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Aspiring Professional Nerd // UCI Neuro PhD Candidate AD & microglia // NeuroOutreach enthusiast // T1D #DisabledInStem #Insulin4All @BlurtonJonesLab she/her
Apr 5, 2021 11 tweets 4 min read
I have exciting news!! @allypallypants and I have completed an amazing diabetes art collaboration and we’re raffling them off starting now!!🩸🎨💙

1/ A teal text panel with white text reads: Morgan Coburn x ind Each entry is a $5 donation to any GoFundMe linked on MAD’s support tab: mutualaiddiabetes.com/support/ (scroll down for GoFundMes). For information on how to enter the raffle go to: indepenchant.com/art/shop-to-su…

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Dec 2, 2020 17 tweets 6 min read
CW: Scary Diabetes & Brain Science (sly don't read if you are diabetic and prefer blissful ignorance)

So what's the deal with Type 3 Diabetes? 🧵

(also so sry I said I would do this two weeks ago but here we are 🤷🏼‍♀️)
1/ You may have heard the phrase "Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is Type 3 Diabetes" & wondered what that meant. Whelp my diabuddies I'm sorry to say that Diabetes (esp w/ sustained hyperglycemia) is a risk factor for AD. But it's a two-way street, it turns out AD is a risk factor for T2.