Sunday Funnies: Design Challenge Rejects

Good in theory, bad in practice… ? We so totally would have gone with that last idea for bacon-flavored glucose tablets! Surely would have been a winner ’round here! Thanks to guest cartoonist Terry Keelan, a member of Insulindependence, f…

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D-Blog Week: My Diabetes Hero On our final day of Diabetes Blog Week 2012 (boo, so sad!), we are ending the week on a high note by blogging about our "Diabetes Hero." As Karen suggests: "It can be anyone you'd like to recognize or admire, someone you know personally or not, so......
FreeStyle Lite Glucose Meter – Review Diabetes advocate and lifestyle coach Ginger Vieira reviews the FreeStyle Lite glucose meter -- one of the smallest and handiest on the market. REVIEWER'S BREAKDOWN - PROs: can apply more blood after original insert includes a light at strip por......
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...
Diabetes Design Challenges — New Frontiers Today we're happy and proud here at DiabetesMine. By all accounts, the DiabetesMine Design Challenge we've hosted here for the past three years has been a roaring success. We inspired creative thinkers from all over the country and all over the wo......