By
WilD on
October 13, 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. This week, Wil offers thoughts on the risks people with diabetes (PWD) face when getting ink, and those international differences we see in glucometer result numbers!
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Jessica, type 1 from Georgia, asks: Am I risking life and limb by getting a tattoo and taking…
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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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By
WilD on
April 23, 2011
Got questions? Not sure if something is ‘kosher’ or ‘PC’ or even particularly healthy if you’re living with diabetes? You came to the right place. Check out today’s edition of our new diabetes advice column, Ask D’Mine, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois.
{Need help navigating life with diabetes? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
This week, Wil shows off both his ‘Tats’ and his prejudices vis-a-vis hospital care. Take it…
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