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Pear: Good for Fruit, Not so Good for Body Shape, Says Research
Your doctor told you you’re pear-shaped, that you don’t have so much to worry about. So you have been sitting on your laurels, content to live with that extra fat on your lower half. But maybe being a pear is … Continue reading
Posted in Research
Tagged apple shaped, body shape diabetes, pear shaped, weight loss
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Have a Happy Easter with these Joslin Tips
Easter Sunday is traditionally accompanied by a big, delicious honeyed ham dinner and a basket full of tasty treats. But when your child has diabetes it can be particularly difficult deciding what’s best for you and your family to eat. … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy Eating
Tagged Diabetes Easter baskets, Easter, holidays, National Nutrition Month
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Encapsulating Islets: Big Hope in Small Packages
Gordon Weir, M.D., Co-Head of the Section on Islet Cell and Regenerative Biology at Joslin Diabetes Center, has teamed up with MIT researchers Robert Langer, Ph.D., Institute Professor, and Daniel Anderson, Ph.D., Associate Professor, to move the type 1 diabetes … Continue reading
Posted in Inside Joslin, Research
Tagged beta cells, encapsulation, Gordon Weir, Joslin research
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Prep for Passover: Managing Your Diabetes During a Seder
Pesach, or Passover, is almost upon us. This year it falls between March 26 and April 1. Passover is the Jewish holiday that celebrates the Jews’ freedom from bondage under Egyptian rule about 3000 years ago. For the seven days … Continue reading
Celebrate Child Life!
In between playing outside with friends, watching TV, or reading a book, managing diabetes as a child can be incredibly scary and overwhelming. That’s why Child Life specialists are here, to help children cope with the stress and uncertainty of … Continue reading
Pondering Paleo? Learn More Before Committing
The newest edition of the US News and World Report issue on diet ratings is out. Let’s face it, most overweight people, including many with diabetes, never go to see a dietitian. If their doctor recommends they lose weight, they … Continue reading
Kim Southwick: Riding For A Cure
Through the rain, snow, sleet, and slush, Kim Southwick rides her bike to and from work each day (12 miles total), all year round and won’t stop until she can no longer pedal. In 2007, Kim was diagnosed with type … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration
Tagged biking with diabetes, Death Valley, Inspiration, JDRF Ride to Cure
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