DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog » Emotions / Motivation http://www.diabetesmine.com A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Sat, 25 May 2013 11:00:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Use of Glucose Monitors by Type 2s Not on Insulin (I Wrote an ADA Journal Article!) http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/use-of-glucose-monitors-by-type-2s-not-on-insulin-i-wrote-an-ada-journal-article.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/use-of-glucose-monitors-by-type-2s-not-on-insulin-i-wrote-an-ada-journal-article.html#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 11:00:28 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=70584 As a blogger (conditioned for instant gratification!) I feel like I’ve been waiting forever, but the research article I prepared for the American Diabetes Association’s Spring 2013 Diabetes Spectrum journal has finally been published. It’s odd to see my name…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/use-of-glucose-monitors-by-type-2s-not-on-insulin-i-wrote-an-ada-journal-article.html/feed 13 Reflecting On My Not-So-Inspiring Diabetes Youth http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/reflecting-on-my-not-so-inspiring-diabetes-youth.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/reflecting-on-my-not-so-inspiring-diabetes-youth.html#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 11:00:57 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=74439 When I was growing up, I believed there were many things I couldn’t do because of my type 1 diabetes. Be a professional athlete. Fly planes. Go to the moon. Join the military. Even grow up to be a “real”…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/reflecting-on-my-not-so-inspiring-diabetes-youth.html/feed 8 Playing Footsie Around Neuropathy – The 411 on Talking About Complications http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/playing-footsie-around-neuropathy-the-411-on-talking-about-complications.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/playing-footsie-around-neuropathy-the-411-on-talking-about-complications.html#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:00:58 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=73949 April is National Foot Health Awareness Month — yep, the feet have a month, too! — so we’re returning to our 411 on Complications series with a foot-featured post for y’all. But not a typical “neuropathy is bad” post with…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/playing-footsie-around-neuropathy-the-411-on-talking-about-complications.html/feed 7 Judging Our Diabetes “Experts” http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/judging-our-diabetes-experts.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/judging-our-diabetes-experts.html#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:00:57 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=71499 Not long ago, I attended the American Diabetes Association’s Diabetes Expo here in New York City. Personally, I didn’t expect to get much out of the event because I knew that the Diabetes Expo (and ADA as a whole) is…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/judging-our-diabetes-experts.html/feed 14 PWD Leans On Spirituality & Meditation, and So Can You http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/cafetruth-founder-living-meditating-with-diabetes.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/cafetruth-founder-living-meditating-with-diabetes.html#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:00:27 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=70636 If there’s one thing not lacking in this community, it’s people who are doing great things because of their own or a loved one’s diagnosis. You can put Kevin Marshall from Austin, TX, into that category. Living with type 1…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/cafetruth-founder-living-meditating-with-diabetes.html/feed 6 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 Endo-Crastination (and Happy Birthday to Me) http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/endo-crastination-and-happy-birthday-to-me.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/endo-crastination-and-happy-birthday-to-me.html#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:00:44 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=68414 One of classic rock artist Tom Petty’s great tunes is called “The Waiting,” and the chorus proclaims that “the waiting is the hardest part.” Well, when it comes to diabetes doctors, Tom Petty got it wrong. That’s not the case.…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/endo-crastination-and-happy-birthday-to-me.html/feed 21 A Confession (and a New Book) About Emotional Eating http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/a-confession-and-a-new-book-about-emotional-eating.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/a-confession-and-a-new-book-about-emotional-eating.html#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:00:23 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=67939 As much as I may not want to admit it, the confession I need to make is that I’m a guy who is an emotional eater. There’s no denying it. Sure, I have thought this to myself many times before…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/a-confession-and-a-new-book-about-emotional-eating.html/feed 16 LWD (Life with Diabetes) Video Friday: Finding That D-Motivation http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/lwd-life-with-diabetes-video-friday-finding-that-d-motivation.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/lwd-life-with-diabetes-video-friday-finding-that-d-motivation.html#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:00:41 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=67706 Nearing the end of our regular Friday “life with diabetes” video series from filmmaker Jenny MacKenzie, we bring you a clip that dives into a very personal issue for those who’ve grown up with diabetes and lived with it throughout…

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