A common trend in the food industry these days is the push for more organic, natural foods to replace or join their artificially-sweetened, artificially-colored counterparts. No one wants extra chemicals and preservatives in their food and beverages, right? So why would PWDs be any different with their glucose tablets? Which are, you know, supposed to be pure sugar? Glucose tabs are joining the organic movement with the launch of two new lines of glucose tablets,…
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By
WilD on
October 1, 2011
Do you sometimes freak out when your blood sugar plummets? Have a loved one who freaks out with worry over these situations?
You will not want to miss this week’s edition of our diabetes advice column, Ask D’Mine, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois. Read on…
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Lou from Florida, type 1, writes: Lows are so scary. There’s that moment…
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AmyT on
September 26, 2011
I’m very fortunate — and geekishly thrilled! — to be the first U.S. diabetic to review the new iBGStar, glucose meter and logging app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Yup, it’s that meter that plugs right into an iPhone! And nope, it’s not FDA approved or available on the market in America yet.
I happen to have a longstanding relationship with the folks at AgaMatrix, the innovative company that designed iBGStar for Sanofi-Aventis. The…
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WilD on
September 10, 2011
Meds, meds, meds. What’s a PWD to do? They can be confusing and scary, and leave you wondering if the benefits outweigh the risks. We’re no doctors, but we can talk about known side effects and the trade-off’s many patients have to make.
Join us this week for a pill-popping edition of our diabetes advice column, Ask D’Mine, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois.
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