I recently had a dream that I was attending the ‘Design of Medical Devices‘ conference at the University of Minnesota. I had no idea such a thing existed until somebody signed me up to their mailing list. I was hoping for a free invitation, [...]
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Medtronic Diabetes hosted the second ‘Medtronic Diabetes Advocates Forum’ at their headquarters in Northridge, CA last week. Myself and nearly thirty others involved in diabetes social media spent about a day and a half visiting with some of the brightest minds at Medtronic.
I am always encouraged by the caliber of people that [...]
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I’m posting this on behalf of Mary Podjasek, President of the Diabetes Scholars Foundation. Her mission in life is to help bring more people to Friends for Life (not to mention college scholarships), and that is a mission I [...]
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With diabetes, preparing for any exercise or activity is never as simple as it should be.
10:30 AM – I actually remembered to start my temporary basal rate adjustment
10:45 AM – Blood sugar is 95 mg/dl with some insulin on board. Eat a quick sandwich.
10:50 AM – Refill my Gatorade supply, grab a [...]
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I am riding 100 miles (!!) in the 2012 Tour de Cure ride for the ADA in June (June 2, 2012). I must be crazy.
More than a few things have come together to make this happen, and I’m excited about all of it! This will be the third [...]
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I was going to use “We All Need A Ginger” for my title, but I wasn’t sure how that would come across…
In my case, I’m talking about Ginger Vieira, and there’s no substitute for her. But if you [...]
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I have had the pleasure of working with Cherise on a number of fun projects. But the biggest honor, by far, is working with her on DSMA (and in particular, DSMA Live)
There is something very special [...]
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Do you know about Glu? If you have type 1 diabetes, you’ll want to keep these guys on your radar…
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Have you guys seen the Boromir Meme? I always chuckle when I see it.
According to Know Your Meme:
The phrase “One does not simply walk into Mordor” (no comma needed) originates from a Council of Elrond scene in Peter Jackson’s 2001 film [...]
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I had a hunch that I could use some fine-tuning. But overnight fasting basal rate testing sucks, so I kept putting it off. My doc finally convinced me to bite the bullet, and I’m actually very glad I did.
The idea behind basal rate testing is to eliminate as many variables as possible, so that [...]
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Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in April of 1980, I recognize the incredible mental struggle of living with diabetes.
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