DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog » Lancets 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= Ask D’Mine: Pinky Pokes and the Truth About Syringes http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/ask-dmine-pinky-pokes-and-the-truth-about-syringes.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/ask-dmine-pinky-pokes-and-the-truth-about-syringes.html#comments Sat, 03 Nov 2012 11:00:58 +0000 WilD http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=62166 Happy Saturday! Welcome back to Ask D’Mine, our weekly advice column hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois. For the first post of November, Wil puts his finger on a universal question for PWDs: Should we…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/11/ask-dmine-pinky-pokes-and-the-truth-about-syringes.html/feed 7 New FastClix: Now Easier on Your Brain, While Still Sparing Your Fingers http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/05/new-fastclix-now-easier-on-your-brain-while-still-sparing-your-fingers.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/05/new-fastclix-now-easier-on-your-brain-while-still-sparing-your-fingers.html#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 11:00:27 +0000 WilD http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=49962 Roche Diabetes has just released the next generation of their popular Multiclix Gatling-gun-style lancing device. The new version, called FastClix (yes, with a capital C versus the older lancer, with lowercase c), features one-click lancing, a whole new system for…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/05/new-fastclix-now-easier-on-your-brain-while-still-sparing-your-fingers.html/feed 20 Ask D’Mine: Alternate Testing Sites, Bolus Timing for Exercise http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/12/ask-dmine-alternate-testing-sites-bolus-timing-for-exercise.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/12/ask-dmine-alternate-testing-sites-bolus-timing-for-exercise.html#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:00:26 +0000 WilD http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=37787 Diabetes is complicated… Just look at today’s post header! If you weren’t a PWD, would you have any idea what that meant? No wonder we never run out of questions! And thank goodness for that, we say here at Ask…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/12/ask-dmine-alternate-testing-sites-bolus-timing-for-exercise.html/feed 4 Small But Mighty: Sugar Medical Supply http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/10/small-but-mighty-sugar-medical-supply.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/10/small-but-mighty-sugar-medical-supply.html#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:00:22 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=33237 They say that necessity is the mother of invention. Such is the case with Carolyn Jäger, a 36-year-old New Hampshire-based wife and mom, who grew up with a younger sister with type 1 diabetes and was diagnosed herself at age…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/10/small-but-mighty-sugar-medical-supply.html/feed 5 Ask D’Mine: Sleazy Advertising, Insulin Embarrassment http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/03/ask-dmine-sleazy-advertising-insulin-embarrassment.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/03/ask-dmine-sleazy-advertising-insulin-embarrassment.html#comments Sat, 26 Mar 2011 13:00:32 +0000 WilD http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=26538 Welcome back to our spankin’ new diabetes advice column, Ask D’Mine. We just kicked off this series last week, and we’re already getting lots of queries — so thank you, Curious PWDs! As a reminder: This is a place to send…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/03/ask-dmine-sleazy-advertising-insulin-embarrassment.html/feed 16 Lancing Device Love: Multiclix vs. Delica http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/12/lancing-device-love-multiclix-vs-delica.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/12/lancing-device-love-multiclix-vs-delica.html#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:00:17 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=22406 Pricking our fingers multiple times a day isn’t exactly something most of us get excited about, but I’ve discovered that some folks out there do get excited about the lancing device they use. While most of us use the lancer…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/06/pain-free-lancing-devices-bite-the-dust.html/feed 17 What’s New in Diabetes Goods: Reader Tips http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/04/whats-new-in-diabetes-goods-reader-tips.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/04/whats-new-in-diabetes-goods-reader-tips.html#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:00:06 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=15651 Thankfully, many readers send me emails when they hear about something newsworthy/ different/ fun/ controversial/ or quirky in the world of diabetes. Thank you! And keep those tips coming, pahhhleeese, People. Today, from the mailbag, three items that I simply…

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