Basic Biology
These are the pancreatic cells that are attacked and destroyed by the immune system of type 1 diabetics.
What are Beta Cells?
As an alternative to daily injections containing long-acting insulin, an insulin pump is a wearable medical device that supplies a continuous flow of this type of insulin underneath your skin.
What is Rapid-acting Insulin?
This pop star famously appeared in 2021 and 2023 super bowl commercials for Dexcom CGMs, only without either of his older brothers in either year.
Who is Nick Jonas?
This Canadian doctor received the 1923 Nobel Prize for the discovery of insulin. Controversially, this was shared with John MacLeod, whose lab he was working in at the time, rather than Charles Best, the medical student whom he worked most closely with.
Who is Frederick Banting?
Mark Andrews and Noah Gray are two diabetic NFL players that both play this position, the same one most famously played by Taylor Swift’s fiance.
What is Tight End?
These are the three categories of macronutrients that diabetics monitor to track the expected insulin to maintain blood glucose levels.
What are Carbohydrates, Protein, and Fat?
This is a term for the small background dose of insulin supplied by an insulin pump to maintain blood glucose levels in the absence of meals or intense exercise.
What is Basal Rate?
Shortly before her eponymous show debuted in 1970, this actress, best known by her three full names, was diagnosed with T1D at age 33.
Who is Mary Tyler Moore?
In the 5th century BC, the famous Indian surgeon Sushruta first identified diabetes as “madhumeha” a term referring to “honey-like” this bodily fluid, further described by Thomas Willis in the 17th century with the term “Mellitus”.
What is Urine?
This Broncos and Bears quarterback was diagnosed with T1D before his third NFL season, two years before he started dating future wife Kristin Cavallari.
Who is Jay Cutler?
This light-to-moderate form of exercise is considered especially important for diabetics in order to improve insulin sensitivity
What is Aerobic Exercise?
This is the term for a single, large dose of insulin provided by a pump that can be provided on demand through an insulin pump.
What is Bolus?
Stacey McGill, the main character of this series of young adult novels later adapted by Netflix famously has T1D in both the book and series.
What is The Baby-sitters Club?
Prior to determining that the pancreas was the source of diabetes, Claude Bernard performed experiment in the 19th century on the belief that a failure of these organs caused diabetes.
What are the lung?
A fellow NH native and T1D, this cross-country skier won a gold medal at the 2003 U23 world championships in 30km classical XC.
Who is Kris Freeman?
This hormone is typically associated with a “fight-or-flight” response and can help raise blood sugar levels in diabetics by stimulating the liver to release glucose.
What is Adrenaline?
Using a device abbreviated as CGM, many insulin pumps today can automatically deliver boluses or make basal rate adjustments based on data from sensors connected to CGMs.
What is a Continuous Glucose Monitor?
In this 2002 horror movie directed by David Fincher, Kristen Stewart suffers a hypo, requiring Jodie Foster to brave leave safety to retrieve her treatment.
What is Panic Room?
The term diabetes was first coined in the 2nd century by Aretaeus of Capadoccia, who recommended treating the disease via the consumption of milk, cereal, and this liquid.
What is wine?
A T1D and former NBA center with a 16 year career starting in 1988. Chris Dudley unsuccessfully ran for governor of this state in 2010.
Who is Chris Dudley?
This hormone, also produced by a healthy pancreas, has the opposite of insulin, and can either be injected or taken nasally by diabetics.
What is Glucagon?
Replaced every 72 hours, this is the term for the equipment used to transfer insulin from a pump into a diabetic’s blood stream.
What is an Infusion Set?
A major plot point in this 1997 campy action film was Nicolas Cage trying to find insulin to treat his friend’s hypo, which would have the exact opposite effect of treating his friend.
What is Con Air?
In order to prove that the pancreas is the source of Diabetes, Oskar Minkowski and Joseph Von Mering removed, and subsequently re-implanted the organ in these animals.
What are dogs?
Currently the third ranked tennis player in the world, This athlete was controversially barred from injecting insulin during a match at the 2023 French Open, a ruling that was later reversed.
Who is Alexander Zverev?