I am pretty excited to see this even though my vials of insulin say right on them “Do not take this medication with alcohol”. Recent studies have shown a chemical found in the skins of red grapes and in red wine — can improve the sensitivity of mice to the hormone insulin, according to a [...]

Just like everyone else out there I am trying to loose to some weight and get into better shape. I would like to lose about 30 pounds over the next few months and I seem to have a hard time staying motivated and fighting cravings for carbs. This probably sounds like the story of everyone [...]

Embedded video from <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” mce_href=”http://www.cnn.com/video”>CNN Video</a> Well the video pretty much says it all, this is huge and will allow the limits of federal funding for stem cell research to be lifted so that we can make some advancements over the next 10 -15 years. The possibilities are endless!

Over five years ago, Dr. Lawrence C.B. Chan and colleagues in his Baylor College of Medicine laboratory cured mice that had type 1 diabetes by using a gene to induce liver cells to make insulin. “Now we know how it works,” said Chan, director of the federally designed Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center at BCM [...]

Today at Apple’s iPhone event in Cupertino, Lifescan announced it will be releasing an iPhone app for diabetices, allowing them to send their meters results via bluetooth or a docking cable directly to their iPhone. From there the results can be sent to parents, doctors or nutrionists. Below is from today’s event: “By far the [...]