In the aftermath of my recent cancer scare, I’m feeling lucky to be alive these days. But it doesn’t make the diabetes any easier. Ironically, the days I work out hardest are often my worst BG control days, since I’m so hungry and craving carbs…
All of these thoughts brought me back to this post, which first appeared on the Diabetes OC site when I was “Featured Blogger of the Week” over the holidays. (I’m…
Following quickly on my post about Pharma companies warming up to social media, I got a call this week from some folks I know at Sanofi-Aventis. They are launching their very own YouTube channel to promote their Go-Insulin campaign aimed at offsetting the myths and misperceptions about insulin use among type 2 diabetics.
So far, there are seven videos posted — all patients’ personal stories — three of them featuring Gregg Pfaff, the deli owner…
This week, Lance Armstrong is riding his first tour on American soil since he retired after winning his 7th Tour de France. And do you know who will is riding alongside him? More than 100 of the world’s best bicyclists, including four riders from our own Team Type 1!
If you haven’t heard about them, you can easily Google them and find many great links and stories about “the only professional cycling team in the…
Wow, and I thought picking winners for our Holiday Sweepstakes diabetes wisdom contest was difficult! But for the NEW YEAR, NEW YOU Diabetes Makeover competition, what we ended up judging were people’s life stories — their hard luck and their struggles with diabetes and related health conditions. How do you place comparative value on that?!
Everyone wrote so eloquently about their situation — years of unstable blood sugars, struggles with weight loss, coping with neuropathy…
Whether you’re a Type 1 or a Type 2, whether you’ve had diabetes for two years or 20, if you’re someone who’s had that “aha” moment where you realize you’ve been “slipping” and it’s time to get back on track with your diabetes, this is the little book for you!
“The Born Again Diabetic” is just off the presses from our long-time D-blogging buddy Wil Dubois, author of Life After Dx. Wil is also something…