Eat right. Check your sugar. Exercise!! Check your sugar. Dose your meds. Check your sugar. See your doctor. Check your sugar. Have your blood drawn. Check your sugar! Repeat, repeat, repeat.
*Whew* — it ain’t easy keeping up our energy levels as PWDs, ay?
We’ll let extraordinary T1 artist Haidee Merritt take if from here……
Welcome back to Ask D’Mine — our weekly column proudly going where no diabetes Q&A has gone before.
If you happen to fear complications, OR be a man with this stupid disease, you will not want to miss this week’s edition, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois.
{Need help navigating life with diabetes? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Leticia from Uruguay, type 1, writes: I’m 27 and I’ve…
We’re in the height of summer, but that doesn’t mean the DOC is slowing down. We hope you’ve all been enjoying our Summer Reading series of guest posts here at the ‘Mine. Today, check out our top picks of not-to-miss posts for July from all around the diabetes blogosphere:
Scott Strumello’s 35th diaversary prompts him to reflect on his recent diabetes burn-out and the future of his own writing about diabetes.
Chris Snider has…
Continuing our ongoing series by and for loved ones of people with diabetes, the so-called Diabetic Partner Follies, we’re proud to play host today to Suzi, the wife of prolific DOC blogger and fellow journalist Mike Hoskins. Suzi and Mike have been married since 2005. Not only does Suzi’s husband have type 1 diabetes, but so does her mother-in-law, Mike’s mom! That’s quite a bit of diabetes in the family! Suzi takes it all in…
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While we’re on the topic of women with diabetes this week, who hasn’t yet heard of the Girl’s Guide to Diabetes? It’s a must-visit for all us super-sweet females, run by type 1 sisters Sysy and Ana Morales. Sysy is a great DOC friend, frequent commenter here at the ‘Mine, a wife, mother of twin toddlers, diabetes advocate, and a freelance writer.
We are delighted to feature her take here today on a girls’ view…