This happens to be the third annual Diabetes Blessings Week, an initiative created by fellow advocate and D-Blogger Mike Durbin, so we wanted to share a couple of brief notes about what we’re thankful for this Turkey Day 2012.
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I am thankful for good health. That may sound odd, but diabetes doesn’t hurt; I haven’t been in the…
We all dream of giving diabetes a big Chuck Norris roundhouse kick in the stomach, right? Well, 16-year-old Canadian Chase Pelletier and his dad, Dave, are taking out their aggressions on diabetes in a more unconventional way.
Together with the Academy of Martial Arts (AMA) in Ontario, the father-son pair has launched Karate Chops Diabetes, a one-day martial arts extravaganza aiming to raise $250,000 for the JDRF.
During the half-day event on Nov. 24, a…
The holidays are upon us! Which for us PWDs means spending time with friends, family and coworkers, who are generally well-intentioned but often try to “help us out” with what they know from Oprah, or something they heard from the friend of a friend’s cousin who knows about diabetes from what he read while standing in the grocery store aisle. Ugh!
Yes, the “diabetes police” often come out of the woodwork during the holidays. So…
Almost 44 million Americans are traveling this Thanksgiving week, and without a doubt there are going to be hassles. But people with diabetes (PWDs) have to worry about a bit more than whether you can carry on a snow globe or your favorite brand of cranberry sauce.
(Both snow globes and cranberry sauce packs are OK, says the TSA.)
Let’s be honest. Many of us have walked through the regular metal detectors (or sent D-children…
What can you expect from an Ohio-based event called a “Global Diabetes Summit?”
Well, think hundreds of international leaders from the diabetes world, top government initiatives focusing on D-prevention, and novel ideas like using the YMCA and reality TV to help change lifestyles in order to prevent type 2 diabetes. Not to mention the latest and greatest in diabetes technology, pharmacology and how the experts are all working more closely than ever in tackling this…