DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog » Miscellaneous http://www.diabetesmine.com A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Wed, 22 May 2013 11:00:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= New Online Tool Helps Filter Diabetes News http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/new-online-tool-helps-filter-diabetes-news.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/04/new-online-tool-helps-filter-diabetes-news.html#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:00:39 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=74111 Having lived with type 1 for close to four decades now, Gina Gaudefroy has seen her share of news stories and articles about the latest research and technology relating to diabetes. She was diagnosed at age 12 when living in…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/getting-a-diabetes-diagnosis-in-your-four-legged-friend.html/feed 25 Back to School: My First Semester as a Wannabe D-Educator http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/back-to-school-my-first-semester-as-a-wannabe-d-educator.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/back-to-school-my-first-semester-as-a-wannabe-d-educator.html#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:00:12 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=67307 This past summer, I made the bold decision to leave my full-time (and awesome!) job as Assistant Editor here at the ‘Mine to pursue a lifelong dream of becoming a Certified Diabetes Educator. That meant going back to school to…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/back-to-school-my-first-semester-as-a-wannabe-d-educator.html/feed 8 Creating Healthier Workplace Environments – Got Ideas? http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/creating-healthier-workplace-environments-got-ideas.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/creating-healthier-workplace-environments-got-ideas.html#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:00:18 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=67153 Back when I worked as a reporter in an office building in downtown Indianapolis, there’d be many days when I came in before the sun rose and left after it set. Getting outside to just walk around was a very…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/creating-healthier-workplace-environments-got-ideas.html/feed 3 Stacey McGill, A Girl’s First Friend with Diabetes — Now in eBook http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/stacey-mcgill-a-girls-first-friend-with-diabetes-now-in-ebook.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/stacey-mcgill-a-girls-first-friend-with-diabetes-now-in-ebook.html#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:00:31 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=66875 When I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 19 years ago, the very first person I met was Stacey McGill of Stoneybrook, CT. If you are a woman diagnosed with diabetes between the late-80s and mid-90s,  she was probably one…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/01/stacey-mcgill-a-girls-first-friend-with-diabetes-now-in-ebook.html/feed 5 ANNOUNCING: Our 2012 D-Moment Holiday Sweepstakes Winners! http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/announcing-our-2012-d-moment-holiday-sweepstakes-winners.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/announcing-our-2012-d-moment-holiday-sweepstakes-winners.html#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:00:26 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=66563 The results are in for our 2012 DiabetesMine D-Moment Holiday Sweepstakes! We asked PWDs everywhere to share, in a few sentences, their big “aha!” diabetes moment of 2012, as in:  What struck you hardest this year, in that you learned…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/announcing-our-2012-d-moment-holiday-sweepstakes-winners.html/feed 3 Going Undercover to Investigate Selling Test Strips for Cash http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/08/going-undercover-to-investigate-selling-test-strips-for-cash.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/08/going-undercover-to-investigate-selling-test-strips-for-cash.html#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:00:00 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=54499 Maybe you’ve seen the “Diabetic Strips” signs on the side of the road in your state and also wondered what actually happens when you call one of the numbers listed… We wrote about organizations dealing in test strips cheap-for-cash in…

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