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AmyT on
September 30, 2012
As frustrating as diabetes and food decisions can be, there are some benefits we PWDs can take advantage of sometimes…
Thanks again to social media guru, funny man, and illustrator Mike Lawson, who’s all over the DOC these days!
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WilD on
September 29, 2012
Happy Saturday! Welcome to Ask D’Mine, our weekly advice column hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois. This week, Wil takes on the Evolution of Diabetes, as it occurs in your body over time — and you know, the end of the honeymoon phase!
{Got your own questions? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Lisa, type 1 from Texas, writes: Hi! I’m 27 and was diagnosed with diabetes last summer. When I was…
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MikeH on
September 28, 2012
Another month has come and gone, and with that we are changing seasons. This final month of summer-turned-autumn was a busy one for our Diabetes Online Community, and it brought out some truly amazing — and also heartbreaking — posts. Below, in no particular order, is our initial “Fall Collection”:
D-Alert Dogs are fascinating, and the stories of those fellow PWDs who have them are always interesting to read. We’ve been following Tarra, whose blog, My Crazy …
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MikeH on
September 28, 2012
Like most in the Diabetes Community, we carry around a lot of baggage, not only emotionally but physically — with all the supplies we need to have with us at all times. And so the we love the Diabetes Social Media Advocacy (DSMA) Blog Carnival topic this month: all about your diabetes bag or gear!
We were asked to post photos of what we schlep, and expand on the picture(s) by answering any or all of…
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MikeH on
September 27, 2012
Welcome to the latest in our series of interviews with the 10 winners of the 2012 DiabetesMine Patient Voices Contest, who were announced back in June.
This time, we’re chatting with Tom Ley, who has a unique story in that he’s not only been living with type 1 diabetes for most of his life, but has also been blind for much of his life too. Despite his inability to see, Tom’s visionary thinking on D-innovation has the…
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