By
MikeH on
April 29, 2013
April is National Foot Health Awareness Month — yep, the feet have a month, too! — so we’re returning to our 411 on Complications series with a foot-featured post for y’all. But not a typical “neuropathy is bad” post with toe-curling scary scientific talk. No, we’ve done something along those lines about diabetic neuropathy before.
This time, we wanted to explore the emotional side of living with diabetic foot problems, and why so few PWDs…
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By
WilD on
April 27, 2013
Welcome back to Ask D’Mine – the web’s most quirky yet informative diabetes Q & A column, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois.
This week, Wil’s exploring the term “Type 3,” and he’s taking a look into the toilet bowl for us — errr, so to speak, as he explores urine issues with diabetes. Never a dull moment here at the ‘Mine!
{Got your own questions? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
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By
MikeH on
April 26, 2013
Having lived with type 1 for close to four decades now, Gina Gaudefroy has seen her share of news stories and articles about the latest research and technology relating to diabetes.
She was diagnosed at age 12 when living in Ireland, back in a time that many of us refer to as “the dark ages of diabetes.” Her sister also has diabetes, and her 21-year-old son Sean-Michael was diagnosed about four years ago.
So with…
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By
MikeH on
April 26, 2013
About a dozen diabetes bloggers and advocates will be gathering in Indianapolis early next week for the second annual Lilly Diabetes Summit.
The ‘Mine will be there participating — actually, I will, since the Lilly HQ is right up the road about 10 miles from my house, so no need for fancy travel arrangements.
Everyone arrives Sunday April 28, and we’ll have a meetup over dinner that night, before the “official business” portion of the…
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