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IX. The discovery of a new dish does more for the happiness of mankind than the discovery of a star. Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarins book from 1825 is famous for the aphorism "Tell me what you eat, and I'll tell you what you are." He believed that…

When it comes to aging, people aren't afraid of losing their lives. They're afraid of losing their humanity. Most google-savvy diabetics know the statistic that diabetes takes a decade of your life away. For well-controlled diabetes, it is not a must, but the five-year mortality…

What should be a foundation in diabetes treatment is barely known by anyone who hasn't read Richard Bernstein's Diabetes Solution. It's a shame. The law of small numbers states that the lower the carbs, the smaller the insulin doses, so the smaller the errors. By…

I made the mistake of going on Twitter the other day, even though it does little else but make me doubt the future of humanity. We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters. This was no exception. Some diabetic was thrilled after discovering that…

I've been reading Ken Liu's The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, which is overall a wonderful experience. There's a story in it about a girl whose soul sits in an ice cube. She's terrified that it will melt, so every night before going to bed,…