By
AmyT on
October 26, 2011
November is nearly upon us, which means the biggest month in diabetes advocacy is about to begin! As most of you know, November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and don’t forget to circle Nov. 14 in blue — that’s World Diabetes Day.
World Diabetes Day was launched unofficially in the mid-1980s by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), and then was crystalized in 2007 when a UN Resolution was passed, acknowledging diabetes as a global epidemic…
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Ever indulged in a little pizza with the kids or Italian food on date night, gone to bed at a perfectly respectable blood sugar, but then woken up in the middle of the night with a sky-high number that has you racing for the bathroom?
If you have, then you’ve encountered a dreaded delayed postprandial spike, which happens when food takes longer than insulin to enter your system. Usually it’s the other way around. Fast-acting…
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By
AmyT on
October 25, 2011
Hello Readers and Friends,
This has been in the making for the better part of a year: we’re very excited to announce that as of next week, Nov. 1 (also the kick-off of National Diabetes Awareness Month), DiabetesMine.com will be getting a whole new look!
Well… a very recognizable look, we hope, but a thoroughly refreshed design with emphasis on two important things:
1. Improved navigability – making it easier to find and filter through…
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We like to think we’re educated, empowered ePatients here at the ‘Mine, doing everything we can to stay healthy… But what if we don’t necessarily agree with a doctor’s recommendation?
As type 1 PWDs, Amy and I have both had to accept that we need insulin, but having diabetes has also left open the door to other possible meds, like a statin or an ACE inhibitor, which have clear pros and cons. In other words,…
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By
AmyT on
October 23, 2011
Cat lovers with diabetes, Unite!
Errr… they are pesky animals at times, though, especially when your D-gear is dangling about…
Thanks to our very own assistant editor Allison Blass for trying her hand at cartooning this week. If she can do it, so can you!
Send us your Funnies ideas, and/or proposed sketches here. Selected pieces receive a cash $tipend, and of course lots of DOC love.…
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