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The 411 on Growing Old with Diabetes

By AllisonN on August 20, 2012

People with diabetes are living longer and healthier lives than ever. The life expectancy for PWDs has dramatically increased through the years (yay!), but that doesn’t mean that diabetes gets any easier. In fact, as the well-respected endocrinologist and person with diabetes (PWD) himself Dr. Irl Hirsch put it at a conference earlier this year: we’re seeing more “geriatric PWDs” these days and that presents a new host of issues that endocrinologists and patients traditionally…

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Sunday Funnies: Fakin’ It

By AmyT on September 18, 2011

Who can relate??

Mike Lawson is a new addition to our Sunday Funnies line-up.  Even the bio he sent us made us laugh, so we’re reprinting for your enjoyment here:

Mike Lawson is a self-proclaimed social media junkie, and a doctor-proclaimed Type 1 Diabetic. He’s also a blogger, Facebooker, Flickr Photographer, TuDiabetic, Youtuber, Tweeter, Podcaster, Linkedin-er and About.me-er. Since his Type 1 diagnosis in 2000, Mike has used the Internet and social media to connect…

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Ask D’Mine: Exploring False Lows, Going Aggressive on Fasting Numbers?

By WilD on August 6, 2011

Got diabetes? Need advice? Of course you do!  And you came to the right place: Ask D’Mine, a weekly Q&A hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois.
{Need help navigating life with diabetes? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Wil goes deep this week on blood sugar control issues. Enjoy!

Liz from Oklahoma, type 2, writes: I get lightheaded and shaky even after eating a good meal. My blood sugar is around…

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Gathering Round the Diabetes Campfire

By AllisonN on February 23, 2011

For many parents and kids with diabetes, diabetes camp is a saving grace. When everyday life can leave you feeling isolated, diabetes camp provides a comradery and a normalcy to life with diabetes, along with your typical camp experience including arts and crafts, bonfires, late night bunk gossip, and lots of singing!
We bring this up now because it’s that time of year again when parents need to start thinking about signing kids up for…

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Flashback Friday: True Confessions of a ‘Good Diabetic’

By AmyT on January 15, 2010

Due to recent exciting news events, I’ve moved my trip down memory lane to Friday this week…
Another wonderful fellow D-blogger, Lee Ann Thill, recently posed a question on Facebook: “who exactly is responsible when people with diabetes aren’t ‘good’ diabetics?”  Over 30 replies ensued, as this perennial question brings up all sorts of fundamental issues of living with diabetes: proper access to education and medical care, family support, diligence and “compliance,” and issues of…

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