DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog http://www.diabetesmine.com A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:23:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= New Kids on the Diabetes Summit Block Embrace T2s http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/the-new-old-kids-on-the-diabetes-summit-block.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/the-new-old-kids-on-the-diabetes-summit-block.html#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:00:19 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=76468 Times keep a’changin’ in how the diabetes industry interacts with patients. Remember how it used to be, many years ago? When these companies making diabetes devices and medicines didn’t take our views into consideration in making decisions? Then came the…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/the-new-old-kids-on-the-diabetes-summit-block.html/feed 0 ANNOUNCING: The 2013 DiabetesMine Patient Voices Scholarship Contest http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/announcing-the-2013-diabetesmine-patient-voices-scholarship-contest.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/announcing-the-2013-diabetesmine-patient-voices-scholarship-contest.html#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:00:04 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=75457 Hello PWDs (people with diabetes) everywhere, We’re excited to announce that we’re gearing up for our 2013 DiabetesMine Innovation Summit event, to take place at Stanford University School of Medicine on Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. We would like to include…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/diabetesmine-independent-again.html/feed 4 Sunday Funnies: Happy Dads Day! http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/sunday-funnies-happy-dad-day.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/sunday-funnies-happy-dad-day.html#comments Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:00:47 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=76349     To all the dads out there in the Diabetes Community…     Thanks to the multi-talented cartoonist Terry Keelan, a fellow type 1 living in Southern California who is very active with the athlete’s group Insulindependence. Not only…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/sunday-funnies-happy-dad-day.html/feed 0 Ask D’Mine: Diabetes Overload and Onset http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/ask-dmine-diabetes-overload-and-onset.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/ask-dmine-diabetes-overload-and-onset.html#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:00:00 +0000 WilD http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=76421 Hey, Diabetes Community! Welcome back to our weekly Saturday advice column, Ask D’Mine!, which offers real-world wisdom from veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois. This week, Wil examines the emotional and psychological aspects of living AND working…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/ask-dmine-diabetes-overload-and-onset.html/feed 6 From Diabetes Dad to “Practical Cure” Researcher http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/from-diabetes-dad-to-practical-cure-researcher.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/from-diabetes-dad-to-practical-cure-researcher.html#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:00:18 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=75833 With Father’s Day just a couple of days away (hint, hint!), we thought it would be cool to hear from a dad who’s involved with diabetes on many levels. Pete Miselis is a D-dad who’s stepped up his advocacy into…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/from-diabetes-dad-to-practical-cure-researcher.html/feed 3 Riding a Bike for Diabetes… If the Money Allows http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/riding-a-bike-for-diabetes-if-you-can-afford-to.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/riding-a-bike-for-diabetes-if-you-can-afford-to.html#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:00:51 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=76371 I rode in my first-ever Tour de Cure this past weekend. Our local Indiana Tour de Cure on Saturday morning took place on and around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Central Indiana, and I was proud to be there as…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/riding-a-bike-for-diabetes-if-you-can-afford-to.html/feed 16 Confessions of a Non-Compliant Medical Alert ID Wearer http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/confessions-of-a-non-compliant-medical-alert-id-wearer.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/confessions-of-a-non-compliant-medical-alert-id-wearer.html#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:00:33 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=76114 Quick, look at your wrist. Is there a medical alert bracelet there? If not, do you wear one when you travel? Ever wear one, fellow PWDs (people with diabetes)? Or maybe not a bracelet but a dog tag or other…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/confessions-of-a-non-compliant-medical-alert-id-wearer.html/feed 33 The Fickle Future of Faster & Generic Insulins http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/the-fickle-future-of-faster-generic-insulins.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/the-fickle-future-of-faster-generic-insulins.html#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:00:21 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=70379 All of us in the Diabetes Community often wonder: What might the future of insulin look like, and how far out is the exciting new stuff we’re hearing about? Well, we have a snapshot of some of the latest developments,…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/the-fickle-future-of-faster-generic-insulins.html/feed 4 Celebrated D-Dad Talks Baseball and Diabetes (with Book Giveaway!) http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/celebrated-d-dad-talks-baseball-and-diabetes-with-book-giveaway.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2013/06/celebrated-d-dad-talks-baseball-and-diabetes-with-book-giveaway.html#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:00:01 +0000 MikeH http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=75769 We know Scott Benner as the great D-Dad from New Jersey who’s behind the blog, Arden’s Day. You know, the diabetes daddy blog named for his daughter Arden who’s been living with type 1 since age 2 in 2006. Of…

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