DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog » Holiday Eating http://www.diabetesmine.com A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Tue, 21 May 2013 13:51:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Ask D’Mine: Easter, Candy & Diabetes – History Repeats Itself http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/ask-dmine-easter-candy-diabetes-history-repeats-itself.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/ask-dmine-easter-candy-diabetes-history-repeats-itself.html#comments Sat, 30 Mar 2013 11:00:28 +0000 WilD http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=72779 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…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/ask-dmine-easter-candy-diabetes-history-repeats-itself.html/feed 3 The Diabetes Community’s Holiday Survival eBook, Revisited http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/the-diabetes-communitys-holiday-survival-ebook-revisited.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/the-diabetes-communitys-holiday-survival-ebook-revisited.html#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 21:00:29 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=66288 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…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/the-diabetes-communitys-holiday-survival-ebook-revisited.html/feed 0 LWD (Life with Diabetes) Video Friday: Slashing the Sugary Foods http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/lwd-life-with-diabetes-video-friday-slashing-the-sugary-foods.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/lwd-life-with-diabetes-video-friday-slashing-the-sugary-foods.html#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:00:55 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=64339 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…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/lwd-life-with-diabetes-video-friday-slashing-the-sugary-foods.html/feed 3 Happy Turkey Day from the ‘Mine! http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/happy-turkey-day-from-the-mine.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/happy-turkey-day-from-the-mine.html#comments Thu, 22 Nov 2012 12:00:25 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=63694 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…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/happy-turkey-day-from-the-mine.html/feed 1 Your Video Guide to Enjoying the Holidays… With Diabetes http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/your-video-guide-to-enjoying-the-holidays-with-diabetes.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/your-video-guide-to-enjoying-the-holidays-with-diabetes.html#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:00:10 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=64029 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…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/your-video-guide-to-enjoying-the-holidays-with-diabetes.html/feed 7 Sunday Funnies: Fine Feathered… Glucometer? http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/sunday-funnies-you-call-that-a-glucometer.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/sunday-funnies-you-call-that-a-glucometer.html#comments Sun, 18 Nov 2012 12:00:40 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=63046   It’s almost Turkey Day, and wouldn’t it be great if we had a bird or two like this around?     Thanks for this early holiday humor go to our regular contributor Jerry King, an accomplished cartoonist who creates…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/sunday-funnies-you-call-that-a-glucometer.html/feed 0 Three Simple Ideas for Staying Holiday Healthy http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/11/three-simple-ideas-for-staying-holiday-healthy.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/11/three-simple-ideas-for-staying-holiday-healthy.html#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:00:44 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=22225 We’ve all heard the same old advice for staying healthy during the holidays: stay away from the sweets, exercise, don’t arrive at a party hungry. The reason these bits of advice are cliché is because, as with most clichés, they’re…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/11/three-simple-ideas-for-staying-holiday-healthy.html/feed 2 From Green Beer to Guinness Stout, Champagne, and More – Tips to Sip It Safely http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/03/from-green-beer-to-guinness-stout-champagne-and-more-%e2%80%93-tips-to-sip-it-safely.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/03/from-green-beer-to-guinness-stout-champagne-and-more-%e2%80%93-tips-to-sip-it-safely.html#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:00:08 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=14726 Alcohol and diabetes. Never a more timely topic than this week. Please enjoy today’s guest post responsibly A Guest Post by Hope Warshaw, nutrition expert and CDE St Paddy’s Day 2010 is just days away. Thinking of gulps of green…

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