We always love to discover people in the diabetes community who are doing (unusually) great things.
That’s why it was so exciting to learn about the work of fellow online D-Advocate Marie Smith, who blogs over at Joy Benchmarks. She was diagnosed with type 1 as an adult in July 2011, and just celebrated her first diaversary last summer!
Just about that time, Marie traveled to Indianapolis for a D-Meetup and I had the pleasure…
We’re in the final days of May — National Mental Health Awareness Month — and earlier this month, I shared my own personal struggles in dealing with depression and diabetes. But that was through my lens as an adult with diabetes. What about children and adolescent PWDs?
We all know that being a teenager is no picnic, and adding diabetes to the mix can sometimes be a recipe for disaster. And depression.
Studies show that…
A special premiere today of some exclusive video clips!
Who remembers our introduction of filmmaker and D-Mom Jenny MacKenzie, who’s working on a very ambitious documentary about life with diabetes? Jenny’s the creator of the award-winning HBO documentary Kick Like A Girl, so she really knows her stuff.
In the last few months, she’s been hard at work on her national educational diabetes film SUGAR BABIES, which highlights four families’ personal stories coping with different…
If there’s one thing harder than raising a teen, it’s raising a teen with diabetes! Korey Hood is a family clinical psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic, and as a type 1 diabetic himself since he was 19, he has counseled many families through his practice and also through serving as faculty member at the Children with Diabetes conferences.
Korey is also the author of the new book, Type 1 Teens: A Guide to Managing Your…
Moira McCarthy Stanford might be a new D-mom blogger, but she’s been around the block and beyond advocating for diabetes. A former National Chair of Outreach and long-time supporter of the JDRF, Moira and her daughter, Lauren, have made headlines numerous times for their work advocating for a cure.
Life hasn’t been easy for Moira and Lauren, and she says they’ve learned many things the hard way — thus Moira has some strong opinions on…