Diabetics are no different than anybody else. Not when in comes to humming The Lazy Song, especially on weekends. But we have that “special motivation” to get up out of our chairs… or?
As usual, this week’s DiabetesMine Sunday Funnies from type 1 illustrator fantastiqué Haidee Merritt says it all:
Seriously. What gets you moving, Peeps?
[If it happens to be humor, check out our entire Funnies thus far by clicking here.]…
Just a reminder: we don’t shy away from much of anything here at Ask D’Mine, our weekly diabetes advice column.
So buckle up for another wild ride today with your host veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois.
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