A new calendar year is nearly upon us — always a good time to “get your house in order” in various ways. Today, D-author and fellow mother of three Amy Stockwell Mercer joins us to report on her recent adventures in getting her family’s medical bill situation cleaned up, with a little help from some new tools.
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Welcome back to our Saturday diabetes advice column, Ask D’Mine, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois — where myths get busted and unseemly topics sometimes see the light of day. Hey, where else ya gonna turn?
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First things first this week:
Exercising over 250 mg/dL CORRECTION:
Last week we talked about how it’s generally considered unsafe to start…
Most newly-married women my age (that would be 26) spend the first year basking in the glow of newlywed life: snuggling up on the couch watching movies, traveling and exploring far-off places, establishing new routines and merging two lifestyles, and lots and lots of late nights (wink, wink).
And me? On top of all that, I’m thinking about a baby.
Even before we were married, I started plotting out a timeline for children. Many of…
I’m a huge Crystal Bowersox fan. Personally, I think this husky-voiced “busker” should have won this year’s American Idol competition, but it’s still freakin’ amazing to take 2nd place in this larger-than-life national competition.
Those of you who follow entertainment news (or this blog) know by now that Crystal is “one of us” — a person with diabetes (PWD). She’s a type 1 and insulin pumper, currently using her new-found fame to help fellow PWDs.…
Cheryl Alkon, journalist and D-blogger at Managing the Sweetness Within (pictured right) has written the book that many a would-be-mom with diabetes has been waiting for: an ‘insider’s guide’ to having a baby with this illness. Titled Balancing Pregnancy with Pre-existing Diabetes, it covers the whole pregnancy experience, from the months before you begin trying for a baby, through conception, all three trimesters, labor and postpartum.
Having already had my three wonderful babies before my…