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WilD on
March 23, 2013
Need help navigating life with diabetes? Ask D’Mine! That would be our weekly advice column, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois. This week, Wil lets us know where we can find lower-cost diabetes supplies, and addresses a question that might just get under your skin. Don’t worry, though, he’s got some advice you’re probably itching for!
{Got your own questions? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Melinda, type 3 from Texas, asks: How…
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MikeH on
March 11, 2013
Have you heard about the new move by Medicare to slash prices of diabetes supplies by up to 72% this July, making a vial of test strips in many cases just $10.41 out-of-pocket?
Since Medicare generally sets the stage for competitive pricing across the board, this may sound like amazing news for so many of us suffering from the “stinging cost of test strips“! However, we’ve learned that this move may not be a good…
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WilD on
October 27, 2012
Welcome back to our weekly diabetes advice column, Ask D’Mine! Your host is veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois. This week’s query has him doing a little science experiment to answer a question about re-using test strips… Not quite the 2-liter volcano like we made back in grade school, but educational and fun all the same!
{Got your own questions? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Randy, type 1 from Arizona asks: Is there…
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Continuing our series of interviews with the 10 winners of the DiabetesMine Patient Voices Contest that were announced in June, today we’re featuring none other than long-time diabetes blogger and advocate, Sara “Knicks” Nicastro, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 21. Sara lives in Florida and works in higher education administration.
In her contest video, Sara discussed her thoughts on device personalization, like what’s offered by many smartphone apps these days. We…
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AmyT on
August 12, 2012
We’ve written about the stinging costs of glucose test strips lately, here and here.
How would the economics be different, really, if PWDs ran the world?
Now, that’s the way to get us some affordable supplies! As always, we thank the multi-talented Terry Keelan for making us smile.
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