DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog » Guest Posts (alphabetically) http://www.diabetesmine.com A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Thu, 23 May 2013 20:15:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= A D-Mom’s Guide to Type 1 + Celiac (Toaster In Tow) http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/a-d-moms-guide-to-type-1-celiac-toaster-in-tow.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/a-d-moms-guide-to-type-1-celiac-toaster-in-tow.html#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:00 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=74552 We talk a lot about living with diabetes around here (hey, we’re a D-blog after all!), but we’re keenly aware that other ailments affect many of our D-brethren. This is Diabetes Blog Week and the prompt for today encourages us…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/a-d-moms-guide-to-type-1-celiac-toaster-in-tow.html/feed 4 On Becoming a D-Mom (Happy Mother’s Day!) http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/marking-moms-day-with-diabetes-on-board.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/marking-moms-day-with-diabetes-on-board.html#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 11:00:02 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=74536 With Mother’s Day this Sunday (hope you didn’t forget!), we wanted to honor the many, many Superhero D-Moms out there, by highlighting how they have dealt with the transition from “regular mom-hood” to being a parental pancreas. It’s tough to…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/marking-moms-day-with-diabetes-on-board.html/feed 7 PWD Passenger Wanted: Raising Awareness About Diabetes & Strokes http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/pwd-passenger-wanted-raising-awareness-about-diabetes-strokes.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/pwd-passenger-wanted-raising-awareness-about-diabetes-strokes.html#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 11:00:31 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=74457 Did you know the month of May is National Stroke Awareness Month? On that topic, we were fascinated to hear how one man in Colorado is advocating to help raise awareness about the increased risk of stroke that people with…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/pwd-passenger-wanted-raising-awareness-about-diabetes-strokes.html/feed 0 Proud D-Mom Shares the Benefits of Starting Over http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/d-mom-starting-over-and-succeeding-with-diabetes-in-tow.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/d-mom-starting-over-and-succeeding-with-diabetes-in-tow.html#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:00:52 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=73331 We’ve heard so many people in the Diabetes Community say it feels like “starting over” when a diabetes diagnosis enters their world, because they have to learn and re-wire their brains with so much D-info. But D-Mom Jamie Wolf in…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/d-mom-starting-over-and-succeeding-with-diabetes-in-tow.html/feed 2 Safe Drinking with Diabetes? Where to Go for Info http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/new-site-offers-resources-on-drinking-with-diabetes.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/new-site-offers-resources-on-drinking-with-diabetes.html#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:00:58 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=72485 April is Alcohol Awareness Month, and what better time to bring you a new resource directly from the Diabetes Online Community aimed at raising awareness about diabetes and drinking? Appropriately, it’s named Drinking with Diabetes. You may remember it as…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/new-site-offers-resources-on-drinking-with-diabetes.html/feed 9 From the D-Notebook: JDRF Research Summit in Nation’s Capitol http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/from-the-d-notebook-jdrf-research-summit-in-nations-capitol.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/from-the-d-notebook-jdrf-research-summit-in-nations-capitol.html#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:00:02 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=71353 The JDRF Capitol Chapter’s 3rd annual Research Summit in Washington, D.C., on March 9 brought out leaders from the Diabetes Community to talk about everything from the latest in research and technological advances to psychosocial issues for kids and adults…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/from-the-d-notebook-jdrf-research-summit-in-nations-capitol.html/feed 3 ATTD Report: Paris Conference Hones in on ‘Advanced’ Diabetes Tech http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/diabetes-technology-shows-promise-at-paris-conference.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/diabetes-technology-shows-promise-at-paris-conference.html#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:00:32 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=70733 Neal Kaufman is not only the husband of famed endocrinologist and Medtronic exec Fran Kaufman; he’s also a diabetes guru of sorts in his own right. He’s an experienced clinician and educator who founded a company called DPS Health (Diabetes…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/diabetes-technology-shows-promise-at-paris-conference.html/feed 1 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 Making Diabetes More Sexy, Less Scary, for the Black Community http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/making-diabetes-more-sexy-less-scary-for-the-black-community.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/making-diabetes-more-sexy-less-scary-for-the-black-community.html#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:00:31 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=70425 This February marks the 37th year of African American History Month (formerly Black History Month), and we’re pleased to mark the occasion by welcoming Chrystal Leary, a fellow D-advocate who’s become extremely active online spreading education and awareness among the African American population. Chrystal lives in…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/making-diabetes-more-sexy-less-scary-for-the-black-community.html/feed 10 Bob Leonard: “That DJ with Diabetes” http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/bob-leonard-that-dj-with-diabetes.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/bob-leonard-that-dj-with-diabetes.html#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:00:21 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=69058 Not long ago, we heard about a fellow PWD (person with diabetes) who’d recently retired after an illustrious career as a radio personality that spanned nearly half a century. Not only was he one of the pioneers who helped shape…

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