Welcome to Alt-Support-Diabetes.org

Alt-Support-Diabetes.org is under new management.

The previous webmaster was discouraged by the lack of interest in the site, and the death of Usenet in general. The active members in the alt.support.diabetes newsgroup weren't even referring to it anymore.

The domain registration for Alt-Support-Diabetes.org was paid years in advance by Mack, who was a frequent poster on the alt.support.diabetes newsgroup and an Alt-Support-Diabetes.org Webmaster. So it doesn't make sense to have a "We're shutdown" message for the next several years. However, it's probable the site will disappear on 12 April 2024.

Some of the information here is very old as the original site was established in 2001 and much of it has never been updated. But it's still a valuable resource. So it's back.

If you would like to contribute content for the site, please contact the ASD Webmaster. Articles attributed to ASD Webmaster as contributor are those for which the true author cannot be determined. If you know who should be credited, please let us know.

Alt-Support-Diabetes (ASD) is an online support group of diabetics, their families and friends. We use this forum to freely share our personal experiences, knowledge, hopes, successes and frustrations concerning diabetes and it's impact on our lives. Currently we are using three major forums: the newsgroup alt.support.diabetes, our IRC chat room, and this website.

Newsgroups are one of the oldest parts of the internet called UseNet. It even pre-dates the World Wide Web. Currently there are over 70,000 individual newsgroups.

We encourage everyone to first read the Newsgroups FAQ. It explains the few do's and don'ts and some basic information about posting to a UseNet forum such as ours.

Disclaimer

The information made available through this web site is not intended to replace the services of a physician. It is provided for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice.

Diabetes News from Medical News Today

13 November 2019

Diabetes is a lifelong condition that is characterized by a raised blood glucose level. There are two main types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. Signs of diabetes include an increased sense of thirst, frequent urination, fatigue, weight and muscle loss, cuts or wounds that heal slowly and blurred vision. It is extremely important for diabetes to be diagnosed as early as possible - if left untreated the condition will get progressively worse.

Diabetes News from MIT

13 November 2019

MIT News is dedicated to communicating to the media and the public the news and achievements of the students, faculty, staff and the greater MIT community.

Diabetes News from ScienceDaily

13 November 2019

Learn about early diabetes symptoms, diabetic diet information, diabetes care, type 1 diabetes, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Read the latest medical research on diabetes.
  • What and how much we eat might change our internal clocks and hormone responses
    For the first time, a study shows how glucocorticoid hormones, such as cortisol, control sugar and fat levels differently during day and night, feeding and fasting, rest and activity, over the course of 24 hours.
  • New potential approach to type 2 diabetes treatment
    The protein adipsin, which is produced in body fat, helps protect insulin-secreting cells called pancreatic beta cells from destruction in type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. Among middle-aged adults, higher levels of the protein in the blood were also associated with protection from type 2 diabetes.
  • 'Super-grafts' that could treat diabetes
    To save patients with a severe form of type 1 diabetes, pancreatic cell transplantation is the last resort. However, the transplant process is long and complex: a significant part of the grafted cells die quickly without being able to engraft. By adding amniotic epithelial cells to these cell clusters, researchers have succeeded in creating much more robust 'super-islets' of Langerhans. Once transplanted, more of them engraft; they then start producing insulin much more rapidly.
  • Diabetes drug relieves nicotine withdrawal
    A drug commonly used to treat Type II diabetes abolishes the characteristic signs of nicotine withdrawal in rats and mice, according to new research.
  • Gene function that protects against type 2 diabetes
    Researchers have identified the biological mechanism through which a genetic variant protects against type 2 diabetes. The study finds that changes in a gene which makes zinc transporter proteins reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes by enhancing insulin secretion from the pancreas.