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This #DiabetesWeek, we’re highlighting how lipid science is reshaping metabolic health. Bile acids — once linked only to fat digestion — are now recognised as key signalling molecules influencing glucose control, insulin sensitivity, and inflammation. Learn more here: buff.ly/rPavx0W #LipidScience

Bile acid metabolism in type 2...

Bile acid metabolism in type 2 diabetes mellitus - Nature Reviews Endocrinology

Alterations in bile acid metabolism have been described in type 2 diabetes mellitus, and are also associated with dysregulated lipid and glucose metabolism. This Review outlines the interplay between bile acids and metabolic pathways and also discusses the systems that can be used to research these connections.

Nature

Jeffrey Harlan 3d ago

Question for you:

Zombie fiction focuses on weapons, walls, and the infected. But in a real collapse, what's the one medication or essential supply you couldn't live without?

For diabetics like me, it's insulin — plain and simple. No pharmacy run, no survival. But everyone depends on something the supply chain delivers.

What's yours? Tell me in the comments. 👇

#DiabetesWeek #Type2Diabetes #DiabetesCommunity #InsulinAccess #SupplyChain #ChronicIllness #SpeculativeFiction #PostApocalyptic #AuthorLife #WritingCommunity

Jeffrey Harlan 3d ago

Yesterday I asked what happens when a diabetic runs out of insulin in the apocalypse. Today I'm flipping the question:

What medication or essential supply would YOU be hunting for if the supply chain broke down tomorrow?

Drop your answers below 👇

🔗 https://jeffreyharlan.com/b/4fv

#DiabetesWeek #SupplyChain #ChronicIllness #ZombieFiction #WritingCommunity

Diabetes in the Apocalypse: What Zombie Fiction Gets Wrong About Survival

A diabetic author explores what really happens when the supply chain breaks — and why community, not firepower, is what keeps you alive.

Jeffrey Harlan

Jeffrey Harlan 3d ago

In zombie stories, survivors scramble for guns, ammo, and fortified shelters. But my post explored a different reality: when the supply chain breaks, the real scramble is for medicine.

So here's my question for you: What medication or essential supply would YOU be desperate to find if the system collapsed tomorrow?

It's easy to overlook how much we depend on infrastructure we never think about — until it's gone. Insulin, heart medication, eyeglasses, even clean water. Everyone has something.

Share yours in the comments. And if you missed yesterday's post, it's here:

🔗 jeffreyharlan.com/blog/diabete…

#DiabetesWeek #InsulinAccess #ChronicIllness #SupplyChain #WritingCommunity

Diabetes in the Apocalypse: What Zombie Fiction Gets Wrong About Survival

A diabetic author explores what really happens when the supply chain breaks — and why community, not firepower, is what keeps you alive.

Jeffrey Harlan

Jeffrey Harlan 4d ago

When the supply chain breaks, what keeps a diabetic alive? 🧊

This week (Diabetes Week!) I'm sharing a piece that bridges my experience as a Type 2 diabetic with the post-apocalyptic fiction I write. In zombie stories, everyone worries about ammo and fortresses. But what about insulin?

New blog post live now. Link in bio or https://jeffreyharlan.com/b/4fv

#DiabetesWeek #Type2Diabetes #DiabetesCommunity #InsulinAccess #SupplyChain #ChronicIllness #SpeculativeFiction #HorrorWriting #PostApocalyptic #AuthorLife #DiabetesAdvocacy #ZombieFiction

Jeffrey Harlan 4d ago

What happens when a diabetic runs out of insulin during a zombie apocalypse? My new essay explores chronic illness, supply chain fragility, and why community beats isolation in survival.

🔗 https://jeffreyharlan.com/b/4fv

#DiabetesWeek #SupplyChain #ChronicIllness #ZombieFiction

Diabetes in the Apocalypse: What Zombie Fiction Gets Wrong About Survival

A diabetic author explores what really happens when the supply chain breaks — and why community, not firepower, is what keeps you alive.

Jeffrey Harlan

Matt Turmaine Jun 14, 2025

It’s #DiabetesWeek this week and so I was delighted to meet with Jack Ashby and colleagues from @diabetesuk to learn more about how the condition is affecting people in #Watford. The theme for this year is health checks and so I was delighted to sign up.

IanCarpentry Jun 12, 2023

My blog post for #DiabetesWeek mentioning the #GBDoc has been published by PCS #Union
My favourite line is "Your trade union can help you find that #PeerSupport in the workplace to celebrate with people who understand the highs and the lows in your blood glucose and emotionally!"
https://www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/blogs/peer-support-people-diabetes

Peer Support for people with Diabetes

For Diabetes Week, Ian blogs about how peer support helps him deal with his diabetes in every day life and at work.

Public and Commercial Services Union