It’s taken me a little longer than expected to get around to posting this review of Erin Spineto’s new book “Islands and Insulin“ — but hey, good things take time, right? It’s a different kind of diabetes book from any I’ve encountered so far; it’s a narrative of a huge sailing adventure + the college-age experiences that shaped Erin’s life, with a generous helping of diabetes on the side — rather than the other way…
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By
MikeH on
March 20, 2013
Remember those fun educational toys from the past like Legos, Lincoln Logs and Speak & Spell, that not only were cool to play with but also taught us something?
Well soon enough, we PWDs may have one of our own: the new Hemoglobin A1C action figure!
Wait… a toy HbA1C?! Yep, you read that right. There could soon be a toy based on the three-month average test that those of us in the Diabetes Community…
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By
WilD on
January 5, 2013
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…
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Do you wake up during the witching hour to test your blood sugar?
If you’re raising your hand, you’re probably the parent of a child with diabetes. But the odds are pretty slim that you’ll find an adult who willingly sets an alarm to test their blood sugar in the middle of the night, breaking peaceful dreams for a dose of reality. Sleep is supposed to be our break, our meager vacation from the struggles…
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Whose endo regularly suggests you get a GlycoMark test? Wait, better question: who has the slightest idea what constitutes “in range” for the GlycoMark test, or what the heck you’re supposed to do with the results?
Yeah, I thought so… me neither.
We’ve mentioned GlycoMark a few times here at the ‘Mine, but when it recently came up in conversation, our team basically all looked at each other and shrugged. This year’s ADA Conference seemed…
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