By
WilD on
April 20, 2013
Welcome back! It’s Saturday again, so time to curl up with a cup of tea/coffee and our weekly diabetes advice column, Ask D’Mine! This week, veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois tackles a question we’ve never heard before about the probability that continuous glucose monitor (CGM) use might lead to cancer (?). He also has some thoughts about how to manage non-diabetes medical professionals when you’re in the hospital… should an emergency situations…
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By
AmyT on
November 1, 2012
It’s officially National Diabetes Awareness Month as of today, Nov. 1 — so get out your blue and start celebrating/advocating!! We’re excited to kick off the month by hosting Best of the ‘Betes Blogs awards for the previous month, October. We were wowed to receive nearly 40 nominations!
But before we get to the awards, we wanted to mention a couple of serious items important to all members of our Diabetes Online Community:
We lost…
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By
AmyT on
March 19, 2010
Let’s face it: a medical ID bracelet really doesn’t answer all the questions someone would need to ask if they found you unconscious in an emergency. But clearly, no one wants to schlep around a binder-full of medical history when they work out or travel. A number of new tech gadgets are being developed to meet this need, including USB sticks that store your med records, and “smart” med ID jewelry.
The latest addition to…
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