For the first time in history (as far as we can tell), a major national diabetes organization has put the spotlight on the psychosocial aspects of living with this condition, helping to raise the profile of mental health+diabetes in the United Sta...

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Today we continue our ongoing coverage of the Insulin Affordability and Access Crisis in the U.S. with a fascinating interview by our correspondent Dan Fleshler in New York, who's been following the role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and wha...

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For the first time since it launched three years ago, the Livongo glucose meter paired with a coaching service is now available for PWDs (people with diabetes) to purchase directly without having to go through their doctors, clinics or employers.O...

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There's a lot at stake for the Diabetes Community these days, and the costs are high for all of us.So it's fitting that today, the second day of Diabetes Blog Week 2017, the focus is on financial burden and other obstacles:"Let's discuss how cost ...

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Mother's Day is this coming Sunday, and we're wishing a happy one to all the D-Moms everywhere! (And all the other moms too, of course.)We thought this was a lovely time to revisit an informational T1D MOMs post by none other than the founder of t...

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For women especially, wearing a bunch of diabetes devices can be quite a struggle. Personally, I use the OmniPod patch pump that does away with dangling tubes, but in these days of #WeAreNotWaiting and do-it-yourself closed loop system innovations...

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From CNN Jerusalem correspondent Oren Liebermann comes a new type of diabetes book – part travelogue, part chronic disease memoir – that traces his story of low-budget trekking around the world, with a life-changing diagnosis of type 1 diabetes al...

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Today we hear again from Rachel Kerstetter, a longtime T1D who's a PR pro in Ohio and works with us here at the 'Mine on our Twitter feed (look for initials 'RK'). Rachel has spent some time researching the tricky topic of life insurance options w...

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Today our correspondent Dan Fleshler, a longtime T1D writer and media strategist, continues our series of articles on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs).Under hashtag #PBMsExposed, we're calling these healthcare power brokers to the carpet on thei...

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In what appears to be the first-of-its-kind, a new reality TV show focused specifically on diabetes will be airing this summer on the Discovery Life Channel.Created by celebrity chef Charles Mattocks, a type 2 himself since 2009 who happens to be ...

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There's a new ultra fast-acting insulin on the market internationally, and hopefully before long it will become available to us here in the U.S. too. You may have heard mention of FIASP, or Faster-Acting Insulin Aspart, that recently hit the mark...

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In the front lobby of Lilly's corporate headquarters in Indianapolis stands a towering 12-foot tall statue of a mother holding her child in her arms, sick and starving to death due to lack of insulin. It's an artistic rendering of a real-life ...

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We're sorry.At this URL was an Ask D'Mine post about a woman struggling to pay out-of-pocket to get needed insulin to carry her over while she was waiting for her insurance to kick in. While we feel this is an important issue to address, we ...

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If you ever wondered if you could be an award-winning weightlifter with type 1 diabetes, just look to Hawaii, where D-peep Jameson (Jamie) Dahl is showing us how it's done. The thirty-something on Oahu (one of the most northwest of Hawaii's ei...

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Scott Johnson's left shoulder was bothering him. Really bothering him."I couldn't remember a specific incident, but was sure it was just a stubborn basketball injury," said Johnson, a Minnesota-based type 1 for more than three decades who blogs at...

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There's seemingly no end to the creative ways people can express their experiences with diabetes... A highly literary D-Mom in Iowa has created the first-ever diabetes poetry chapbook -- a traditional pamphlet-style collection of her prose that "e...

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Welcome back to our weekly diabetes advice column, Ask D'Mine - with your host veteran type 1 and diabetes author Wil Dubois. This weekend is Easter, so it just stands to reason that Wil's fielding a question about how to choose the "least offensi...

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The future of healthcare reform remains ever unclear.At one moment, emotions are running high as it seems all manner of protections, access and affordability are on the line. Then suddenly, Congressional efforts are stalled and all but dead, after...

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Who loves furry, feathered, trotting, crawling, tail-wagging creatures?? We sure do!That's why we're excited that today is National Pet Day. Marking its 11th year, this U.S.-based tribute day is a time to share appreciation for all the beloved ani...

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Got questions about life with diabetes? So do we! That's why we offer our weekly diabetes advice column, Ask D'Mine, hosted by veteran type 1 and diabetes author in New Mexico Wil Dubois.This week, Wil takes on a question about mystery spasms th...

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