By
WilD on
November 24, 2012
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 AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Uncle Wil on Alcohol Consumption
One of my type 1 patients is in jail today. Something involving a firearm and a bottle of whiskey downtown. He was so drunk he was shooting into the…
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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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By
AmyT on
November 18, 2012
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 more than 200 cartoons each month for websites, magazines, newspapers, greeting cards, etc., worldwide. In other words, he’s no turkey… haha!
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By
WilD on
November 17, 2012
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, we’re talking about the importance of following a blood test routine and what different nut butters might do to your blood sugars. You know we love y’all, so go on, keep reading… we’re not just buttering you up!
{Got your own questions? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
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