Diet and nutrition are hot topics these days, and new research comes out daily. Scientists are continually discovering new things about the benefits -- and the dangers -- inherent in what we eat and drink. What's the best kind of diet for losing weight? What foods and combinations of foods prevent disease? What is it in our food that contributes to diabetes and the complications of diabetes? What are the compounds that protect us from them? Stay up on the latest in nutrition news and research.
by Nicole Purcell Glucagon is one of those things that hasn't changed much in the diabetes world, in terms of packaging, dosing, method of delivery, since the time of my diagnosis in 1982. It's also one of those items that you buy in the same vein as say a generator. You might never use it, but it sure as heck is handy to have should your lights go out. The first time I was given glucagon was on the front lawn of my childhood home. What I remember of that night was going to bed after a...
