DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog » Personal Stories 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= Ten-Year Diaversary (No Way!) http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/ten-year-diaversary-no-way.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/ten-year-diaversary-no-way.html#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 11:00:20 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=75297 So it’s been an entire decade since type 1 diabetes turned my life on its ear, or something along those lines… Many of you know my story: How I had a new baby who had just turned 5 months old,…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/ten-year-diaversary-no-way.html/feed 12 D-Blog Week: How I Broke Through the Silence http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/d-blog-week-accomplishments-in-a-world-of-online-sharing.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/d-blog-week-accomplishments-in-a-world-of-online-sharing.html#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 11:00:15 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=75189 Here we are in Day Four of Diabetes Blog Week, and today’s topic is all about the accomplishments we’ve had both big and small. Today’s writing prompt, from campaign creator Karen Graffeo: We don’t always realize it, but each one…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/d-blog-week-accomplishments-in-a-world-of-online-sharing.html/feed 1 D-Blog Week 2013: Memories That I Can’t Recall http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/d-blog-week-2013-memories-that-i-cant-recall.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/d-blog-week-2013-memories-that-i-cant-recall.html#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 11:00:19 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=74964 We’re in the third day of the annual Diabetes Blog Week, hosted by Karen Graffeo over at Bitter-Sweet Diabetes. The topic today takes us down Memory Lane… diabetes-style! As Karen instructs: Today we’re going to share our most memorable diabetes…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/d-blog-week-2013-memories-that-i-cant-recall.html/feed 6 “Islands and Insulin” Recharges… (with Book Giveaway!) http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/islands-and-insulin-recharges-with-book-giveaway.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/islands-and-insulin-recharges-with-book-giveaway.html#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 16:00:57 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=74388 It’s taken me a little longer than expected to get around to posting this review of Erin Spineto’s new book “Islands and Insulin“ — but hey, good things take time, right? It’s a different kind of diabetes book from any…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/05/islands-and-insulin-recharges-with-book-giveaway.html/feed 23 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 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 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 “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 PWD Leans On Spirituality & Meditation, and So Can You http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/cafetruth-founder-living-meditating-with-diabetes.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/cafetruth-founder-living-meditating-with-diabetes.html#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:00:27 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=70636 If there’s one thing not lacking in this community, it’s people who are doing great things because of their own or a loved one’s diagnosis. You can put Kevin Marshall from Austin, TX, into that category. Living with type 1…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/03/cafetruth-founder-living-meditating-with-diabetes.html/feed 6 Our Many Types of Diabetes Baggage (with Book Giveaway!) http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/our-many-types-of-diabetes-baggage-with-book-giveaway.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/02/our-many-types-of-diabetes-baggage-with-book-giveaway.html#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:00:09 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=70366 Those of us living with diabetes carry a lot of baggage. And no, that doesn’t just mean the various cases and pouches we need to haul our myriad D-supplies all over the place! Any PWD (person with diabetes) knows the…

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