Today, we feature the most seasoned member of our 2011 DiabetesMine Design Challenge* judging team: Dr. Rich Jackson, a senior endocrinologist at Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, and also Director of Medical Affairs, Healthcare Services, and Strategic Initiatives for that famous clinic.
But don’t be fooled by the fancy titles. Rich is a really down-to-Earth guy. He’s Amy’s co-author and friend, with a very “grounded” view of how technology can help us PWDs live better.…
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Hello again and welcome to our new diabetes advice column, Ask D’Mine:
Send us your diabetes questions! We don’t mind a bit if they’re weird, slightly angry, or something you might consider embarrassing. Really. We love that stuff.
“Need help navigating life with diabetes? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com“
Jumping right in, say hello to your host, veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois:
Julie from Colorado, type 3, writes: I could kill…
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February may have been a short month, but that doesn’t mean the diabetes online community is short of amazing posts! Because the DOC is growing so quickly, we’ve taken to highlighting a few of our favorite “must-read” posts at the end of each month. For February 2011:
You may not know it, but this week is National Eating Disorders Week. And in light of that, Lee Ann shares her greatest achievement despite diabetes.
Caroline needs…
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AmyT on
August 5, 2010
This post is the third and final installment of my recent guest post series looking at ways that new Technology is aiding Diabetes Care.
I don’t need to tell you how ubiquitous texting has become. (Somehow I could live without internet access on my iPhone this summer, yet I spent hours calling AT&T to make sure I could at least send and receive text messages from Europe!) Today, a progressive endocrinologist who’s active on Twitter…
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AmyT on
April 20, 2010
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…
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