patient empowerment

DiabetesMine Patient Voices Contest WINNERS!! Congrats to the “Power 10″!

By AmyT on June 27, 2012

Hello Dear Readers and Empowered Patients Everywhere,
Today we are pleased to announce the WINNERS of our 2012 DiabetesMine Patient Voices Contest, a campaign to identify 10 articulate patients who can represent the Diabetes Community in our ongoing push for innovation to improve the lives of people with diabetes (PWDs) everywhere.
We asked folks to submit brief videos talking about their lives with diabetes and what they feel are the biggest unmet needs. We were…

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Understanding Your Medical Mind (And Your Doctor’s)

By AllisonN on October 24, 2011

We like to think we’re educated, empowered ePatients here at the ‘Mine, doing everything we can to stay healthy… But what if we don’t necessarily agree with a doctor’s recommendation?
As type 1 PWDs, Amy and I have both had to accept that we need insulin, but having diabetes has also left open the door to other possible meds, like a statin or an ACE inhibitor, which have clear pros and cons. In other words,…

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