By
WilD on
January 26, 2013
Got questions about navigating life with diabetes? Ask D’Mine! Our weekly advice column, that is — hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois. This week, Wil experiments with his home freezer after getting a question about how cold insulin can get before it proves unusable. Read on: you might just get chills hearing what he discovered!
{Got your own questions? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Mary, type 1 from North Dakota, asks:…
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By
MikeH on
January 14, 2013
Talk show funny guy Conan O’Brien is at it again. He has diabetes on his mind, apparently.
This morning we reported about a show in December in which he hosted a type 1 artist from Texas who has the unique ability to paint with her lipstick kisses.
Well, that fun story was a welcome change from last summer, when the Diabetes Online Community (DOC) responded to one of Conan’s segments that included a video game…
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By
AmyT on
December 14, 2012
Today is a happy day for fans of Insulet’s tubeless insulin pump system! The FDA has finally approved the next-generation OmniPod, which is 34% smaller, 25% lighter, and 16% slimmer — yet still holds same 200 units of insulin.
The new design will also feature a “pink slide insert,” that pushes a piece of pink plastic to be visible through a new, second window in the center of the Pod, to “help users verify that…
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By
WilD on
December 12, 2012
We got word earlier this year that the American Diabetes Association was trying out a new training program dubbed a “patient simulator,” where docs can practice on not-so-real people with diabetes (PWDs), trying out everything from assessing conditions to ordering lab tests and meds. And they get graded on their decision-making!
Medical simulation is actually quite the trend, with a company called SciMed even launching a “virtual diabetes institute” last year.
Having some actual expertise…
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