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AmyT on
September 22, 2010
Good thing poetry is timeless. I’m a little late getting this out, but wanted to shine the spotlight on a new(ish) diabetes book that was created not by a doctor or medical professional or even a patient sharing his/her personal journey, but by the aggregate of our own awesome D-community: “No Sugar Added Poetry.”
The book is a compelling and sometimes heart-wrenching collection of 39 poems written by people touched by diabetes from around the…
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AmyT on
September 20, 2010
I’m a huge Crystal Bowersox fan. Personally, I think this husky-voiced “busker” should have won this year’s American Idol competition, but it’s still freakin’ amazing to take 2nd place in this larger-than-life national competition.
Those of you who follow entertainment news (or this blog) know by now that Crystal is “one of us” — a person with diabetes (PWD). She’s a type 1 and insulin pumper, currently using her new-found fame to help fellow PWDs.…
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AmyT on
September 17, 2010
I love the name of this awareness campaign. I mean, if anything ever deserved the moniker “24/7,” it’s this exasperating disease.
Actually, the full video campaign is called “The Betes: Now” and was put together for this summer’s Children with Diabetes Friends for Life conference by D-blogger Bennet Dunlap’s ueber-creative kids. Read the details in my earlier report.
Mine seems to be the latest of 40 video shorts now published on their website. Tune in…
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AmyT on
September 15, 2010
Were you a child with diabetes? Or do you have one? If so, or even if you happen to be an adult effected by type 1 diabetes, it’s worth looking into the great advocacy work done by JDRF’s Children’s Congress.
I wrote about this effort once before, but felt it was a good time to re-visit the topic given that applications to participate in the 2011 Congress are due by 5 p.m. EDT on Monday,…
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AmyT on
August 26, 2010
Speaking of World Diabetes Day, coming up November 14, I discovered this cool series of YouTube videos that the International Diabetes Federation has been pumping out to catch people’s attention. They’re short and evocative, all supporting the slogan “Understand Diabetes, Get Involved.”
For example, this bit on “how many people have diabetes worldwide?” Do you know the number? I didn’t offhand, either:
Or this one, reminding folks to never let neuropathy sneak up on them…
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