Just for fun, I recently requested a review copy of Sue Marshall’s new book, “Diabetes: The Essential Guide” out of the UK. I read it on the plane to Boston on my birthday late last month. (Really, is this what I do for fun? Time to get a life?)
I’ve long been an admirer [...]

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I’ve been accused more than once of being too chipper about my diabetes.  Heck — I have created “the sunny yellow blog,” after all.  So when I received the following email this week, I sat back in my seat and took a deep breath.  Writing a book about how much diabetes sucks certainly isn’t all [...]

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We weren’t exactly bombarded with diabetes-related April Fools Funnies yesterday, but we still had fun. And believe it or not, Haidee and I agreed that TWO people should win free copies of her irreverent cartoon book, “One Lump or Two?”
First, fellow D-blogger and all-around great guy Scott K. Johnson, with this story:
Once when I [...]

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Need you not a reminder that diabetes sucks?
 

 
Behold, the custom April Fool’s cartoon provided by kindred spirit Haidee Merritt, talented Type 1 artist who has recently published a hilarious little book called “One Lump or Two? Things That Suck About Being Diabetic.”
She’s having some trouble gaining traction with the big diabetes orgs because her sense [...]

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The “Real-Life Guide to Diabetes” just published by the ADA is definitely something new. It almost looks a little like my daughters’ favorite “Smart Girls’ Guide” series, or those kids science books all chock full colorful images, highlighted quotes and pop-out boxes to grab your attention in bunches of little “content bites.”
So [...]

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