Around the Diabetes Blogosphere: March Madness 2014 Edition

With the first quarter of 2014 now ending, we’re happy to bring you more favorite posts from around the Diabetes Online Community. Luckily, there’s never a shortage of great stuff to share, and this March has been no exception. Oh, and don’t forge…

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10 Reasons Why The Actos Pre-Diabetes Study is Dumb A week ago, the media was all abuzz about a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine showing that the oral drug Actos can prevent diabetes. At first we at the 'Mine didn't pay much attention, because of course we're more concerne......
Top 10 Cures for Diabetes If you listen to the Internet, diabetes has been cured! In fact, there are many cure options to choose from. Our Top 10 faves include: 1. Mice Cures Our furry little friends seem to be getting cured every week. In this most recent example, they w......
Ask D’Mine: Basal "Gaps and Stacks," Body Size and Insulin Resistance? Using insulin is an art, not a science. Whether it's finding the right time to inject or finding the right dose to take, our Ask D'Mine host Wil Dubois, veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator, explores just how individualized the ......
Skills, Not Pills to Treat Binge Eating Disorder You may have already seen the ads for Vyvanse, the new FDA-approved drug for the treatment of binge eating disorder. Vyvanse was originally marketed for the treatment of ADHD, but Shire Pharmaceuticals, the drug’s manufacturer, is now promoting it as “an effective option to help curb episodes of binge eating.” Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most widespread of all eating disorders and affects 1{c754d8f4a6af077a182a96e5a5e47e38ce50ff83c235579d09299c097124e52d} to 5{c754d8f4a6af077a182a96e5a5e47e38ce50ff83c235579d09299c097124e52d} of Americans. For years it was classified as a medical condition. But in 2013 the authors of DSM-V saw the light and classified BED as an eating disorder. Psychological variables such as low...
Ask D’Mine: Peering Into Pumps, and Carbs Happy Saturday, and welcome back to our weekly advice column, Ask D'Mine, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois.This week, Wil tackles some basic questions about insulin pumps and what we might want to think about when ......