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Ask D’Mine: All BG Bets are Off, and Who Should be an Educator?

By WilD on April 13, 2013

Need help navigating life with diabetes? Ask D’Mine! That’s our weekly advice column, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois.
This week, Wil attempts to settle a bet about high blood sugars and exercising, and also tells us what he really thinks about certified diabetes educators (CDEs). You won’t want to miss this…
{Got your own questions? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Andrew, type 2 from Utah, writes: There was a lively discussion at…

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Judging Our Diabetes “Experts”

By AllisonN on March 21, 2013

Not long ago, I attended the American Diabetes Association’s Diabetes Expo here in New York City. Personally, I didn’t expect to get much out of the event because I knew that the Diabetes Expo (and ADA as a whole) is skewed toward the predominant type 2 diabetes population. But still, I wanted to bring along a friend who’s been struggling with her diabetes, and I wanted to say hello to a few other friends who…

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The Future of Diabetes Education: Lost at Sea?

By MikeH on March 18, 2013

When we heard that the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) just released its newest three-year strategic plan, we were excited to learn how they’d be charting their course ahead for the coming years. But upon reviewing the document, we were mostly confused and more than a little disappointed.
What seems glaringly missing is the very patient perspective that could ensure the organization’s relevance and long-term survival…
At only eight pages and 2,000 words, our…

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Gary Scheiner’s Take on the Latest & Greatest… “Until There’s a Cure”

By AllisonN on March 4, 2013

Barring a miracle, there probably won’t be a cure within the next 10 years. So we know that managing our diabetes well is the only option if we want to live a long and healthy life.
This is the premise behind CDE and author Gary Scheiner’s latest work, Until There’s A Cure: The Latest and Greatest in Diabetes Self-Care. While his previous book, Think Like a Pancreas, was strictly geared toward those on insulin, his…

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Back to School: My First Semester as a Wannabe D-Educator

By AllisonN on January 18, 2013

This past summer, I made the bold decision to leave my full-time (and awesome!) job as Assistant Editor here at the ‘Mine to pursue a lifelong dream of becoming a Certified Diabetes Educator.
That meant going back to school to get some kind of medical degree (I chose nursing), working in that field for two years, then finding a diabetes educator job and accumulating 1,000 hours of with patients before finally passing an exam with…

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