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Don't let type 2 diabetes rob you of years

Carrying an excess amount of belly fat increases a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes. And though frequent high blood sugars alone can be ... Read More »

Today is Type 1 Diabetes Awareness Day

People with type 1 diabetes are usually diagnosed when they are children, after their pancreatic beta cells stop producing insulin. This cessation has ... Read More »

Harvard researchers find potential cure for type 1 diabetes

Using a special "drug cocktail," researchers from Harvard University have stopped the destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells in mice, ... Read More »

Pumpkin extract can help with type 1 diabetes?

A favorite snack food of mine are pumpkin seeds. Along with peanuts, walnuts and sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds are tasty and nutritious as well. Try ... Read More »

Skipping insulin for weight loss = bad idea

Diabulimia, or insulin omission, is the practice of minimizing or skipping insulin treatments altogether to lose weight. A risky and potentially ... Read More »

Cloned cows producing human insulin

Today, most insulin that's used to treat type 1 and 2 diabetes is created by genetically engineered bacteria grown in tanks (in a lab, I presume.) But ... Read More »

No more insulin shots? A new study offers hope

A tentative new study is offering hope for those with Type I diabetes and has some researchers even using the words "possible cure." Scientists in ... Read More »