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AmyT on
September 24, 2009
Curious about what’s happening in the diabetes industry and research community? Or maybe (like me) you think that you already know what’s going on… Well, get ready for a concise and extremely entertaining exposé of the current status of diabetes care and research towards a cure.
The title is Diabetes Rising, the new “epic book” coming out in January 2010 by award-winning investigative journalist Dan Hurley, a type 1 diabetic himself. As the publicist explains:…
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AmyT on
August 6, 2009
* Part 2 of a three-part guest series on Diabetes & Exercise*
Dr. Sheri Colberg is an author, lecturer, researcher, professor, exercise physiologist, and expert on exercise with diabetes. She’s written eight books (including the Diabetic Athlete’s Handbook) and more than 150 articles on exercise, diabetes, healthy lifestyles, fitness, nutrition, aging, weight loss, diabetic Latinos, and more. Today, she’s with us here at the ‘Mine to help us think through the best type of exercise…
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AmyT on
August 4, 2009
Who recognizes the name Lyrehca from the blog Managing the Sweetness Within, chronicling one woman’s efforts to get and stay pregnant while dealing with her lifelong type 1 diabetes? Yes, you guessed it: Lyrehca is coming out of the closet as herself, Cheryl Alkon, now-author of the forthcoming book Balancing Pregnancy With Pre-Existing Diabetes: Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby. Today, Lyrehca (er, Cheryl) shares a brief version of her story, and some don’t-miss tips on diabetes…
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Fellow diabetes blogger and advocate William “Lee” Dubois is at it again, creating another super-handy pocket guide for dealing with the Big D. This one, which debuts tomorrow, is called “Taming the Tiger: Your First Year with Diabetes.” And it rocks! Er, roars, if you will…
It’s a slim volume of just over 100 pages (less than 7,000 words) that aims to give newly diagnosed folks “the bare-bones information you need to get started” on…
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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 of Sue, who’s had type 1 diabetes for 35 years and had a 20-year career in journalism before she launched Desang,…
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