Chargers Quarterback Philip Rivers and Wife Tiffany Open Up About Son’s Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers and wife Tiffany Rivers are hoping to raise awareness for type 1 diabetes after their son was diagnosed with the condition when he was just 5 years old. “It’s our everyday,” Tiffany tells PEOPLE of her son, Gunner, being diagnosed with the condition six…
Continuous glucose monitor alarm settings affect outcomes, severe hypoglycemia can lead to acute coronary syndrome
One of the week’s top stories in endocrinology was about a study that found adults with type 1 diabetes who used a higher glucose threshold for hypoglycemia alarms during continuous glucose monitor therapy spent approximately 50% less time in hypoglycemia. Findings that showed older adults with diabetes who experienced severe…
Cancer drug neratinib offers hope for type 1 diabetes treatment
A drug used to treat breast cancer, neratinib, has the potential to halt the immune system from destroying beta cells in type 1 diabetes, according to German researchers. Neratinib was able to guard the beta cells, which produce insulin in the pancreas, from attack. The JDRF-funded study showed that the…
I don’t have diabetes, but I wore an implant that measures the sugar in my blood to see if I could hack my performance. I’d put it back on again if I could.
This is quite a fascinating article I found about someone wearing a Dexcom G6. Give it a read! For a few weeks this fall, I had a pretty good idea of what was going on in my pancreas at any given time. That’s because I was wearing a continuous…
Despite ‘24/7 disease,’ Cory Conacher is a professional hockey success story
When a teammate found him, Cory Conacher was dragging his feet down the hotel hallway, walking aimlessly and speaking nonsensically. He was in his underwear and sweating. It was the middle of the night. Conacher, a then-21-year-old at his first pro hockey camp, looked like someone who’d been partying too…
Cannabis tied to serious complications in type 1 diabetes
(Reuters Health) – People with type 1 diabetes may be more than twice as likely to develop potentially fatal complications when they use cannabis somewhat regularly than when they avoid the drug or rarely indulge, a study suggests. Researchers surveyed 932 adults with type 1 diabetes about alcohol, smoking and…
The impact of weight management in kids with Type 1 diabetes can shape adulthood experiences
When it comes to managing weight, challenges faced by adolescents with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) are compounded in young adulthood and influence the habits they form as they get older. This is according to new findings from a research team lead by Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, PhD, Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor…
US companies celebrate 25-year commitment to curing type 1 diabetes
A 25-year relationship between two companies committed to curing type 1 diabetes is being celebrated through Diabetes Awareness Month. In 1994, the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) teamed up with Biorep Technologies Inc, a Miami-based company that manufactures critical research equipment. The partnership began when Biorep founder Ramon Poo became involved…
Identical Twin Football Players Fight Type 1 Diabetes
The Holsinger brothers are instantly recognizable on the St. Thomas University campus in Miami Gardens. Being identical twins who play on the football team will get you noticed. Noah plays defensive back, Harrison plays quarterback. “We’re always checking up on each other, did you do this, make sure you do…
Does sugar really kill you? Dispelling myths about diabetes
Many Malaysians are still oblivious as to how diabetes is diagnosed. Diabetes mellitus, commonly known as diabetes, is a group of metabolic disorders in which the pancreas no longer produces enough insulin, or the cells stop responding to the insulin that is produced, resulting in glucose in the blood that…
