Diabetes Expert Gina Capone shares Diabetes management news and commentary at MyDiabetesCentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/28524 http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/28524/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/28524 http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/28524/94390/mastering-dri-day Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:15:00 -0500 Gina Capone This is Day 3 of a 5 day intensive mastering your diabetes program that I participated in at the Diabetes Research Institute. Please read DRI-Mastering your diabetes, Day 1 & Day 2 first.   On Day 3, I got to the DRI and went for my vitals.   After I got to the classroom, we were quickly put into our divided groups. We evaluated the transparencies from the night and day before to see if the changes the CDE’s and endos... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/28524/94390/mastering-dri-day http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/28524/92753/mastering-day-2 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:20:00 -0500 Gina Capone This is Day 2 of a 5 day intensive mastering your diabetes program that I participated in at the Diabetes Research Institute. Please read DRI-Mastering your diabetes, Day 1 first. Every morning before we started our class we had to check in and go for our vitals, which included blood pressure and pulse. The only day that my blood pressure was on the higher side was on the first day at 120/90, but the rest of the time it was around 101/70. After... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/28524/92753/mastering-day-2 http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/28524/92563/mastering-dri-day Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:18:00 -0400 Gina Capone I flew to Miami a couple of months ago from New York to take a 5 day intensive course in mastering my diabetes at the Diabetes Research Institute - a recognized world leader in cure-focused research. (Want to read more about the DRI visit www.diabetesresearch.org) Yes, I flew to Miami to do this.Why, you ask?1. My good pal Gary Kleiman, who I respect highly and also works at the DRI, said it would be a good idea for me to take the class, and... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/28524/92563/mastering-dri-day http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/28524/65807/medtronic-special Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:19:22 -0400 Gina Capone Smiths Medical announced a couple of weeks ago that they would be discontinuing their Deltec Cozmo insulin pump. In an effort to help, Medtronic Minimed has decided to lend a hand to people affected by this decision. They have launched the Medtronic Cares Program.What is the Medtronic Cares Program?• Program Offering:  Beginning April 3rd, in-warranty Deltec customers will be offered the revolutionary Paradigm REAL-Time System - the... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/28524/65807/medtronic-special http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/28524/64423/insulin-pump Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:41:00 -0400 Gina Capone When I first got my insulin pump 7 years ago, the only pump company I had ever heard of was Medtronic Minimed. Back then I didn’t do as much research about products because I was new and didn't really have the experience I do now, and just trusted my diabetes care team to help me make the right decisions. Now, there are about 6 different insulin pumps on the market that you can choose from. Gotta love advances in... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/28524/64423/insulin-pump http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/28524/62054/pregnancy Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:20:52 -0500 Gina Capone Now that I am coming up on my first year wedding anniversary in April (April 18, in case you were wondering) baby fever has taken over my brain. My husband and I are not exactly ready for a baby quite yet but, starting a family is definitely on the horizon.   Before we got married last year I prepped Mike that having children is going to be a huge challenge and he and I agreed that if it happens it does and if not that is ok too. There... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/28524/62054/pregnancy http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/28524/62006/times-depression Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:35:15 -0500 Gina Capone In January I was laid off from my job for a second time in a year.  If you have never been laid off before, I can tell you from experience that it truly is the worst feeling in the world. It's like you aren’t good enough, and they got rid of you because, well to put it bluntly, that you suck. I was told both times “you are an excellent worker, it’s the economy”. If I had a dollar for every time that slogan was... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/28524/62006/times-depression http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/28524/61192/freestyle-minimed Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:07:00 -0500 Gina Capone Last week I got an email from my CDE:   "I was wondering if you might be coming to the program at Health Trax on 2/26 (Note: Health Trax is a gym).  If you are, I wanted to ask you to be a guinea pig for me & wear a Freestyle Navigator while walking on treadmill & exercising during the program?"   I responded a very quick "YES!" because I have heard such great things about the Freestyle Navigator and I am always up for... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/28524/61192/freestyle-minimed http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/28524/60729/interview-husband Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:30:00 -0500 Gina Capone When you have diabetes it can really put stress on a relationship. The person that does not have diabetes will need to be understanding, patient, kind, and sometimes your nurse in the middle of the night! Having diabetes is a mentally exhausting process for a person with diabetes as well as your partner.  I decided to interview my husband - to get inside his head and see what he thinks about living with a person with diabetes.   Here... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/28524/60729/interview-husband http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/28524/59921/dealing-ketones Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:58:00 -0500 Gina Capone I woke up pretty late today, around 11am. I really didn't feel like getting up at all because I was still really tired.   I was woken up by a ringing house phone that I ignored, then a cell phone with my husband on the other end. Then my mom coming downstairs to get the laundry and reminding me that we were going out today. (I live in my parents basement apartment.)   "Ok, Ok... I am getting up" I tell her.   I took in a big... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/28524/59921/dealing-ketones