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Dr. Tom Elliott
Kudos to the BC NDP government for extending insulin pump coverage to every British Columbian living with diabetes requiring intensive insulin therapy (effectively all those with Type 1 diabetes and those with Type 2 diabetes taking two different kinds of insulin). On Tuesday the Minister of Health, Adrian Dix (who has Type 1 diabetes himself […]
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BCDiabetes Medical Director, Dr. Tom Elliott, will be on CKNW radio! Dr. Tom Elliott will speak on John Daly’s radio show Back on the Beat on Saturday, June 9, 11am about the new “Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy”. BCDiabetes is one of the few sites in Canada that will be conducting the trial and we […]
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In December, our research team at BCDiabetes received the welcome news that our Human Research Protection Program (HRPP), established in 2017, has been accredited by the Association of Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP). Receiving accreditation of our HRPP is a milestone for our research team, strengthening the connection of our research work […]
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Dr. Tom Elliott
On Oct 12 BCDiabetes blogged on the CRA Disability Tax Credit as it applied to Type 1 diabetes and how the CRA had moved the goalposts: see Type 1 Diabetes sucks but dont ask the CRA for sympathy. Good news – the CRA has reversed its policy: so it is back to the old rules […]
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Dr. Tom Elliott
A Scottish study published today in the prestigious medical journal the Lancet showed that weight loss averaging 10 kg achieved with a total diet replacement using a 853 kcal/day packaged powder formula for 3–5 months resulted in “remission” of Type 2 diabetes in almost 50% of participants at 12 months. Patients considered in remission had […]
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Dr. Tom Elliott
No one will argue with the statement that having Type 1 diabetes sucks. If you do a perfect job testing your sugars, adjusting your insulin and following a diet and exercise plan you will be spending a great deal of time, energy and money. Until recently the Canada Revenue Agency was sympathetic & offered […]
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Dr. Tom Elliott
Today marks the 95th anniversary of the first use of the word insulin by its Canadian discovers Dr. Frederick Banting and medical student Charles Best. Four months earlier they had saved the life of 14 year old Leonard Thompson by injecting him with a pancreatic extract (containing insulin) taken from a dog. A year later Banting […]
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Dr. Tom Elliott
No, this is not an advertisement for a skin or beauty product. A study published last week in Cell demonstrated that injections of a special fOXO4 peptide rejuvenated old mice – it restored their stamina, thickened their fur coat and improved kidney function. Human studies are being planned. This is intriguing stuff and may be […]
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Dr. Tom Elliott
Yesterday, (2017-02-23) a study of diabetic mice was published in the journal “Cell” showing that a special “fasting mimicking diet” (FMD) for 4 days every month caused regeneration of pancreatic insulin-secreting beta cells. As such, in mice at least, this diet has the potential to reverse both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. No […]
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Dr. Tom Elliott
Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) or “sensors” have been around for more than a decade. With the arrival in Canada last week of the Dexcom G5 everything has changed: the G5 is more accurate than its predecessor the G4 allowing for ever more reliable low and high sugar alarms, it sends results straight to your smartphone […]
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