There is buzz in Washington D.C. that Republican members of the House of Representatives will unveil a plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act in the coming week. This plan is expected to have the backing of many rank-and-file Republicans in the House, but so far no details have been disclosed about it. The guarded nature of the bill has led some lawmakers in both parties to go off in search of it, with cameras following closely behind. MORE >>

New study results challenge traditional ideas about the source of type 1 diabetes (T1D). T1D, previously known as juvenile diabetes, affects an estimated 1.5 million Americans and is the result of the loss of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. The prevailing belief was that the root cause of T1D was the immune system mistakenly identifying those insulin-secreting beta cells as a potential danger and, in turn, destroying them MORE >>

My dear readers, I have some excellent news to share with you (only 20 days late). No longer are you reading a blog written by merely an Attitude Determination and Control Officer (ADCO) "Operator", you are reading the words of an ADCO "Specialist"! It may not mean much to you, but it means the world to me. MORE >>

The Morris Hospital Diabetes Education Center will host a free program on diabetes medications presented by a Morris Hospital pharmacist from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, in Whitman Assembly Room 2 at Morris Hospital, 150 W. High St. There are more than 100 medicines used to treat diabetes, and almost 200 currently being researched. MORE >>

My diagnosis of type 1 diabetes came late in life at age 25. I had completed college, was starting my career, and was newly married. Tears were shed as the gravity of the diagnosis sunk in, but the diagnosis itself was not a surprise. That’s because I had grown up with Type 1 diabetes in my family. Both my mom and my older brother were diagnosed with it when I was a child. Years later, I realized that watching them handle the condition has shaped how I live with diabetes. MORE >>