DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog » In the Workplace http://www.diabetesmine.com A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:58:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Sunday Funnies: Diabetes Dilbert? http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/sunday-funnies-managing-your-health-colleagues-at-work.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/sunday-funnies-managing-your-health-colleagues-at-work.html#comments Sun, 24 Mar 2013 11:00:26 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=71261   March is National Nutrition Month and many eyes on are health and wellness in the workplace. But this may not have been what your boss and co-workers had in mind … Sure… we bet that lap pool is there…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/sunday-funnies-managing-your-health-colleagues-at-work.html/feed 2 Ask D’Mine: Please Be My Diabetes Lifeguard http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/ask-dmine-please-be-my-diabetes-lifeguard.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/ask-dmine-please-be-my-diabetes-lifeguard.html#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:00:27 +0000 WilD http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=70152 Ever wonder if you should tell people at your workplace about your diabetes? Especially when it comes to low blood sugars and what could happen if you aren’t able to treat a low yourself? Well, that’s the issue we tackle…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/ask-dmine-please-be-my-diabetes-lifeguard.html/feed 9 Creating Healthier Workplace Environments – Got Ideas? http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/creating-healthier-workplace-environments-got-ideas.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/creating-healthier-workplace-environments-got-ideas.html#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:00:18 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=67153 Back when I worked as a reporter in an office building in downtown Indianapolis, there’d be many days when I came in before the sun rose and left after it set. Getting outside to just walk around was a very…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/creating-healthier-workplace-environments-got-ideas.html/feed 3 Going Low and Losing Time http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/going-low-and-losing-time.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/going-low-and-losing-time.html#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:00:47 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=64883 Out of nowhere, time can slip away from us when a high or low blood sugar comes at us unexpectedly. This happened to me the other day, hitting me like a sucker punch in the gut and stealing a couple…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/going-low-and-losing-time.html/feed 13 DSMA March — Diabetes in Your Work Life http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/03/dsma-march-diabetes-in-your-work-life.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/03/dsma-march-diabetes-in-your-work-life.html#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:00:58 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=45207 The topic for this month’s Diabetes Social Media Advocacy (DSMA) blog carnival is about dealing with diabetes at work and/or school. Do you tell people around you about your illness? Why or why not? Amy’s been out of school and…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/03/dsma-march-diabetes-in-your-work-life.html/feed 6 New ‘Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan’ Covers Us Un-Insurables http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/02/new-pre-existing-condition-insurance-plan-covers-us-un-insurables.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/02/new-pre-existing-condition-insurance-plan-covers-us-un-insurables.html#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:00:11 +0000 WilD http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=43614 Can’t get insurance coverage because of a pre-existing medical condition… like say, diabetes? A new temporary federal program allows PWDs and others to buy individual health insurance, at least for the next few years.   By D’Mine Columnist / Correspondent…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/02/new-pre-existing-condition-insurance-plan-covers-us-un-insurables.html/feed 8 Walgreens “Zero-Tolerance Policy” on Diabetes Lands Them in Court http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/09/walgreens-%e2%80%9czero-tolerance-policy%e2%80%9d-on-diabetes-lands-them-in-court.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/09/walgreens-%e2%80%9czero-tolerance-policy%e2%80%9d-on-diabetes-lands-them-in-court.html#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:00:21 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=33441 Employers enforce some stupid policies sometimes, for sure, but this one absolutely takes the cake! (or the chips, as it were) Last week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was forced to file a federal court suit against Walgreens for…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/09/walgreens-%e2%80%9czero-tolerance-policy%e2%80%9d-on-diabetes-lands-them-in-court.html/feed 32 Ask D’Mine: Job Hunt Disclosure, Diabetes and Dementia http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/08/ask-dmine-job-hunt-disclosure-diabetes-and-dementia.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/08/ask-dmine-job-hunt-disclosure-diabetes-and-dementia.html#comments Sat, 20 Aug 2011 13:00:47 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=32503 Two more tough topics await in this week’s edition of our “curiously strong” diabetes advice column, Ask D’Mine — hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois. Take a gander, and don’t forget to send us…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/07/ask-dmine-unsupportive-families-workin-the-night-shift-with-diabetes.html/feed 11 Employee Wellness Month and Diabetes: How You Doin’? http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/06/employee-wellness-month-and-diabetes-how-you-doin.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/06/employee-wellness-month-and-diabetes-how-you-doin.html#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:00:14 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=29595 June is National Employee Wellness Month, Folks. Did you know? It’s a campaign created a few years ago by none other than Virgin HealthMiles, a leading provider of employee health programs (go figure). And this year’s initiative is co-sponsored by…

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