By
AmyT on
February 18, 2013
When type 1 journalist Jim Hirsch came out with his book about the business and life-challenges of diabetes, Cheating Destiny, I called it the book I wish I wrote; it moved and entertained me, and it felt like the first-ever book about diabetes that people without the disease could ever truly enjoy reading.
Now comes attorney Amy Ryan’s new volume Shot: Staying Alive With Diabetes, which feels like the book that I DID WRITE —…
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By
WilD on
November 3, 2012
Happy Saturday! Welcome back to Ask D’Mine, our weekly advice column hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois. For the first post of November, Wil puts his finger on a universal question for PWDs: Should we really poke our pinky finger with lancets? He also opines on the state of the market in comparing insulin pens versus syringes.
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Claudia, type…
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A friend in the health business recommended this book. (Thank you, Matthew!) I googled it, and found it was written back in 1985 and fits this description:
“A young Englishwoman grapples with a singularly unstable type of diabetes.”
Based on those few facts, and mainly on the title, I was expecting a helping of sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll with my diabetes reading for a change. Turns out Metal Jam is named after the…
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By
AmyT on
October 16, 2008
Who here uses an insulin pen? Tired of having to screw the needles on and off? You might be very interested a new product from Can-Am Care called ClickFine, precision Swiss-made pen needles with patented technology that lets you click them on and off instantly.
What’s the big deal, you ask? Well, I personally switched from a Novo Nordisk Junior pen to an insulin pump about a year and a half ago, but I do…
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