By
MikeH on
April 29, 2013
April is National Foot Health Awareness Month — yep, the feet have a month, too! — so we’re returning to our 411 on Complications series with a foot-featured post for y’all. But not a typical “neuropathy is bad” post with toe-curling scary scientific talk. No, we’ve done something along those lines about diabetic neuropathy before.
This time, we wanted to explore the emotional side of living with diabetic foot problems, and why so few PWDs…
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By
AmyT on
August 24, 2011
As PWDs (people with diabetes), we face a huge laundry list of things we’re supposed to do, and an equally long list of things we’re not supposed to do, including having pedicures, getting waxed, or making any kind of permanent change to our bodies, namely getting pierced or tattooed. But where did these rules come from? And are they really worth listening to in this day and age? Today, Allison and I take a look…
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Welcome back to our diabetes advice column Ask D’Mine, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois.
Got questions about diabetes that you don’t know where to aim? We’re here for you. (Like it or not )
{Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
btw, this week we’d like to congratulate Wil on his new gig writing for dLife. Take it away, Wil…
Austin from Oregon, type 1, writes: I’m an 18-year-old type…
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By
AmyT on
August 9, 2010
If you have diabetes and aren’t familiar with Dr. Steven Edelman, I am sorry. I hope this post will help remedy that. Dr. Edelman is a lifelong type 1 himself and Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. He has years of experience in both research and patient treatment under his belt. He was a pioneer in using and promoting CGM…
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Richard Vaughn is a bit of a legend in the diabetes online community. Known more widely as Richard157 on several diabetes forums, Richard began sharing his story of living with type 1 diabetes for over 60 years via forum posts in 2007 and has become an inspiration for many. Last week, Richard also became a self-published author, releasing his memoirs, Beating The Odds: 64 Years of Diabetes Health, on Amazon.com.
Born in 1939 in rural…
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