DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog » Books & Resources http://www.diabetesmine.com A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Mon, 20 May 2013 11:00:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= “Islands and Insulin” Recharges… (with Book Giveaway!) http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/islands-and-insulin-recharges-with-book-giveaway.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/islands-and-insulin-recharges-with-book-giveaway.html#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 16:00:57 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=74388 It’s taken me a little longer than expected to get around to posting this review of Erin Spineto’s new book “Islands and Insulin“ — but hey, good things take time, right? It’s a different kind of diabetes book from any…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/islands-and-insulin-recharges-with-book-giveaway.html/feed 22 New Online Tool Helps Filter Diabetes News http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/new-online-tool-helps-filter-diabetes-news.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/new-online-tool-helps-filter-diabetes-news.html#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:00:39 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=74111 Having lived with type 1 for close to four decades now, Gina Gaudefroy has seen her share of news stories and articles about the latest research and technology relating to diabetes. She was diagnosed at age 12 when living in…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/new-online-tool-helps-filter-diabetes-news.html/feed 8 The Ever-Expanding “Library of Diabetes” http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/the-ever-expanding-library-of-diabetes.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/the-ever-expanding-library-of-diabetes.html#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:00:56 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=70867 With self-publishing on the rise, it seems like everyone’s an author these days — and the diabetes community has its share of book-writers of all sorts. Just skim through the listings over at Amazon. A quick search of “diabetes” brings…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/the-ever-expanding-library-of-diabetes.html/feed 3 Living In the Kingdom of the Sick (with Book Giveaway!) http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/living-in-the-kingdom-of-the-sick-plus-a-book-giveaway.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/living-in-the-kingdom-of-the-sick-plus-a-book-giveaway.html#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:00:39 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=72976 Although many people with diabetes tend to think just in terms of our own community, PWDs are actually part of a much larger community of folks with chronic illnesses; we are residents of the “Kingdom of the Sick,” a term…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/living-in-the-kingdom-of-the-sick-plus-a-book-giveaway.html/feed 20 Gary Scheiner’s Take on the Latest & Greatest… “Until There’s a Cure” http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/gary-scheiners-take-on-the-latest-greatest-until-theres-a-cure.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/gary-scheiners-take-on-the-latest-greatest-until-theres-a-cure.html#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:00:01 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=70538 Barring a miracle, there probably won’t be a cure within the next 10 years. So we know that managing our diabetes well is the only option if we want to live a long and healthy life. This is the premise…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/gary-scheiners-take-on-the-latest-greatest-until-theres-a-cure.html/feed 53 Our Many Types of Diabetes Baggage (with Book Giveaway!) http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/our-many-types-of-diabetes-baggage-with-book-giveaway.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/our-many-types-of-diabetes-baggage-with-book-giveaway.html#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:00:09 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=70366 Those of us living with diabetes carry a lot of baggage. And no, that doesn’t just mean the various cases and pouches we need to haul our myriad D-supplies all over the place! Any PWD (person with diabetes) knows the…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/our-many-types-of-diabetes-baggage-with-book-giveaway.html/feed 30 SHOT: Staying Alive with Type 1 Diabetes (with Giveaway!) http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/shot-staying-alive-with-type-1-diabetes-with-giveaway.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/shot-staying-alive-with-type-1-diabetes-with-giveaway.html#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:00:36 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=69564 When type 1 journalist Jim Hirsch came out with his book about the business and life-challenges of diabetes, Cheating Destiny, I called it the book I wish I wrote; it moved and entertained me, and it felt like the first-ever…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/shot-staying-alive-with-type-1-diabetes-with-giveaway.html/feed 64 Riva’s New “Diabetes Do’s & How-To’s” (with Giveaway!) http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/rivas-new-diabetes-dos-how-tos-with-giveaway.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/rivas-new-diabetes-dos-how-tos-with-giveaway.html#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:00:33 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=68782 As a book lover who happens to be a person with diabetes, I am pretty much the kind of guy who can’t resist checking out any and every book about this illness. So I was especially excited when we heard…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/rivas-new-diabetes-dos-how-tos-with-giveaway.html/feed 17 Stacey McGill, A Girl’s First Friend with Diabetes — Now in eBook http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/stacey-mcgill-a-girls-first-friend-with-diabetes-now-in-ebook.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/stacey-mcgill-a-girls-first-friend-with-diabetes-now-in-ebook.html#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:00:31 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=66875 When I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 19 years ago, the very first person I met was Stacey McGill of Stoneybrook, CT. If you are a woman diagnosed with diabetes between the late-80s and mid-90s,  she was probably one…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/stacey-mcgill-a-girls-first-friend-with-diabetes-now-in-ebook.html/feed 5 New “Smart Woman’s Guide to Eating Right with Diabetes” (with Giveaway!) http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/new-smart-womans-guide-to-eating-right-with-diabetes-with-giveaway.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/new-smart-womans-guide-to-eating-right-with-diabetes-with-giveaway.html#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:00:41 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=67154 If you’re like most people, when the holidays ended and New Year’s Day rolled around, you promptly resolved to toss out the cookies and lose weight… again. Eating healthy is a challenge for pretty much everyone. So it’s no surprise…

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