By
WilD on
April 30, 2011
Our controversial columnist Wil Dubois is back with another spicy edition of our new diabetes advice column, Ask D’Mine.
{Need help navigating life with diabetes? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
You know the answers you get here will be brutally honest and interesting, to say the least.
Robyn from Colorado, type 1, writes: I have traveled a lot over the years with my insulin in tow. Upon completion of each trip I always come to the…
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Another month gone by already? Wow! It’s certainly been a busy one here at the ‘Mine, and there’s been a lot going on around the Diabetes Online Community as well. Check out a few blog posts we think shouldn’t be missed!
A belated but very deserved congratulations to Lee Ann Thill, who has been accepted into grad school and will begin work this summer on her PhD in Art Therapy for children with diabetes. Way…
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By
AmyT on
April 29, 2011
Today marks the deadline for submissions to the 2011 DiabetesMine Design Challenge — our annual diabetes/medical device design competition that fosters innovation with $25,000 in prizes!
As a reminder of what it’s all about, here’s our contest “poster”:
We are SO looking forward to another bevy of creativity this year!
Submissions accepted until midnight tonight Pacific Time.…
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By
AmyT on
April 28, 2011
Thanks to the folks behind the Diabetes Social Media Advocacy site for hosting month three of the so-called DSMA Blog Carnival (a chance to “rally” around various life-with-diabetes topics). This month’s theme is described as follows:
Living with diabetes can be tough and we never get a break. It’s quite easy to feel burnt out from everything we have to do to stay healthy. When that happens, it can help to focus on the things,…
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By
AmyT on
April 28, 2011
Diabetes Health magazine recently published an exposé about the implantable insulin pump that Medtronic has been developing in Europe for over 20 years. The story quotes four passionate users and implies that Medtronic is dumping this phenomenal technology for lowly business reasons (not sniffing enough profit in the air?)
A few of the dozens of commenters defended Medtronic by pointing out the holdup at FDA, not only on the new pump technology itself, but also…
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