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AmyT on
October 28, 2012
Lest you forget (haha), Halloween is in just a few days…
In case you need some last-minute costume ideas, we’re on it:
Thanks to our friend and guest cartoonist Meredith Gruebbel, a type 1 PWD who works as a graphic artist in Louisville, KY, and blogs at With a Side of Insulin. We sure know what you mean with that doorknob costume (unfortunately!) Pretty scary.
Stay tuned for some more fun costumes…
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WilD on
October 27, 2012
Welcome back to our weekly diabetes advice column, Ask D’Mine! Your host is veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois. This week’s query has him doing a little science experiment to answer a question about re-using test strips… Not quite the 2-liter volcano like we made back in grade school, but educational and fun all the same!
{Got your own questions? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Randy, type 1 from Arizona asks: Is there…
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AmyT on
October 26, 2012
We are proud to be hosting the monthly Best of the ‘Betes Blogs (BBB) for the month of October!
On Thursday, Nov. 1, we will be featuring the nominated posts in a variety of categories, showcasing what our Diabetes Online Community thinks were some of the best this month.
But we need your help!
Nominations will remain open through the end of day Monday, Oct. 29 to make sure we can include as many of…
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AmyT on
October 24, 2012
An FDA approval of a new diabetes device is always an exciting thing, especially for a company that’s been in the holding pen for a while, waiting to get a device to market. That was the case this summer when Roche learned it had finally secured the regulatory agency’s OK for its Accu-Chek-Combo system.
Of course, we immediately started wondering how this new pump-with-glucose-meter-connectivity stacks up to already-available Animas OneTouch Ping? Has Roche one-upped the…
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MikeH on
October 23, 2012
Are you a person with diabetes who has a BFF also living with diabetes?
(BFF = “Best friends forever,” for those who didn’t grow up with texting vernacular.)
And do the two of you want to share blood sugars, and other highs and lows of living with diabetes?
Well, now there’s an app for that. It’s called “Diabesties,” as in best friends with diabetes, and it’s a new creation from the College Diabetes Network (CDN),…
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