By
WilD on
March 23, 2013
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 lets us know where we can find lower-cost diabetes supplies, and addresses a question that might just get under your skin. Don’t worry, though, he’s got some advice you’re probably itching for!
{Got your own questions? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Melinda, type 3 from Texas, asks: How…
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By
AmyT on
February 24, 2013
Shopping with diabetes might take on a whole new meaning in this kind of world…
Just imagine the scramble in that clearance aisle (!) Thanks to the talented Terry Keelan for continuing his popular If Diabetics Ran the World series, and once again making us smile!
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By
AmyT on
August 2, 2012
Maybe you’ve seen the “Diabetic Strips” signs on the side of the road in your state and also wondered what actually happens when you call one of the numbers listed… We wrote about organizations dealing in test strips cheap-for-cash in our post “Test Strip Charities” last year, but without the extra bonus of having an undercover “secret shopper” to check the service out. Now our talented cartoonist, D-Advocate and correspondent Mike Lawson offered to make…
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By
AmyT on
March 19, 2012
Sometimes bad things happen to good people. Lucky for us, fellow D-blogger and journalist Mike Hoskins is on the case.
Special to the ‘Mine by Michael Hoskins
As if we PWDs (people with diabetes) didn’t have enough to keep our minds busy with daily blood sugar tests, health insurance coverage headaches and finding the time to read all the D-blogs and #dsma tweets, apparently now also have think about something else in our homes on a daily…
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How many of you just hate lugging around tons of diabetes junk, only to find yourself rifling through the black hole of your bag, looking for your glucose meter or spare insulin pen? Jen Dorn, a 34-year-old type 1 diabetic for the last 20 years, sympathizes. After lugging around her own medical-looking pack for years, she finally decided to pursue her dream to create a line of stylish but functional handbags and messenger bags for…
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