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From ABC Health News via Reuters:
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Insulin is produced by islet cells in the pancreas, but scientists have been able to persuade adult liver cells to do the same thing. Moreover, insulin production goes up in response to glucose levels, mimicking what happens in the body.
People with diabetes have been [...]

Herman climbs to the top of Mt. Sinai to get close enough to talk to God.
Looking up, he asks the Lord, “God, what does a million years mean to you?”
The Lord replies, “A minute.”
Herman asks, “And what does a million dollars mean to you?”
The Lord replies, “A penny.”
Herman asks, “Can I have a penny?”
The Lord [...]

I haven’t updated on Bubba’s situation in a while.
For many days we fought with him to eat. As he continued to loose his food, day in and day out, he got thinner and thinner. I cried a lot. I fought him morning and night to get food down him and have it [...]

Over at Adrants, I found this:
Diabetes Association Gets Sugar Money, Says Sugar Unrelated to Disease
While we don’t pretend to be a medical expert, we’ve certainly heard sugar has a little something to do with a disease called Diabetes. Well, after sugary soft drink marketer Cadbury Schweppes entered into a three-year, multi-million dollar alliance, American Diabetes [...]