What does a glowing “light bulb” and mice have to do with one another?  No this isn’t a joke.  The answer… type 2 diabetes.
With over 20 million diabetics and over 50 million “pre-diabetics” the race is certainly on to find new drugs, treatments and ultimately a cure.  Researchers have now used a “light bulb” type activator to help us see exactly what occurs during and after the process of eating and the physiology that accompanies it. 
Using a sensitive camera, the light–a direct measure of CREB/TORC2 activity–could be detected and measured from outside of the live mice. Using biochemical and genetic …read more

“Don’t you think diabetes is really just a nice way to say a person is fat and eats to much?” My head turns in the direction of the very rude, rather large caboosed women spreading her intelligence to anyone who will listen. “I agree, I mean come on, I can eat donuts, but I know when to say when. At one!” Oh boy, they didn’t know who was standing behind them as they shared their ignorance with the room.
This happened while I was at a cookout at a friend’s house. First of all, both women …read more