DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog » Insulin & Food 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= “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 Diabetes and Eating Disorders: Fellow PWD Shares Her Diabulimia Story http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/diabetes-and-eating-disorders-fellow-pwd-shares-her-diabulimia-story.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/diabetes-and-eating-disorders-fellow-pwd-shares-her-diabulimia-story.html#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:00:07 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=69774 It is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, and many in the patient blogosphere are bringing much-needed attention to this issue.  This year’s theme is one that resonates well for us in the D-Community: “Everybody knows somebody“…  We know that many fellow PWDs…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/ask-dmine-friggin-almond-cake-and-moldy-cheese.html/feed 5 Ask D’Mine: Insulin Pump Sins and Carb Fairy Tales http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/ask-dmine-insulin-pump-sins-and-carb-fairy-tales.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/ask-dmine-insulin-pump-sins-and-carb-fairy-tales.html#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2012 12:00:15 +0000 WilD http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=65352 Who doesn’t sometimes need help navigating life with diabetes? That’s why we offer Ask D’Mine, our weekly advice column, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois. This week, Wil takes on the questions of whether it’s…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/ask-dmine-insulin-pump-sins-and-carb-fairy-tales.html/feed 5 D-Teens and Alcohol: No Bull from Uncle Wil http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/d-teens-and-alcohol-no-bull-from-uncle-wil.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/d-teens-and-alcohol-no-bull-from-uncle-wil.html#comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 12:00:08 +0000 WilD http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=64196 Today, we bring you a special edition of our weekly advice column, Ask D’Mine. Your host, type 1 diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois has a few things to say about drinking with diabetes. {Got questions? As usual, email us at…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/d-teens-and-alcohol-no-bull-from-uncle-wil.html/feed 37 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 Cooking Up Meals for Better Blood Sugars, Chef Michael Moore Style! http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/10/cooking-up-meals-for-better-blood-sugars-chef-michael-moore-style.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/10/cooking-up-meals-for-better-blood-sugars-chef-michael-moore-style.html#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:00:16 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=61381 Before I begin this cookbook review, I have to clarify one thing: I don’t cook. Not that I can’t cook, I just don’t like doing it. I do, however, love to eat. Lucky for me, I married a man who…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/10/cooking-up-meals-for-better-blood-sugars-chef-michael-moore-style.html/feed 19 Ask D’Mine: High in the Mornings, and Measuring Tape Aerobics http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/07/ask-dmine-high-in-the-mornings-and-measuring-tape-aerobics.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/07/ask-dmine-high-in-the-mornings-and-measuring-tape-aerobics.html#comments Sat, 14 Jul 2012 11:00:26 +0000 WilD http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=53174 Need help navigating life with diabetes?  Ask D’Mine! That would be our weekly advice column, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois. This week, Wil takes on the issues of high blood sugars in the mornings and…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/07/ask-dmine-high-in-the-mornings-and-measuring-tape-aerobics.html/feed 1 D-Blog Week: One Thing to Improve http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/05/d-blog-week-one-thing-to-improve.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/05/d-blog-week-one-thing-to-improve.html#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 19:00:49 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=48791 We are in the third day of the annual Diabetes Blog Week, hosted by Karen Graffeo over at Bitter-Sweet Diabetes. The topic today is One Thing to Improve. As Karen instructs: “Yesterday, we gave ourselves and our loved ones a…

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