DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog » JDRF 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= Grandparents Getting in the Know About Diabetes http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/grandparents-getting-in-the-know-about-diabetes.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/grandparents-getting-in-the-know-about-diabetes.html#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 11:00:27 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=75252 As most of us are aware, a diabetes diagnosis is difficult for everyone, including loved ones of the PWD. (We like to call them type 3s!) That’s why we were excited to learn about Jay Rosenfeld from Houston, TX, who’s…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/grandparents-getting-in-the-know-about-diabetes.html/feed 2 Snapshots from the Big Js: JDRF & Joslin Diabetes Conferences http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/snapshots-from-the-big-js-jdrf-and-joslin-diabetes-conferences.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/snapshots-from-the-big-js-jdrf-and-joslin-diabetes-conferences.html#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 11:00:02 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=75656 We’re getting into busy D-conference season, and May has already brought a number of events keeping us busy, such as the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) conference that Wil Dubois covered earlier this month. Most recently, getting in on…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/snapshots-from-the-big-js-jdrf-and-joslin-diabetes-conferences.html/feed 3 Major Kudos to Diabetes Teen Volunteers http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/major-kudos-to-diabetes-teen-volunteers.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/major-kudos-to-diabetes-teen-volunteers.html#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:00:20 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=73944 In West Virginia, a 16-year-old with type 1 recruited hundreds of walkers and raised a record amount of money for his local JDRF chapter because he wanted to give back to a worthy cause. In New York, another teenager helped…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/major-kudos-to-diabetes-teen-volunteers.html/feed 0 New Goodie Bag Targets Young Adults New to Type 1 (!) http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/whats-not-yet-inside-new-bag-for-adults-with-type-1.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/whats-not-yet-inside-new-bag-for-adults-with-type-1.html#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:00:43 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=73536 Teens and young adults with type 1 diabetes age 16 and older are finally getting some long-overdue recognition and resources from the JDRF – hooray! The organization this week announced a new “toolkit” aimed at supporting young adults newly diagnosed…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/diabetes-on-capitol-hill.html/feed 10 From the D-Notebook: JDRF Research Summit in Nation’s Capitol http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/from-the-d-notebook-jdrf-research-summit-in-nations-capitol.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/from-the-d-notebook-jdrf-research-summit-in-nations-capitol.html#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:00:02 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=71353 The JDRF Capitol Chapter’s 3rd annual Research Summit in Washington, D.C., on March 9 brought out leaders from the Diabetes Community to talk about everything from the latest in research and technological advances to psychosocial issues for kids and adults…

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