DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog » Oral Medications http://www.diabetesmine.com A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Fri, 17 May 2013 12:58:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= 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 Playing Diabetes Doctor, for Real http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/playing-diabetes-doctor-for-real.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/playing-diabetes-doctor-for-real.html#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:00:05 +0000 WilD http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=65369 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…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/12/playing-diabetes-doctor-for-real.html/feed 5 mTOT: The Next Diabetes Pill Game-Changer? http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/09/mtot-the-next-diabetes-pill-game-changer.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/09/mtot-the-next-diabetes-pill-game-changer.html#comments Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:00:56 +0000 WilD http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=58694 What would you say if someone offered you a safe pill that could lower your blood sugar, help you lose weight, preserve beta cell function, and keep Alzheimer’s at bay? Actually, that’s the wrong question. The question isn’t what you…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/09/mtot-the-next-diabetes-pill-game-changer.html/feed 4 Ask D’Mine: Public Displays of Diabetes, and ACE Lows http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/08/ask-dmine-public-displays-of-diabetes-and-ace-lows.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/08/ask-dmine-public-displays-of-diabetes-and-ace-lows.html#comments Sat, 11 Aug 2012 11:00:33 +0000 WilD http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=55085 PWDS: You. Are. Here. Welcome to another edition of our “curiously strong” diabetes advice column, Ask D’Mine, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois. {Need help navigating life with diabetes? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com} Marty,…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/08/ask-dmine-public-displays-of-diabetes-and-ace-lows.html/feed 9 SGLT-2 Drugs = A New Class of Medication, Since Diabetes Is Like a River http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/07/sglt-2-drugs-a-new-class-of-medication-since-diabetes-is-like-a-river.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/07/sglt-2-drugs-a-new-class-of-medication-since-diabetes-is-like-a-river.html#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2012 11:00:58 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=52765 Sometimes, diabetes science confuses me. Let’s take the news of an emerging class of diabetes drugs (type 2-focused) that apparently do something we’ve always thought was bad… but it’s actually not. Sodium-glucose transporter (SGLT-2) inhibitors increase insulin production and effectiveness…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/07/sglt-2-drugs-a-new-class-of-medication-since-diabetes-is-like-a-river.html/feed 1 The Insulin Pill Gets Real? A Chat with Oramed’s CEO http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/04/the-insulin-pill-gets-real-a-chat-with-orameds-ceo.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/04/the-insulin-pill-gets-real-a-chat-with-orameds-ceo.html#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:00:42 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=47678 “Can’t you just take a pill?” is a question most of us have heard again and again whenever we take an injection or show off our insulin pump to family, friends, or strangers. Taking insulin orally has been a wish…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/04/the-insulin-pill-gets-real-a-chat-with-orameds-ceo.html/feed 4 Ask D’Mine: How to Stack Insulin, and a Mystery Diagnosis http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/04/ask-dmine-how-to-stack-insulin-and-a-mystery-diagnosis.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/04/ask-dmine-how-to-stack-insulin-and-a-mystery-diagnosis.html#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:00:48 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=46912 Welcome to another edition of our weekly Ask D’Mine column! But before we get started, we want to wish Amy a very Happy Birthday today! We hope Amy has a fabulous and relaxing day with her family and friends. She…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/04/ask-dmine-how-to-stack-insulin-and-a-mystery-diagnosis.html/feed 9 EASD: Europe’s Big Diabetes Shindig http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/09/easd-europes-big-diabetes-shindig.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/09/easd-europes-big-diabetes-shindig.html#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:00:56 +0000 AllisonN http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=33362 Since we tend to be pretty America-centric over here, we wanted to shine a spotlight on the annual conference for the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), which is Europe’s equivalent to the American Diabetes Association. EASD is…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/09/easd-europes-big-diabetes-shindig.html/feed 1 Ask D’Mine: Managing Blood Sugars on Steroids, Considering Whether to Stick with Your Meds http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/09/ask-dmine-managing-blood-sugars-on-steroids-considering-whether-to-stick-with-your-meds.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2011/09/ask-dmine-managing-blood-sugars-on-steroids-considering-whether-to-stick-with-your-meds.html#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:00:35 +0000 WilD http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=33171 Meds, meds, meds. What’s a PWD to do?  They can be confusing and scary, and leave you wondering if the benefits outweigh the risks. We’re no doctors, but we can talk about known side effects and the trade-off’s many patients…

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