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Let’s be real: when it comes to taking care of kids with diabetes, it can seem like a mom’s world. We know that dads love their kids just as much, but sometimes it can seem like moms are the only ones going to doctor’s appointments, picking up pre…

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Young Athletes Seeing More Dental Disease Due to Energy Drinks If you didn’t know it already – energy drinks are just bad for you overall. They are full of chemicals, food colorings and dyes, and exorbitant amounts of sugar. Young athletes everywhere are surprised to see one injury off the field – to their teeth. Downing drink after drink like Gatorade, Red Bull and Monster is taking a huge toll on the oral health of kids. And it’s taking a toll on our teeth. Even at the Olympics, there were hundreds of dental emergencies, largely due to tooth decay to to sport and energy drinks. Credit: Read the Study on...
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Obamacare, As Seen from the Diabetes Trenches Today our weekly Ask D'Mine columnist and community educator Wil Dubois takes a look at health insurance reform from the perspective of a patient at his rural diabetes clinic. Wow. Longtime type 1 Jacob Padilla could be a case study on how healt......
Weight Stigma and Binge Eating: What’s the Connection? My article appeared originally on Recovery Brands' Pro Corner site.Karina, a 42-year-old obese woman, put off her annual doctor’s appointment again. The reason for her reluctance? Karina fears her doctor’s judgments and admonitions about her weight. Several years back, her doctor read her the riot act about her weight and since that visit, Karina’s weight has climbed even more.Karina is not alone. Research indicates that higher weight individuals report experiencing weight stigma and negative stereotypes across a variety of situations and at the hands of family members, friends, doctors, bosses, teachers, and often, strangers.Last month marked the second annual Weight...
Design Challenge: Five Minutes with Our Venture Capitalist Judge A new addition to our DiabetesMine Design Challenge Judges' Panel this year is John Steuart, Managing Director of Claremont Creek Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in early stage information technology companies. John himself has spen......