DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog » Young People with Diabetes http://www.diabetesmine.com A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Sun, 26 May 2013 11:00:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= School Nurse Controversy Ruffles Our Diabetes Feathers http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/school-nurse-controversy-ruffles-our-diabetes-feathers.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/school-nurse-controversy-ruffles-our-diabetes-feathers.html#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 11:00:51 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=74559 Today is National School Nurse Day and a time when many are recognizing the 74,000 school nurses in the U.S. So, it’s a perfect time to take a look at the current landscape of school nurses. Of course, we thank…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/school-nurse-controversy-ruffles-our-diabetes-feathers.html/feed 17 Major Kudos to Diabetes Teen Volunteers http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/major-kudos-to-diabetes-teen-volunteers.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/major-kudos-to-diabetes-teen-volunteers.html#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:00:20 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=73944 In West Virginia, a 16-year-old with type 1 recruited hundreds of walkers and raised a record amount of money for his local JDRF chapter because he wanted to give back to a worthy cause. In New York, another teenager helped…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/major-kudos-to-diabetes-teen-volunteers.html/feed 0 Ask D’Mine: Zapped Ovaries and Where to Go in an Emergency http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/ask-dmine-zapped-ovaries-and-where-to-go-in-an-emergency.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/ask-dmine-zapped-ovaries-and-where-to-go-in-an-emergency.html#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:00:27 +0000 WilD http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=73717 Welcome back! It’s Saturday again, so time to curl up with a cup of tea/coffee and our weekly diabetes advice column, Ask D’Mine! This week, veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois tackles a question we’ve never heard before…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/ask-dmine-zapped-ovaries-and-where-to-go-in-an-emergency.html/feed 7 Possible Solutions for Diabetes Skin Bumps http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/possible-solutions-for-diabetes-skin-bumps.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/possible-solutions-for-diabetes-skin-bumps.html#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:00:34 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=73675 From the long list of lesser-known indignities one experiences with diabetes comes the “lumps and bumps” problem… Once again we’d like to welcome long-time type 1 PWD and Columbia University journalism grad student Amanda Cedrone to add her two cents:  …

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/possible-solutions-for-diabetes-skin-bumps.html/feed 3 Ask D’Mine: Letter to a Teenage Girl… http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/ask-dmine-letter-to-a-teenage-girl-straight-up.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/ask-dmine-letter-to-a-teenage-girl-straight-up.html#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:00:09 +0000 WilD http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=72792 Every so often, we get questions here at our weekly advice column, Ask D’Mine!, that flat out break our hearts. Today, your host Wil Dubois, a veteran type 1 and diabetes educator & author, is responding to a teenage girl facing…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/ask-dmine-letter-to-a-teenage-girl-straight-up.html/feed 14 Life with Diabetes in the Netherlands: Creating Dia-B http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/life-with-diabetes-in-the-netherlands-creating-dia-b.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/life-with-diabetes-in-the-netherlands-creating-dia-b.html#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:00:13 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=65970 We continue traveling the globe to bring you accounts of living with diabetes in various countries for our Global Diabetes series. This month, we’re happy to introduce two bubbly gals from the Netherlands (which Americans like to call Holland), Annelieke…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/life-with-diabetes-in-the-netherlands-creating-dia-b.html/feed 2 Spare a Rose, Save a Child with Diabetes http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/spare-a-rose-save-a-child-with-diabetes.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/spare-a-rose-save-a-child-with-diabetes.html#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:00:08 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=69847 Buying a dozen roses is a traditional way many people say “I love you” for Valentine’s Day. But what if that token of affection also meant saving the life of a child with diabetes? For the first time this year,…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/spare-a-rose-save-a-child-with-diabetes.html/feed 3 LWD (Life with Diabetes) Video Friday: Final Sugar Babies Short! http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/lwd-life-with-diabetes-video-friday-final-sugar-babies-short.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/lwd-life-with-diabetes-video-friday-final-sugar-babies-short.html#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:00:48 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=67714 Here we are on our final Friday in the month of January, and we find ourselves wrapping up our Life with Diabetes (LWD video series that’s been a regular find here for the past four months. In this week’s final…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/attorney-steps-up-with-diabetes-scholarship.html/feed 1 LWD (Life with Diabetes) Video Friday: Finding That D-Motivation http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/lwd-life-with-diabetes-video-friday-finding-that-d-motivation.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/lwd-life-with-diabetes-video-friday-finding-that-d-motivation.html#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:00:41 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=67706 Nearing the end of our regular Friday “life with diabetes” video series from filmmaker Jenny MacKenzie, we bring you a clip that dives into a very personal issue for those who’ve grown up with diabetes and lived with it throughout…

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