Diabetes Pharmacist Blog : Focus Express Mail Pharmacy : Insulin Pumps, Diabetes Supplies and Information

According to Larry Greenemeier in Scientific America,  researchers are experimenting with new ways of harvesting insulin-producing islet cells from pigs and transplanting them into diabetes sufferers in the hope of one day reducing the need for daily insulin shots and even replacing them with twice-yearly islet-cell treatments. MORE......

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Insulin pumps, about the size of a beeper, deliver to people with diabetes the potential for a more healthful life. Jeffrey Weiss of the Dallas Morning News wears an insulin pump and explains why he thinks it's a good idea in "simple terms" and why it's important to understand Type 1 diabetes. More....

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