Welcome to the latest in our series of interviews with the 10 winners of the 2012 DiabetesMine Patient Voices Contest, who were announced back in June.
This time, we’re chatting with Tom Ley, who has a unique story in that he’s not only been living with type 1 diabetes for most of his life, but has also been blind for much of his life too. Despite his inability to see, Tom’s visionary thinking on D-innovation has the…
Everyone has a story. And many in the Diabetes Online Community (DOC) already know that our friend and fellow PWD (person with diabetes) Kim Vlasnik has a great one worth sharing. That’s even more the case recently as Kim’s name is popping up near and far due to her video work. She indeed belongs in the Hall of Fame that is our regular Amazing Diabetes Advocates series.
To find out more about Kim, our talented…
Andy Suhy may be the first professional athlete to change his career to professional cheerleader.
The retired professional hockey player, part-time motivational speaker, and MBA business-finance guru has set his sights on building a diabetes management service featuring an approach he calls “more impactful than what exists today.”
He has the experience. Now in his early 40s, Andy was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 15, just when he was starting high…
This is the sixth in our series of interviews with the 10 winners of the 2012 DiabetesMine Patient Voices Contest, who were announced back in June.
Julie Cabinaw, who lives in Boise, Idaho, is a type 2 who’s no stranger to innovation and web-based technology. She’s worked in software and web tech, product strategy and user experience for 18 years for companies like Microsoft, Healthwise, HP and Scentsy! On top of being a proud wife and mom…
Welcome to the fifth in our series of interviews with the 10 winners of our DiabetesMine Patient Voices Contest, who were unvieled in June. Today, we’re chatting with Sara Krugman, a 25-year-old Massachusetts woman diagnosed with type 1 as a young child. She’s a graphic designer with a unique perspective on what it means to be a “patient” and an “advocate.”
In her hand-animated contest video, Sara talks about the people, institutions and numbers she…