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Ask D’Mine: Treating a Diabetic “Junkie,” and Considering “Insulinotropic” Foods

By WilD on May 26, 2012

Need help navigating life with diabetes?  Ask D’Mine! That would be our weekly advice column, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois. This week, Wil takes on the issues of doctors seeing “junkies” rather than patients struggling with addiction, and the insulinotropic effect of certain foods on PWDs.
{Got your own questions? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
 
Anonymous from Alabama, type 2, writes: I was diagnosed 5 months ago with type 2…

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A Mixed Military Bag for People with Diabetes

By MikeH on May 25, 2012

As we approach Memorial Day and recognize those serving our country, we thought it would be worthwhile to look at the ease with which people with diabetes are able to serve in the military, and how that’s changed through the years.
Sadly, the picture isn’t as optimistic as we would have hoped.
While access to military service for PWDs has gotten a little better over time, not much has changed and it remains mostly hit-or-miss…

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Type 1 Diabetes: First Impressions Count!

By AmyT on May 24, 2012

OK, so this is a promo video. It introduces yet another new online community for people with type 1 diabetes, this one founded by a team led by Jonny White out of Canada, that’s also working on a full-length documentary by the same name, which we wrote about here.
But despite its call for sponsors (solicitation bent), I couldn’t resist the urge to share this video, which for the first time ever, seems to scream…

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Lilly (Finally) Engages the Diabetes Patient Community

By MikeH on May 24, 2012

When I heard that Lilly Diabetes was holding its first-ever Diabetes Blogger Summit, my initial thought was: “It’s about flippin’ time.”
I’m an active patient advocate and blogger who’s lived in Indianapolis for close to a decade and worked for about six years in downtown Indy, where Lilly is based, but haven’t once been able to get a clear read on what the company is doing to engage the diabetes patient community, either online or…