DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog » Fitness http://www.diabetesmine.com A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Fri, 24 May 2013 20:28:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Ask D’Mine: Encore Performance Under the Sea http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/ask-dmine-encore-performance-under-the-sea.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/ask-dmine-encore-performance-under-the-sea.html#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 11:00:05 +0000 WilD http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=74874 Got questions about navigating life with diabetes? Ask D’Mine! Our weekly advice column, that is — hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois. This week, Wil gets to hear about how his past advice helped a…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/ask-dmine-encore-performance-under-the-sea.html/feed 6 PWD Passenger Wanted: Raising Awareness About Diabetes & Strokes http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/pwd-passenger-wanted-raising-awareness-about-diabetes-strokes.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/pwd-passenger-wanted-raising-awareness-about-diabetes-strokes.html#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 11:00:31 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=74457 Did you know the month of May is National Stroke Awareness Month? On that topic, we were fascinated to hear how one man in Colorado is advocating to help raise awareness about the increased risk of stroke that people with…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/pwd-passenger-wanted-raising-awareness-about-diabetes-strokes.html/feed 0 Spring Has Sprung for Exercise – April 2013 DSMA http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/april-2013-dsma-spring-is-sprung-for-exercise.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/april-2013-dsma-spring-is-sprung-for-exercise.html#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:00:13 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=73037 You might say I’m excited about exercise these days. That could very possibly be an understatement. Not in many years have I had an exercise routine like I am currently embracing, one that I’m actually keeping up with for the…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/april-2013-dsma-spring-is-sprung-for-exercise.html/feed 10 “Guaranteed” Success with A1CWise (with a Trial-Plan Giveaway) http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/wising-up-with-a1cwise-and-a-diabetes-giveaway.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/wising-up-with-a1cwise-and-a-diabetes-giveaway.html#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:00:19 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=72503 As a person with type 1 diabetes who’s been trying to lose weight for as long as I can remember, one of the things I often hear from other PWDs is that it takes twice as long to lose weight…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/wising-up-with-a1cwise-and-a-diabetes-giveaway.html/feed 47 Ask D’Mine: All BG Bets are Off, and Who Should be an Educator? http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/ask-dmine-all-bg-bets-are-off-and-who-should-be-an-educator.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/ask-dmine-all-bg-bets-are-off-and-who-should-be-an-educator.html#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:00:36 +0000 WilD http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=73213 Need help navigating life with diabetes? Ask D’Mine! That’s our weekly advice column, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois. This week, Wil attempts to settle a bet about high blood sugars and exercising, and also tells us…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/ask-dmine-all-bg-bets-are-off-and-who-should-be-an-educator.html/feed 9 Sunday Funnies: Pancreas Resolutions…? http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/sunday-funnies-pancreas-resolutions.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/sunday-funnies-pancreas-resolutions.html#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2013 12:00:48 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=67136   It’s a New Year, and we’re trying to keep up with those live-healthier Resolutions… but look who’s not cooperating… surprise!     Thanks to our friend and talented cartoonist Mike Durbin, who chronicles his life with both type 2…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/sunday-funnies-pancreas-resolutions.html/feed 0 LWD (Life with Diabetes) Video Friday: Is It Worth It? http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/lwd-life-with-diabetes-video-friday-is-it-worth-it.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/lwd-life-with-diabetes-video-friday-is-it-worth-it.html#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:00:59 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=67015 Happy Friday! Once again, it’s time for a “life with diabetes” video short from filmmaker Jenny MacKenzie, who created the educational D-documentary film Sugar Babies. In this week’s clip, we meet a family in which both a father and daughter…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/lwd-life-with-diabetes-video-friday-is-it-worth-it.html/feed 0 Doug Masiuk, the “Diabetic Forrest Gump,” Runs Across America http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/doug-masiuk-the-diabetic-forrest-gump-runnig-across-america.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/doug-masiuk-the-diabetic-forrest-gump-runnig-across-america.html#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:00:23 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=66303 In 1994, the Academy Award-winning movie Forrest Gump showed Tom Hanks as the title character running across the country… for seemingly no good reason. Fast forward nearly 20 years and there’s another guy running across the country. This time, he’s…

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