Entries Tagged as ‘diabetes’

June 15, 2008

Flax seed reality check..

In case you can’t read this, it says, “My favorite thing about my dad is when he takes me to the candy store.” This was sent home with Miles along with other art projects on his last day of school. It was wrapped for Father’s Day and has been sitting on top of our dresser [...]

June 13, 2008

Flax seed, Omega-3 and Sunlight

“I’ll take an order of flax seed, omega-3 and sunlight please!” This is what I’d order from the fast food window if I could…..
Because the medical community still doesn’t know exactly what triggers type 1 diabetes, there are always new discoveries about possible links to causes or triggers. I remember when I was in college [...]

May 29, 2008

Diabetes Sisters is searching for volunteers….

DiabetesSisters has grown exponentially since its inception in January 2008. As a result, we are in need of passionate and dedicated volunteers to help keep us moving at such a fast pace! Below is a list of our volunteer needs. Please look over it and let us know if you or someone [...]

May 15, 2008

Fatty Acids and risks of type 1 diabetes

Somehow I just got the winter 2008 issue of Countdown, (not sure why it was late), and I saw an interesting newsbrief that says, “Children at risk for type 1 diabetes may gain some protection from developing the disease by increasing omega-3 fatty acids in their diet, according to a report in the Journal of [...]