DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog » Interviews http://www.diabetesmine.com A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Sun, 19 May 2013 21:14:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Actress with Type 1 Co-Stars in New Diabetes Documentary http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/actress-with-type-1-co-stars-in-new-diabetes-documentary.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/actress-with-type-1-co-stars-in-new-diabetes-documentary.html#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 11:00:56 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=74825 You might remember when Sanofi US announced last November it was teaming up with actress Elizabeth Perkins, a type 1 herself since 2005, on a new diabetes documentary aimed at the importance of having a support network when living with…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/actress-with-type-1-co-stars-in-new-diabetes-documentary.html/feed 2 Reflecting On My Not-So-Inspiring Diabetes Youth http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/reflecting-on-my-not-so-inspiring-diabetes-youth.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/reflecting-on-my-not-so-inspiring-diabetes-youth.html#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 11:00:57 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=74439 When I was growing up, I believed there were many things I couldn’t do because of my type 1 diabetes. Be a professional athlete. Fly planes. Go to the moon. Join the military. Even grow up to be a “real”…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/reflecting-on-my-not-so-inspiring-diabetes-youth.html/feed 8 Small But Mighty: Creating Targeted Tattoos for Injection Sites http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/small-but-mighty-creating-targeted-tattoos-for-injection-sites.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/small-but-mighty-creating-targeted-tattoos-for-injection-sites.html#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 11:00:59 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=74196 We talked recently about how diabetes is part of a much larger chronic illness community, and that’s a strength we don’t often tap into. Sometimes innovations that can help us PWDs (people with diabetes) come from folks dealing with other…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/small-but-mighty-creating-targeted-tattoos-for-injection-sites.html/feed 7 Revisiting the Great Halle Berry Diabetes Ruckus http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/revisiting-the-great-halle-berry-diabetes-ruckus.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/revisiting-the-great-halle-berry-diabetes-ruckus.html#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:00:59 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=73974 OMG… did you all know that Halle Berry is pregnant?! The actress who is also a fellow PWD (person with diabetes) is having her second child. At age 46. Seriously, the news is out. We tweeted it a few weeks…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/revisiting-the-great-halle-berry-diabetes-ruckus.html/feed 30 “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…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/wising-up-with-a1cwise-and-a-diabetes-giveaway.html/feed 47 Insulin’s Little Helper: A New Pill for Type 1 Diabetes? http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/insulins-little-helper-a-new-pill-for-type-1-diabetes.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/insulins-little-helper-a-new-pill-for-type-1-diabetes.html#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:00:50 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=71862 What if someone said that you — someone with type 1 diabetes — could take a pill and your insulin requirements would not only drop, but they might be eliminated completely? Would you think they were crazy, or maybe confusing…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/insulins-little-helper-a-new-pill-for-type-1-diabetes.html/feed 17 Small But Mighty: Tallygear Diabetes Cases — for the Dexcom and Beyond http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/small-but-mighty-tallygear-cases-going-beyond-just-diabetes.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/small-but-mighty-tallygear-cases-going-beyond-just-diabetes.html#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:00:41 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=69888 When her daughter Tallia (Tally, for short) was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in September of 2007, Donna Annese was one of those moms who wasn’t taking it sitting down. Within a year of diagnosis, Donna helped her daughter get…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/small-but-mighty-tallygear-cases-going-beyond-just-diabetes.html/feed 7 Joslin’s CEO on Reimbursement, Patient-Centeredness and More http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/joslins-ceo-on-reimbursement-patient-centeredness-and-more.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/joslins-ceo-on-reimbursement-patient-centeredness-and-more.html#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:00:00 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=72926 Yesterday we published the first half of our comprehensive behind-the-scenes interview with Joslin Diabetes Center CEO John Brooks III — who by the way took part in the 2012 DiabetesMine Innovation Summit. Today, we continue talking with John, learning more…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/joslins-ceo-on-reimbursement-patient-centeredness-and-more.html/feed 0 Behind the Scenes with the CEO of Joslin Diabetes Center http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/behind-the-scenes-with-the-ceo-of-joslin-diabetes-center.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/behind-the-scenes-with-the-ceo-of-joslin-diabetes-center.html#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:00:37 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=71240 JOSLIN… Just the sound of it makes the heart of most PWDs (people with diabetes) skip a beat. It stands for the world’s leading center for diabetes research, clinical care and education based in Boston, MA. It also harkens back…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/behind-the-scenes-with-the-ceo-of-joslin-diabetes-center.html/feed 2 Cartooning for Serious Healthcare – No Fooling! http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/cartooning-for-serious-healthcare-no-fooling.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/cartooning-for-serious-healthcare-no-fooling.html#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:00:41 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=72328 Did you know the DiabetesMine team were secret artists, painting masterpieces with our lancets in our garage studios by night? Yeah… April Fool’s! Actually we’ve got, well… close to zilch artistic ability. But our new friend Cathy Leamy in the…

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