The 2008 presidential election is nearing and the thought of four more years with John McCain at the helm feels like a fork in the eye to this faithful Democrat. 

But there's one potential bright spot.  If McCain is elected and a type 1 Democrat makes good on their half-serious proclamation to move to Canada, they might score a f…[more]

Last year I got in touch with TrialNet researchers enrolling individuals at high risk for type 1 diabetes in an attempt to prevent or delay the onset of T1 with one-a-day insulin capsules.

A principal investigator in the study explained if you have all three islet cell autoantibodies in your blood, and a strong genetic history, you have a greater tha…[more]

Every time my parents (both type 1 diabetics) come to visit, out comes their mini-cooler from the car. Inside? Insulin, of course! From cooler to fridge it goes.

Do they haul that little cooler everywhere? What if they were traveling France? I hope they're not carrying that beat-up black cooler into the Louvre.

I just came across a shar…[more]

I recently wrote about an FDA panel's overwhelming recommendation to change the screening requirements for new diabetes drugs. Right now the current research benchmarks (e.g., surrogate endpoints) for a diabetes drug is its ability to lower blood sugar. However the panel is now saying drug companies need to perform longer studies t…[more]

Last Wednesday, an FDA panel voted overwhelmingly (14-2) that new diabetes drugs in the pipeline should undergo longer studies to confirm they do not increase the risk of heart problems.

Remember GlaxoSmithKline's Avandia nightmare from last year? This diabetes drug was approved by the FDA in 1999, but wasn't slapped with a black box…[more]

The New York Times just reported the American Diabetes Association is remixing its diabetes messaging strategy to take on a more serious tone.

Hey ADA, it's about time. I've witnessed my family face type 1 diabetes for many, many years. It's not a cakewalk.

You simply can't tip toe around diabetes, T1 or T2. They're both deadly, mired in serious complications and…[more]

Good ideas make me want to kick my heels and dance. I get giddy when I see one, and this one prompted a little kick and a jig.

Amy Tenderich over at the Diabetes Mine recently announced the winners of her 2nd Annual Diabetes Mine Design Challenge. Real people submitted their designs in a contest aimed at improving the lives of PWD…[more]

Sometimes I just abhor statistics, especially these numbers coming out of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today.

About 8 percent of the U.S. population has diabetes -- that's 24 million people, folks. Based on 2007 data, this is three million more diabetics over a two-year span. The good news? The percentage of pe…[more]

My niece was walking around the kitchen today searching for a loaf of white bread. In my self-righteous Auntie-tone, I told her white bread is for the birds and she should be eating whole wheat instead. A slice of Wonder would never pass through my lips, but I'll pop a chocolate-covered toffee any day. I'm a total hypocrit…[more]

Of the dozens of nursery rhymes I've sang and chanted to my kids, Fishy, Fishy has never been a regular. But fish -- especially salmon, sardines and mackerel -- are a good source of omega-3 fatty acids, and new research reveals omega-3s can possibly prevent type 1 diabetes.

At least that what a new study published in the Journ…[more]