DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog » IDF http://www.diabetesmine.com A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:58:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Alert! Alert! Diabetes Awareness… Today http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/alert-alert-today-is-all-about-diabetes-awareness.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/alert-alert-today-is-all-about-diabetes-awareness.html#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:00:39 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=72214 Hello again, Diabetes Alert Day. Like clockwork every year, the American Diabetes Association marks its annual D-Alert Day on the fourth Tuesday of March. This is a one-day “wake-up call” designed to make people more aware of type 2 diabetes…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/alert-alert-today-is-all-about-diabetes-awareness.html/feed 0 Spare a Rose, Save a Child with Diabetes http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/spare-a-rose-save-a-child-with-diabetes.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/spare-a-rose-save-a-child-with-diabetes.html#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:00:08 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=69847 Buying a dozen roses is a traditional way many people say “I love you” for Valentine’s Day. But what if that token of affection also meant saving the life of a child with diabetes? For the first time this year,…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/spare-a-rose-save-a-child-with-diabetes.html/feed 3 Creating Healthier Workplace Environments – Got Ideas? http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/creating-healthier-workplace-environments-got-ideas.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/creating-healthier-workplace-environments-got-ideas.html#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:00:18 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=67153 Back when I worked as a reporter in an office building in downtown Indianapolis, there’d be many days when I came in before the sun rose and left after it set. Getting outside to just walk around was a very…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/creating-healthier-workplace-environments-got-ideas.html/feed 3 Diabetes Advocacy Orgs: 2012 Milestones and Plans for 2013 http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/diabetes-advocacy-orgs-2012-milestones-and-plans-for-2013.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/diabetes-advocacy-orgs-2012-milestones-and-plans-for-2013.html#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2013 12:00:41 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=66382 HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013!! At the close of last year, we asked the top diabetes advocacy organizations and communities to share what they felt they’d accomplished in 2011, and what kinds of plans / goals / strategies they had in…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/diabetes-advocacy-orgs-2012-milestones-and-plans-for-2013.html/feed 0 The YMCA, Reality TV, and Diabetes Across the Globe http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/the-ymca-reality-tv-and-diabetes-across-the-globe.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/the-ymca-reality-tv-and-diabetes-across-the-globe.html#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:00:31 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=63868 What can you expect from an Ohio-based event called a “Global Diabetes Summit?” Well, think hundreds of international leaders from the diabetes world, top government initiatives focusing on D-prevention, and novel ideas like using the YMCA and reality TV to…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/the-ymca-reality-tv-and-diabetes-across-the-globe.html/feed 0 Pharma’s Take on World Diabetes Day 2012 http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/pharmas-take-on-world-diabetes-day-2012.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/pharmas-take-on-world-diabetes-day-2012.html#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:00:56 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=63481 Well, here we are — World Diabetes Day 2012! Today, we mark the anniversary of the day the co-creator of insulin, Dr. Frederick Banting, was born back in 1891. While World Diabetes Day has been around for more than two decades,…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/10/new-global-diabetes-guidelines-fall-flat.html/feed 7 Countdown to Diabetes Awareness Month & World Diabetes Day 2012! http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/10/countdown-to-diabetes-awareness-month-world-diabetes-day-2012.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/10/countdown-to-diabetes-awareness-month-world-diabetes-day-2012.html#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:00:37 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=61379 The clock is counting down to the world’s biggest month of diabetes awareness! For those of us living every day of our lives with diabetes, it may seem a little odd that the topic suddenly comes alive each November, as…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/10/countdown-to-diabetes-awareness-month-world-diabetes-day-2012.html/feed 4 Important Things to Know About Diabetes in the Developing World http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/01/important-things-to-know-about-diabetes-in-the-developing-world.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/01/important-things-to-know-about-diabetes-in-the-developing-world.html#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:00:08 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=40574 Last month, I attended a meeting with the Helmsley Charitable Trust folks in New York, brainstorming with some community leaders on how we can best work together to make life better for people with type 1 diabetes everywhere. One of…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/01/important-things-to-know-about-diabetes-in-the-developing-world.html/feed 8 Diabetes Advocacy Orgs: 2011 Milestones and What to Expect in 2012 http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/12/diabetes-advocacy-orgs-2011-milestones-and-what-to-expect-in-2012.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/12/diabetes-advocacy-orgs-2011-milestones-and-what-to-expect-in-2012.html#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:00:46 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=39537 We wrapped up the year here at DiabetesMine with our traditional year in review post — outlining everything we thought was BIG for our year in diabetes. That got us thinking: What did the major diabetes advocacy organizations and patient…

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