A few days ago I was asked to write about a success that I had in my recent life for a job application. I wrote about my experience with the Race Across America that I did in 2010 as part of Team Type 1. I was limited to 300 words, and certainly could have written […]
Saturday Morning Research Review – January 31, 2015
Jeff Bluestone: UCSF diabetes center, T cell inhibition, regulatory T cells, and diabetes reversal by Adam Burrack, PhD Relevant citations: Diabetes 58:652-62, 2009 Diabetes 62:3766-74, 2013 In the first installment in this series I described an exciting new method to produce patient-specific beta cells for transplantation recently developed by the Melton laboratory at Harvard. I […]
Saturday Morning Research Review – January 24, 2015
After a pause on the #SMRR last weekend, Adam Burrack continues his series with recent news that many of us are still secreting insulin. Immunology of Diabetes Blog Series: Beta Cells Remain, 30 years after T1D diagnosis “The majority of patients with long-duration type 1 diabetes are insulin microsecretors and have functional beta cells” Diabetologia […]
We are YOUglycemia
Put simply, YOUglycemia is athletes with diabetes supporting athletes with diabetes. We believe that exercise has the potential to improve diabetes management and enhance quality and quantity of life. However, we also know that exercising with diabetes presents challenges not faced by a non-diabetic athlete. Those of us who started YOUglycemia manage our diabetes through […]
Saturday Morning Research Review – January 10, 2015
Immunology of Diabetes Series Flu shots, Type 1 Interferons, Insulin Resistance, Sick Day Plans by Adam Burrack, PhD Well, it’s that time of year: presents have been opened (perhaps discarded), we’re all getting back to school and/or work after a nice break (of up to two weeks depending on job situations and the calendar), and […]
Saturday Morning Research Review – January 3, 2015
I really do love persistence in study. It is a necessary component of good research, because concepts are rarely tested and accepted overnight… It often takes years of work to develop a theory and truly test all aspects relating to said theory. The best is when that type of devotion is put to the test […]
Winter Exercise
We here at YOUglycemia believe in the power of exercise and know that it can and should play a huge role in diabetes management. We are also big advocates of getting outdoors for exercise. Speaking for myself, I fully know the benefits of cross training and lifting weights, but I can’t recall the last time […]
Saturday Morning Research Review – December 27, 2014
George Eisenbarth, MD, PhD: Autoantibodies, insulin as the primary T cell target in T1D onset, and the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes in Denver By Adam Burrack, PhD Relevant content: New Eng J Med 313(14): 893-894 1985, New Eng J Med 314(21): 1360-1368 1986, Nature 435(7039): 220-223 2005, Journal of Immunology 187(11): 5921-5930 In […]
Saturday Morning Research Review – December 20, 2014
As we enter the holiday season, I have one thing on the mind… When am I going skiing!!? As such, I thought it appropriate to find an article detailing the needs of the diabetic athlete at altitude. This one, from High Altitude Medicine and Biology definitely fit the bill. Much of the information provided by the authors is […]
Saturday Morning Research Review – December 12, 2014
Matthias von Herrath, CD8+ T cells, the nPOD consortium, and researching ‘the trigger’ of autoimmunity By Adam Burrack, PhD In our previous YOUglycemia ‘immunology of diabetes’ blog I described a new method to develop and expand insulin-producing beta cells for transplantation into individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D). This technology, developed by the Melton laboratory […]