Snapshots from the Big Js: JDRF & Joslin Diabetes Conferences

We’re getting into busy D-conference season, and May has already brought a number of events keeping us busy, such as the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) conference that Wil Dubois covered earlier this month. Most recently,…

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Bitewing Radiographs – what are they and why do I need them? What are bitewings? Bitewing radiographs are a series of two or four radiographs taken to provide diagnostic information about posterior (back) teeth. When do I need bitewings? The standard of care is to take bitewing radiographs a minimum of one time per calendar year. A full mouth series, which includes bitewings and other radiographs, is taken a minimum of one time every 5 years. Why do I need bitewings? Bitewings provide diagnostic information about your teeth that cannot be obtained in any other manner. What happens if I do not get bitewings? Tooth decay between your teeth may go...
The Perils of Dating on OkCupid While Black By Vanessa Willoughby for Literally Darling, cross-posted with permission Everyone seems to have a convenient solution for single people who have fallen into a monumental dating slump: Look for love online! In the age of instant gratification and lightning-speed technology, the 21st century meet-cute is about as romantic as browsing the cereal aisle in the […]...
Patient Voices Winner Christel Aprigliano: Our D-Community’s (Un)Advocate Next up in our series of interviews with the winners of our 2014 DiabetesMine Patient Voices Scholarship Contest is returning advocate Christel Aprigliano, who was with us for the 2013 event. You may know of Christel's outstanding work establishi......
Aiming for Smooth Travel with Diabetes Traveling with diabetes somehow always seems to raise the hairs on the back of my neck -- despite the fact that I've rarely had any serious mishaps. Still, the idea always makes me nervously expect that something will go wrong (Murphy's Law, righ......
A Third World Mission, with Diabetes We share numerous stories here at the 'Mine about diabetes across the globe, and how many in our community are doing what they can to help those in need worldwide. Today, we're excited to share a first-hand account of a fellow type 1 and friend he......