Who doesn’t sometimes need help navigating life with diabetes? That’s why we offer Ask D’Mine, our weekly advice column, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois.
This week, Wil’s setting our minds at ease about some of our most common dreads and fears — of complications, and potential insulin pump malfunctions.
Yes, anything’s possible in the world of diabetes, but Wil wants you to know: nothing’s inevitable. So try not to lose…
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By
MikeH on
October 2, 2012
Managing type 2 diabetes can be just as hard as managing type 1. Wouldn’t it be cool if someone were encouraging patients to set a motivational D-management goal for the week, and they’d donate $5 to an influential diabetes organization or charity in the process?
Well, that’s exactly what the ‘Mine’s own parent company Alliance Health Networks is doing right now at the huge DiabeticConnect community site. Alliance has been working with Edelman PR to develop a type 2 diabetes…
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You might not know it by just glancing at the name “Children with Diabetes,” but the annual diabetes conference in Florida each year isn’t a kids-only atmosphere. At least, not anymore.
Nowadays, the Friends for Life conference is definitely a grown-up party and more adults are joining in on the fun!
Everything began in 1995, when an Ohio D-Dad named Jeff Hitchcock founded the online forum that has become the thriving CWD community. His daughter…
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We all know that teenager-hood with diabetes can be extremely challenging. Also for the parents, of course. And if your teen is anything like I was, the phrase, “You just don’t understand!” is regularly heard around the home. As a parent, you probably feel like your teen doesn’t understand either! That’s why Brad Lowder, a Northern California-based real estate agent with a strong background in media and advertising, created 1SweetLife — an online community just for teens…
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By
MikeH on
June 29, 2012
I’ve been putting off my visit to the endo’s office.
Not only because I don’t see the need to make any changes, but because I’ve been slacking off about keeping in touch with her and communicating about where I am in my diabetes management.
Really, I don’t see the need to go spend time (or co-pay) at a visit where I’m going to hear the scripted questions of “Why are you so high?” and “What’s…
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