DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog » A-I http://www.diabetesmine.com A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:06:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Celebrated D-Dad Talks Baseball and Diabetes (with Book Giveaway!) http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/celebrated-d-dad-talks-baseball-and-diabetes-with-book-giveaway.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/celebrated-d-dad-talks-baseball-and-diabetes-with-book-giveaway.html#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:00:01 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=75769 We know Scott Benner as the great D-Dad from New Jersey who’s behind the blog, Arden’s Day. You know, the diabetes daddy blog named for his daughter Arden who’s been living with type 1 since age 2 in 2006. Of…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/celebrated-d-dad-talks-baseball-and-diabetes-with-book-giveaway.html/feed 13 Memorial Day with Diabetes + Racing Weekend http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/memorial-day-with-diabetes-racing-weekend.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/memorial-day-with-diabetes-racing-weekend.html#comments Mon, 27 May 2013 11:00:23 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=75582 It’s Memorial Day, and in honor of those who have served our country, today we bring you the story of a Vietnam veteran from Indiana who’s living with his own unusual diabetes challenges. Randall Brown says he developed type 2…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/memorial-day-with-diabetes-racing-weekend.html/feed 0 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 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 Living with Diabetes… in Israel http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/living-with-diabetes-in-israel.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/living-with-diabetes-in-israel.html#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:00:00 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=65963 I met Michael Aviad a few years ago at a diabetes event on the East Coast. He was diagnosed in 2002 at age 32, very similar to my story. He and his wife are both type 1 (!), and run…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/living-with-diabetes-in-israel.html/feed 7 Bringing Simplicity to Insulin Pumping: The Making of Tandem’s t:slim http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/bringing-simplicity-to-insulin-pumping-the-making-of-tandems-tslim.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/bringing-simplicity-to-insulin-pumping-the-making-of-tandems-tslim.html#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:00:46 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=64961 Ever look at a diabetes product and wonder what the heck the developers were THINKING? People have to live with this stuff, after all!  It’s even more interesting when they occasionally get it right… Kim Blickenstaff, CEO of Tandem Diabetes…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/bringing-simplicity-to-insulin-pumping-the-making-of-tandems-tslim.html/feed 15 Living with Diabetes… In Kuwait http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/living-with-diabetes-in-kuwait.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/living-with-diabetes-in-kuwait.html#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:00:19 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=63426 We’re back with another edition of our Global Diabetes series, in which we’re “traveling the planet” to bring you stories of people living with diabetes in various parts of the world. This month, we’re hosting Maryam Al-Ostad, a 25-year-old from…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/living-with-diabetes-in-kuwait.html/feed 1 Gina Capone: How Pregnancy with Diabetes Saved My Life http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/08/gina-capone-how-pregnancy-with-diabetes-saved-my-life.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/08/gina-capone-how-pregnancy-with-diabetes-saved-my-life.html#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:00:24 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=55850 We were over the moon when we heard that D-blogger Gina Capone, founder of Diabetes Talkfest and The Diabetes Resource, was expecting a little one. We knew that Gina’s road to parenthood was not an easy one. Before conception, pregnancy…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/08/gina-capone-how-pregnancy-with-diabetes-saved-my-life.html/feed 22 It Takes a Community to Keep D-Kids Safe at School http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/08/it-takes-a-community-to-keep-d-kids-safe-at-school.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/08/it-takes-a-community-to-keep-d-kids-safe-at-school.html#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:00:55 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=55884 Though we’re still in the summer months, the school bell is already ringing in many places to mark back-to-school time for kids and parents. While many parents are likely relieved to “get a break” and have their kids back in…

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