One Wanted (?)

Larry Ishler is an electrical engineer living in Erie, PA, whose son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in college about ten years ago. A few years later, the father had an idea for a non-invasive glucose monitor that would take readings through the skin on your ear (similar to the GlucoTrack from Integrity Applications out of Israel). For... Read more Chevron

posted 12/08/2009, comments (4)|

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Gina Capone, Health Guide

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Founder of diabetestalkfest.com, dxd with Type 1 at age 25.

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My 24 Hour Fast With Type 1 Diabetes, Blood Sugar, Basal Insulin Rates Accuracy

This is Day 4 of a 5 day intensive mastering your diabetes program that I participated in at the Diabetes Research Institute. Please read DRI-Mastering your diabetes, Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3 first.Fasting for 24 hours with type 1 diabetes? Yes, I know what you are thinking right now. No way, no how. I can’t fast, I have diabetes. I have... Read more Chevron

posted 12/02/2009, comments (2)|

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Merely Me, Health Guide

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I am a freelance health writer who has a mom with diabetes

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Diabetes and Depression: What's the Connection?

It may or may not come as a huge surprise to those of you who suffer from diabetes that depression is closely associated with this disease. The American Diabetes Association tells us that people with diabetes are at greater risk for depression. They provide statistics which show that while the incidence of depression affecting the general... Read more Chevron

posted 11/13/2009, comments (8)|

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Lisa Emrich, Health Guide

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Expert Patient: MyRACentral.com and MultipleSclerosisCentral.com

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Complications of Having Rheumatoid Arthritis and Diabetes

As I live with the comorbidity of multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, I am very interested in learning more about comorbidities in general. The coupling of diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis is one for which there is not a large amount of literature. Normally I write at the MS and RA sites here at HealthCentral and when I was... Read more Chevron

posted 11/09/2009, comment (1)|

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