Lee Ann Thill is a beloved diabetes blogger at The Butter Compartment. I remember when she appeared on the scene a few years ago, and told us what she did for a living. All I could think at the time was, “what the heck?” Sounds like I am not alone. A big hug goes out to Lee Ann for breaking new ground — and of course for sharing her thoughts with us today at the…
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Joy Pape is a board certified diabetes nurse educator. She’s well known as much for her bubbly personality as for her years of experience working with PWDs in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She’s recently made a career leap that she’s very excited about. And you might be too, to hear her describe it…
A Guest Post by Joy Pape, CDE
This has been an exciting year for me. I’ve made somewhat of a career…
Chris Stocker lives with Type 1 diabetes in south Florida. He shares his thoughts and struggles on his blog, The Life of a Diabetic. Chris has faced some tough times, including missing the recent Diabetes Social Media Summit because he was down on his luck, which just broke my heart. Having been hit with diabetes smack in the middle of becoming an adult, Chris has some significant life experience to share. So for today’s Guest…
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Ginger Vieira kind of blows me away. She has lived with Type 1 diabetes and Celiac disease for over 11 years. And she holds 14 national, drug-tested powerlifting records and the Vermont state record for the female bench press. She’s recently established herself as a cognitive Health & Chronic Illness Life Coach at her new company, Living In Progress.
There Ginger works with people (individuals and families) on how their thinking impacts the way they…
Diabetes and sex = always an intriguing topic mix. I am happy to report that today, we have one of the country’s top authorities on this mix, the virtual ‘Dr. Ruth’ of Diabetes, Janis Roszler, to offer some practical tips for keeping it spicy in the bedroom, despite the Big D:
A Guest Post by Janet Roszler, CDE and author
When you have diabetes it follows you wherever you go, even into the bedroom. Unfortunately,…