This looks really promising: 

An implant that allows a person with type 1 diabetes to produce their own insulin automatically in response to changing glucose levels. We know it will take many years to research and approve, but this is a fantastic start. 

Fingers crossed ...

https://www.jdrf.org.uk/news/latest-news/breaking-news-encapsulated-stem-cells-implanted-in-to-person-with-type-1-diabetes-for-first-time

Breaking news: Encapsulated stem cells implanted in to person with type 1 diabetes for first time

www.jdrf.org.uk

JDRF partner company ViaCyte has announced the first successful implant of its islet encapsulation system into a person with type 1 diabetes.

Press Cuttings:

Diabetes UK Balance Magazine

Sept to Oct 2014

ANNOUNCEMENT Sept 9, 2014

A major update to the app will soon be ready for release. Cook & Count app will include all the key nutrients: calories, carbs, fat, protein, sugars and fiber. 

It will also have the choice of a UK government food database or a US government food database. Download Cook & Count Carbs app from the iTunes App Store here now, and you will receive the upgrade to Cook & Count when it is available in October 2014. No in-app purchases will be necessary for this update.


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The Cook & Count test kitchen on a Monday morning - a very nice place to be! 

Ninjabetic's Chocolate Heaven Cake - final take. This is delicious!

For those interested in new type 1 diabetes management technology: this is a really helpful and honest summary of the recent research on the closed loop system - aka the bionic pancreas. From Prof Peter Hindmarsh at UCLH. 

http://theprofsblog.tumblr.com/

The Prof's Blog

theprofsblog.tumblr.com

A blog by Professor Peter Hindmarsh, a leading endocrinologist in the UK with some thoughts about...

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Sad to see where diabetes is in the fundraising hierarchy ... Has it (or at least type 2 diabetes) become so commonplace that we have taken for granted any charity fundraising to find prevention, cure or improved treatments?

http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/infographic-shows-differences-between-diseases-we-donate-and-diseases-kill-us

We've been recipe testing for the next update of Cook & Count app. This is today's creation: 

Chocolate heaven cake from the fab lovely diabetes blogger and Diabetes Online Community founder @Ninjabetic1. Thanks Laura! Although we're the ones who get to eat it ...

Don't ask how many carbs are in here!