DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog » Carbs (counting) http://www.diabetesmine.com A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Fri, 24 May 2013 00:59:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= “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: Weigh What You Eat, and Insulin Analogy Troubles http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/ask-dmine-weigh-what-you-eat-and-insulin-analogy-troubles.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/ask-dmine-weigh-what-you-eat-and-insulin-analogy-troubles.html#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2013 12:00:31 +0000 WilD http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=67005 Happy Saturday! It’s time for another edition of our weekly diabetes advice column, Ask D’Mine, with veteran type 1 and diabetes educator Wil Dubois who tackles all sorts of quirky questions from our D-Community. This week, Wil’s looking at options for…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/ask-dmine-insulin-pump-sins-and-carb-fairy-tales.html/feed 5 How Many Carbs?… Can You Really Count on SureCount? http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/how-many-carbs-can-you-really-count-on-surecount.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/how-many-carbs-can-you-really-count-on-surecount.html#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:00:15 +0000 WilD http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=63714 There are a heck of a lot of carb-counting “tools” out there. Today, we’re taking a look at the utility of one in particular… My 10-year-old son Rio and I have been watching the 1960s Sci-fi show Time Tunnel on…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/how-many-carbs-can-you-really-count-on-surecount.html/feed 13 The Hard Candy Trial (N of 1) http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/the-hard-candy-trial-n-of-1.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/the-hard-candy-trial-n-of-1.html#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:00:25 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=60463 Apropos to Halloween last week, a doctor I know — who happens to be an endocrinologist — recently offered me a piece of hard candy. Casually. Without hesitation. When I smiled and noted that my “condition” keeps me off that stuff, he…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/the-hard-candy-trial-n-of-1.html/feed 16 LWD (Life with Diabetes) Video Friday: School and Parents http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/lwd-life-with-diabetes-video-friday-school-and-parents.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/lwd-life-with-diabetes-video-friday-school-and-parents.html#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:00:56 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=62159 Welcome to the first Friday of November! To kick off the month, we have another “life with diabetes” video short straight from Sugar Babies film creator Jenny MacKenzie. The video this week is another look at “coming out” with your…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/lwd-life-with-diabetes-video-friday-school-and-parents.html/feed 0 Life with Diabetes (LWD) Video Friday: Teenage D-Priorities http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/10/life-with-diabetes-lwd-video-friday-teenage-d-priorities.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/10/life-with-diabetes-lwd-video-friday-teenage-d-priorities.html#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:00:15 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=62145 Keeping up with our new Friday series, we bring you the next  “life with diabetes” video short from filmmaker Jenny MacKenzie. This week’s clip looks at that “adventurous” time of life, the teen years (!), and how educating adolescents about…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/10/life-with-diabetes-lwd-video-friday-teenage-d-priorities.html/feed 0 Life with Diabetes (LWD) Video Friday: Eating Better http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/10/life-with-diabetes-lwd-video-friday-eating-better.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/10/life-with-diabetes-lwd-video-friday-eating-better.html#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 20:00:17 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=61391 We’re back with another “life with diabetes” video short from filmmaker Jenny MacKenzie. This week’s snippet looks at a family that’s working together to make better food choices — which is always more easily said than done.   Episode 3:…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/10/life-with-diabetes-lwd-video-friday-eating-better.html/feed 0 Sixteen-Ounce Soda Ban is a Cup Full of Irony, But Still May Be Impactful http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/06/sixteen-ounce-soda-ban-is-a-cup-full-of-irony-but-still-may-be-impactful.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/06/sixteen-ounce-soda-ban-is-a-cup-full-of-irony-but-still-may-be-impactful.html#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 11:00:06 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=50610 There are a lot of things I love about New York City… from the theater, to amazing restaurants, to world-renowned museums, there’s pretty much nothing you can’t get in the Big Apple. Except sodas larger than 16 ounces. That is,…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/06/sixteen-ounce-soda-ban-is-a-cup-full-of-irony-but-still-may-be-impactful.html/feed 12 D-Blog Week: Fantasy Diabetes Device http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/05/d-blog-week-fantasy-diabetes-device.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/05/d-blog-week-fantasy-diabetes-device.html#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 19:00:48 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=49125 Today’s Diabetes Blog Week prompt is on Fantasy Diabetes Devices — which is just up our alley, all course! We’re all in search of the “Holy Grail” tool for diabetes care, whether that’s a dream blood glucose checker, a lancer…

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