Fellow diabetes blogger and advocate William “Lee” Dubois is at it again, creating another super-handy pocket guide for dealing with the Big D. This one, which debuts tomorrow, is called “Taming the Tiger: Your First Year with Diabetes.” And it rocks! Er, roars, if you will…
It’s a slim volume of just over 100 pages (less than 7,000 words) that aims to give newly diagnosed folks “the bare-bones information you need to get started” on…
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The New York Times reports today that the rise in the use of home glucose monitors, also in hospitals, is pushing the Food and Drug Administration toward a possible crack-down on accuracy standards. Some of you might say it’s about time, considering that current standards allow a margin for error of up to 20%, which can make a huge difference in the choices we make on food, exercise, and in particular insulin doses.
And who…
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Ever seen that Who’s Line is it Anyway bit called “If You Know What I Mean?“ Me loves that show! And this past week, as much fun as I had on vacation with my three girls in sunny SoCal, I felt like the only PWD on the planet. Hello, People Who Understand Diabetes – do you know what I mean?!
“Ticket – check! ID – check! Load of medical supply crap – check!” (if…
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A lot of exciting things are on the horizon, so time for a quick update on the Madness to Come:
♦ Countdown: One week until takeoff – YIPES! Next Wednesday I board a plane for Indianapolis to attend the first-ever Diabetes Social Media Summit hosted by Roche Diabetes Care. Can’t wait to meet a whole gaggle of D-bloggers and Tweeters in person, finally.
(Again, if you didn’t get invited this year, please don’t fret: we…
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Yet another trip through time here at the ‘Mine today. Back in 2005, I was marveling at people who care for pets with diabetes. Still am. Always will.
Is Your Pet Psychic?
(I’ve always loved that line.) But seriously, here’s something that blew my mind: my friend has a diabetic cat. She tests its glucose levels once a day with a standard-issue BG meter, and she gives it insulin injections twice a day. She…
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