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!
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Toby, type 3…
Happy Saturday, the last of 2012! The year may be ending, but don’t worry, our weekly advice column Ask D’Mine isn’t going anywhere. We’re just tickled to keep on truckin’ with veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois — who’s never shy to tackle the tough questions.
Today he’s talking about why exactly PWDs (people with diabetes) have hypoglycemia, and what the deal is with dry skin on the feet and legs. Read on!…
Who doesn’t sometimes need help navigating life with diabetes? That’s why we offer Ask D’Mine, our weekly advice column, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois. This week, he takes a look at the federal government’s involvement in approving test strip prescriptions, and — being an expert continuous glucose monitor user and book author on the topic — Wil gives some advice on what sometimes happens when a GCM transmitter stops working. Go…
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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’s tackling a question about hypoglycemia and how glucagon can and should be used in those situations. And he some lifeboat analogies to go along with that! So, read on…
{Got your own questions? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Angel, type 1 from New York, asks: If someone is having…
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PWDS: You. Are. Here.
Welcome to another edition of our “curiously strong” diabetes advice column, Ask D’Mine, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois.
{Need help navigating life with diabetes? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Marty, type 1 from Texas, writes: I am newly diagnosed and need to check my glucose prior to each meal. How do you do this if you are eating out? Can you do a finger stick…
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