DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog » Advocates http://www.diabetesmine.com A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Sat, 18 May 2013 11:00:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= “Guaranteed” Success with A1CWise (with a Trial-Plan Giveaway) http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/wising-up-with-a1cwise-and-a-diabetes-giveaway.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/wising-up-with-a1cwise-and-a-diabetes-giveaway.html#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:00:19 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=72503 As a person with type 1 diabetes who’s been trying to lose weight for as long as I can remember, one of the things I often hear from other PWDs is that it takes twice as long to lose weight…

The post “Guaranteed” Success with A1CWise (with a Trial-Plan Giveaway) appeared first on DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog.

]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/wising-up-with-a1cwise-and-a-diabetes-giveaway.html/feed 47 Diabetes and Eating Disorders: Fellow PWD Shares Her Diabulimia Story http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/diabetes-and-eating-disorders-fellow-pwd-shares-her-diabulimia-story.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/diabetes-and-eating-disorders-fellow-pwd-shares-her-diabulimia-story.html#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:00:07 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=69774 It is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, and many in the patient blogosphere are bringing much-needed attention to this issue.  This year’s theme is one that resonates well for us in the D-Community: “Everybody knows somebody“…  We know that many fellow PWDs…

The post Diabetes and Eating Disorders: Fellow PWD Shares Her Diabulimia Story appeared first on DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog.

]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/diabetes-and-eating-disorders-fellow-pwd-shares-her-diabulimia-story.html/feed 6 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,…

The post Spare a Rose, Save a Child with Diabetes appeared first on DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog.

]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/spare-a-rose-save-a-child-with-diabetes.html/feed 3 All in the Family: Life with Multiple Kids with Diabetes http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/all-in-the-family-life-with-multiple-kids-with-diabetes.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/all-in-the-family-life-with-multiple-kids-with-diabetes.html#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:00:36 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=67432 Living with diabetes is a challenge for anyone, but imagine caring for a family in which six of eight children are living with type 1! Yes, that’s right: A family in Utah has six of eight brothers and sisters living…

The post All in the Family: Life with Multiple Kids with Diabetes appeared first on DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog.

]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/all-in-the-family-life-with-multiple-kids-with-diabetes.html/feed 7 A Diabetic Artist’s Lipstick Creations http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/a-diabetic-artists-lipstick-creations.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/a-diabetic-artists-lipstick-creations.html#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:00:12 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=67162 Putting on lipstick means more to one woman from Texas than just getting all prettied up for a night out on the town. Nope, for fellow PWD (person with diabetes) Natalie Irish, those shades of lip color mean she’s creating…

The post A Diabetic Artist’s Lipstick Creations appeared first on DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog.

]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/a-diabetic-artists-lipstick-creations.html/feed 3 Doug Masiuk, the “Diabetic Forrest Gump,” Runs Across America http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/doug-masiuk-the-diabetic-forrest-gump-runnig-across-america.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/doug-masiuk-the-diabetic-forrest-gump-runnig-across-america.html#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:00:23 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=66303 In 1994, the Academy Award-winning movie Forrest Gump showed Tom Hanks as the title character running across the country… for seemingly no good reason. Fast forward nearly 20 years and there’s another guy running across the country. This time, he’s…

The post Doug Masiuk, the “Diabetic Forrest Gump,” Runs Across America appeared first on DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog.

]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/doug-masiuk-the-diabetic-forrest-gump-runnig-across-america.html/feed 1 Karate-Chopping Diabetes Advocate Gunning for JDRF http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/karate-chopping-diabetes-advocate-gunning-for-jdrf.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/karate-chopping-diabetes-advocate-gunning-for-jdrf.html#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:00:07 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=63993 We all dream of giving diabetes a big Chuck Norris roundhouse kick in the stomach, right? Well, 16-year-old Canadian Chase Pelletier and his dad, Dave, are taking out their aggressions on diabetes in a more unconventional way. Together with the…

The post Karate-Chopping Diabetes Advocate Gunning for JDRF appeared first on DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog.

]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/karate-chopping-diabetes-advocate-gunning-for-jdrf.html/feed 0 Video: Diabetes Dental Advocacy with Amazing Race Winner Nat Strand http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/10/video-diabetes-dental-advocacy-with-amazing-race-winner-nat-strand.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/10/video-diabetes-dental-advocacy-with-amazing-race-winner-nat-strand.html#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:00:17 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=62233 For many of you, Dr. Nat Strand is a familiar face. That’s because this 30-something anesthesiologist shot to fame in 2010 when she became the first-ever type 1 diabetic to win the reality TV competition The Amazing Race. We interviewed her…

The post Video: Diabetes Dental Advocacy with Amazing Race Winner Nat Strand appeared first on DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog.

]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/10/video-diabetes-dental-advocacy-with-amazing-race-winner-nat-strand.html/feed 1 Amazing Diabetes Advocates: Michigan Family DREAMs http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/10/amazing-diabetes-advocates-michigan-family-dreams.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/10/amazing-diabetes-advocates-michigan-family-dreams.html#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:00:10 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=60597 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…

The post Amazing Diabetes Advocates: Michigan Family DREAMs appeared first on DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog.

]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/10/amazing-diabetes-advocates-michigan-family-dreams.html/feed 1 Sara Nicastro Talks Personalized Diabetes Devices http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/10/sara-nicastro-talks-personalized-diabetes-devices.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/10/sara-nicastro-talks-personalized-diabetes-devices.html#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:00:49 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=57394 Continuing our series of interviews with the 10 winners of the DiabetesMine Patient Voices Contest that were announced in June, today we’re featuring none other than long-time diabetes blogger and advocate, Sara “Knicks” Nicastro, who was diagnosed with type 1…

The post Sara Nicastro Talks Personalized Diabetes Devices appeared first on DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog.

]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/10/sara-nicastro-talks-personalized-diabetes-devices.html/feed 3