Around the Diabetes Blogosphere — August 2012 Edition

We are winding down the summer months and making way for Fall. There’ve been so many great posts this past month… here’s our monthly snapshot of some we found particularly noteworthy (in no particular order): We got a kick out of this post by Al…

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Ask D’Mine: Healthy TV Dinners + Exercise (with a Side of Diabetes)? Got questions about life with diabetes? So do we! That's why we offer our weekly diabetes advice column, Ask D'Mine, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois.This week, Wil's chewing on the topic of TV dinners --......
July 2012 DSMA: Learning from the DOC Contrary to some recent criticisms, we don't believe the Diabetes Online Community (DOC) is a closed club. Actually, it's a very open and welcoming place where anyone struggling with diabetes can find support and information. We each might be loo......
Ask D’Mine: Shooting Blanks and the (Sugary) Hair of the Dog A note from our veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois: Today's post is Rated PG-13. Actually, the weekend edition of Ask D'Mine is always Rated PG-13, and I don't think today's post is any further across the Rubicon tha......
Why I am trying to be more open about my eating disorder Six years ago, aged 17, I was admitted to a mental health adolescent ward with anorexia. I spent a year living in hospital, fighting my eating disorder. It was by far the hardest year of my life, but without it I would not be here anymore. It was hard work, and every meal was a battle. I would sit there: a plate of food placed in front of me, and be told I had 30 minutes to eat it. With tears streaming down my face I felt completely lost at the thought of eating, but after the first few meals, things...
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 ......