The 411 on Diabetes and… Mastopathy

This is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and all across the country people are sharing various ways to “Save the ta-tas!”Well, that mantra doesn’t just apply to cancer. There’s something else the ta-tas need saving from: diabetes.Diabetic m…

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Ask D’Mine: "Diabetes-Friendly" Popcorn, BG Targets for Type 1’s Welcome back to our Saturday event, the diabetes advice column Ask D'Mine, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois. This week we're talking food - yay! And also digging into the meaning of glucose targets for p......
Happier Without… OK, big confession of the month (year?): I am happier without a CGM on. I am not proud of this, because I know I should be basking in the latest and greatest tools available to me, but it is the truth.I do not like wearing the CGM sensor. I do not......
Help Define a New Diabetes Anti-Stigma Initiative! (from Co-Founder of the BDI) We're huge supporters of the Behavorial Diabetes Institute (BDI) and the efforts of this great San Diego-based non-profit to embrace the emotional and psychosocial side of diabetes. That's why the recent news about the BDI's financial struggles ha......
If Insulin Pumps Could Talk… (It’s in the Works) Every day, I look at my insulin pump screen and push the buttons to give myself the medication that keeps me alive. I'm lucky, because I can see what I'm doing. But many can't. And with diabetes, I am afraid that someday, I might become one of th......
In Memoriam of Lynn Grefe Lynn Grefe, long-time president and CEO of NEDA and a noted political and social activist, passed away April 28 at her home in Edgewater, NJ – surrounded by family and friends – following a valiant, year-long battle with cancer. She was 65. Lynn has helmed New York City-based NEDA for more than a decade, bringing her expertise, drive and dedication to the cause in 2003. In that role, she expanded the organization dramatically, establishing it as the leading U.S. non-profit supporting individuals and families affected by eating disorders. She was passionate about providing hope to the 30 million Americans who will...