One could argue that despite all the big talk about combating the diabetes epidemic, lots of prominent organizations seem to be getting very little done. The field of diabetes education is facing a crisis, with so little professional support and funding to cope with the torrent of new patients coming their way.
For these reasons, I found it very encouraging to discover the Council for the Advancement of Diabetes Research and Education (CADRE), a non-profit…
Welcome to the newly refreshed and updated DiabetesMine.com. These changes have been a long time coming, and I’m very excited and hope that the new look accomplishes all its goals while still providing you that warm fuzzy feeling you love. (Ahem.)
What we were shooting for was: better use of space, nice tabs up there to highlight stuff — instead of just a stacked list of “categories,” more useful sidebar links, and most of all,…
Get ready for celebrity-with-diabetes interview number… heck, I don’t know, I lost count. But here goes:
“Neo-Soul” singer Angie Stone has been touring the country with her music for nearly 30 years. For eight of them, Type 2 diabetes has accompanied her. “Now it’s time to give back,” she says. Yesterday, she helped Eli Lilly & Co. launch the new nationwide Fearless African-Americans Connected and Empowered (F.A.C.E.) Diabetes campaign, which will consist of events in…
Apparently I have been spreading a rumor that this blog has been in existence for four years. Actually, it dawned on me in the bathtub the other night that having launched in February 2005, last month would have marked the third anniversary of DiabetesMine.com. It just seems longer, I suppose, since I got the ‘betes four and a half years ago (yes, that one I’m sure of).
This little mixup kind of reminds me of…
A little sneak-preview today of something I’m very excited about: for quite a while now, I’ve obviously been following all sorts of interactive “Health 2.0″ sites for people with diabetes. On top of that, I’ve been mulling over how to build out my setup here at DiabetesMine.com to allow for more community conversation. Another message board or chat forum just didn’t seem to be the answer.
Today I happily announce a partnership with a brand…