With the 2013 Kentucky Derby taking place on May 4, just look what happens when you have both diabetes and horse racing on the mind:
Did you know… ?
The Derby is the oldest continually held sporting event in the U.S., started in 1875 — just a year before Col. Eli Lilly founded his pharmaceutical company in Indianapolis that would eventually go on to make insulin! And also, featured…
It seems the song “Let it snow” may be taking on a whole new meaning for people with diabetes…
Many PWDs are likely experiencing the need for some BG-friendly (or BS = blood sugar-friendly) snow shoveling lately, with the recent snow falls that have covered much of the U.S.!
Thanks for helping us see the bright side of the wintery weather outside goes to our regular contributor Jerry King, an accomplished cartoonist…
Welcome back to our weekly diabetes advice column, Ask D’Mine — the first edition of the New Year, so Happy 2013 to all!
Your host is veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois. This week, he explores in detail a question about how reliable the A1C test is and how much we should really rely on it in gauging our D-health. Good question!
{Got your own questions? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Toby, type 3…
Ugh. Some days diabetes is sickening… and some days we just get sick! Welcome to another edition of our diabetes advice column, Ask D’Mine, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois.
Send us your queries related to life with diabetes — nothing is off-limits here! (except ofcourse specific medical instructions for your own care; that’s what doctors are for)
{Need help navigating life with diabetes? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Elisheva…
Today is Labor Day, which for many of us means that summer has sadly come to an end and the new school year is in full force. But as we know, when it comes to diabetes, school is never really out no matter how long you’ve had it!
Late last year, intrepid CDE Gary Scheiner, author of the popular book Think Like a Pancreas, launched his Type 1 University series of online courses. Now, David…