OK, you guys already know this stuff. But here I am with Dr. Steve Edelman and CWD founder Jeff Hitchcock talking up diabetes on the Internet. (Note: Don’t mind my left eyebrow, which looks extremely weird — what can you expect without pro hair & makeup support?)
btw, did anyone catch this week’s debut of the New York Times new online column “Doctor and Patient,” by Dr. Pauline W. Chen? Chen is a liver transplant and…
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If you say someone’s is “spinning” in German, it means that he or she is pretty much nuts. I’m thinking this definition may apply pretty well as I’ve tried my out first three Spinning Classes at a local 24-Hour Fitness Club here in the last week.
Trying out a new sport with diabetes is always tricky: how to adjust your food intake and insulin dosing beforehand? Do you need an extra snack before, during, or…
Listen up, insurance providers: People with diabetes want the freedom to at least test out new continuous glucose monitoring technology to improve their lives with diabetes. And many of them (many, many of them) are not taking no for an answer.
Along with the JDRF, Gina Capone, Founder of the Diabetes Talkfest chat site, has led a grassroots “CGM Anti-Denial Campaign” that’s quickly reaching critical mass proportions. Last month, Gina, who’s been denied coverage for…
What does it feel like to live with diabetes every day of your life? That’s certainly something no doctor can tell you. That’s the magic of blogging and social communities and all this Internet stuff that allows people to share their experiences — across the country and around the world.
Many terms come to mind: frustration, anger, exasperation, desperation, sadness, and hope. (Refer to yesterday’s post on “the inner game of diabetes.”)
I’m just feeling…
Andrew Young is a 38-year-old UC Berkeley-educated engineer and experienced finance expert. Meeting him, he looks like the ultimate buttoned-up, left-brained, all-business-and-no-fuzzy-stuff type. WRONG. He’s become so passionate about the psychological struggle of dealing with diabetes, in fact, that he’s devoted his professional and personal life to making an impact where help was sorely overdue, he believes.
[He also has a special surprise in store for diabetic singles. Be sure to read down to the…