By
WilD on
October 20, 2012
Got questions about 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, he answers some science-y questions about pancreas transplants and whether an immune-suppressant drug for HIV/AIDS and hepatitis could impact someone’s type 1 diabetes honeymoon. You might very well be surprised at what you learn…
{Got your own questions? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Kim, type 2 from Illinois,…
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By
MikeH on
October 19, 2012
When he was just a kid during the ’60s and ’70s, Evan Kramer saw both his older brother and sister diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. But he didn’t learn much about the chronic condition at the time, because his siblings didn’t talk about their diabetes and his parents seemed to shield him from knowing more.
Throughout the years, they also didn’t share much about their D-Lives, so it was, for all practical purposes, an invisible…
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By
MikeH on
October 16, 2012
When Americans cast their ballots on or before Nov. 6, there’s a lot at stake for the diabetes community.
We’re not only talking healthcare and how that might be impacted by who’s chosen to be in the White House. (Sure, that’s the biggie and what most eyes are on). But it’s important not to lose sight of all the Congressional elections happening throughout the country. Hundreds of elections are slated between the Senate and House…
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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 enjoys whipping things up in the kitchen, so we make a great team.
My husband, Erik, was a big help in making three of the recipes in the cookbook by Michael Moore — not the…
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WilD on
October 13, 2012
Happy Saturday! Welcome back to Ask D’Mine, our weekly advice column hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois. This week, Wil offers thoughts on the risks people with diabetes (PWD) face when getting ink, and those international differences we see in glucometer result numbers!
{Got your own questions? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Jessica, type 1 from Georgia, asks: Am I risking life and limb by getting a tattoo and taking…
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