By
WilD on
March 30, 2013
Happy Easter weekend, Diabetes Peeps! Of course we’re still here with our weekly advice column, Ask D’Mine!. Your host (veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator) Wil Dubois is replying to some fans of Easter baskets and bunnies… So go on and hoppity hop hop on through to get yourself a treat of wisdom, D’Mine-style.
{Got your own questions? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Virginia, type 1 from New York, writes: Dear Wil, I’m Virginia…
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By
AmyT on
December 24, 2012
Every Holiday Season we like to remind you about an awesome eBook that the DOC created collectively a few years back: Nuggets of Wisdom from the Diabetes Community.
The book was compiled from entries submitted to the first-ever DiabetesMine Holiday Survival Sweepstakes, in which hundreds of community members submitted their best advice for handling an assortment of holiday-related challenges, like holiday parties, exercising during the winter, travel, and avoiding too much food.
(As you may…
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By
AmyT on
November 30, 2012
As we move into December (food-fest season), we’re continuing our weekly “life with diabetes” video series straight from Sugar Babies film creator Jenny MacKenzie.
This week’s snippet looks at one family’s struggle to give up sugary treats and eat healthier in order to combat type 2 diabetes.
Episode 9: Speed Bumps, Not Road Blocks
What do you think? Any white bread fans out there who’ve struggled in particular? Any personal experiences on changing food…
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By
AmyT on
November 22, 2012
This happens to be the third annual Diabetes Blessings Week, an initiative created by fellow advocate and D-Blogger Mike Durbin, so we wanted to share a couple of brief notes about what we’re thankful for this Turkey Day 2012.
You can find other posts in the Diabetes Online Community by following the Twitter hashtag #DBlessingsWeek.
Amy
I am thankful for good health. That may sound odd, but diabetes doesn’t hurt; I haven’t been in the…
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By
AmyT on
November 21, 2012
The holidays are upon us! Which for us PWDs means spending time with friends, family and coworkers, who are generally well-intentioned but often try to “help us out” with what they know from Oprah, or something they heard from the friend of a friend’s cousin who knows about diabetes from what he read while standing in the grocery store aisle. Ugh!
Yes, the “diabetes police” often come out of the woodwork during the holidays. So…
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