By
AmyT on
September 7, 2011
When we reported last summer about the Helmsley Charitable Trust developing an open national registry for type 1 diabetes, we were envisioning some kind of dry database, or perhaps a big listing of sorts like ClinicalTrials.gov. We sure as heck weren’t expecting the kind of social media “wow factor” that Helmsley has infused into its new site, MyGlu.org. Check it out:
The site is in beta testing now, scheduled to go fully live later this…
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Oftentimes the Diabetes Online Community does feel like a real, organic community — filled with all sorts of wonderful people who share your interests, and are just waiting to become closer friends with you. But it’s hardly a club that any of us elected to join. In fact, it’s scary as all get-out when you’re first diagnosed, with doctors and nurses telling you about all the horrible things you’re going to have to do (take…
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By
WilD on
September 3, 2011
Got questions about life with diabetes? Even if you don’t have it yourself? We’re here for you!
Yes, it’s another edition of our diabetes-Dear-Abby-style advice column called Ask D’Mine, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois. Today we’re talking with a concerned spouse, and a concerned woman who seems to be en route to our D-world.
{Need help navigating life with diabetes? Email YOUR questions to AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
Hallie from Oregon,…
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