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WilD on
April 28, 2012
Happy Saturday! Welcome to another edition of our weekly advice column, Ask D’Mine, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois, where our goal is to always “tell it like it is” — no matter what! We’re glad you’re here!
{Need help navigating life with diabetes? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Megan from Nevada, type 1, asks: Can you tell me how this whole “giving yourself a small dose of Lantus so you…
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“Can’t you just take a pill?” is a question most of us have heard again and again whenever we take an injection or show off our insulin pump to family, friends, or strangers. Taking insulin orally has been a wish of PWDs for many years, but the “non-invasive dream” goes about as far as the stomach acid destroying the hormone before it reaches your blood stream.
Injecting insulin subcutaneously has been the only option considered…
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Welcome to another edition of our weekly Ask D’Mine column! But before we get started, we want to wish Amy a very Happy Birthday today!
We hope Amy has a fabulous and relaxing day with her family and friends. She deserves it!
And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming…
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Too much insulin, too little insulin… Goldilocks had nothing on PWDs! This week, our host Wil Dubois, diabetes author and community educator and also…
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Right now, I’m on vacation. To be more specific, I’m on an insulin pump vacation.
Which, to be honest, it’s not much of a vacation (still have the ole diabetes to contend with!).
What is a pump vacation? It’s taking a break from wearing an insulin pump for short period of time. I’m not switching back to shots permanently, although I do know of people who have done so after taking a pump vacation. Sometimes…
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WilD on
March 31, 2012
Using insulin is an art, not a science. Whether it’s finding the right time to inject or finding the right dose to take, our Ask D’Mine host Wil Dubois, veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator, explores just how individualized the options can get…
{Need help navigating life with diabetes? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Amber from Oregon, type 1, writes: I’ve had type 1 diabetes for almost two years and recently started a…
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