I’ve been accused more than once of being too chipper about my diabetes. Heck — I have created “the sunny yellow blog,” after all. So when I received the following email this week, I sat back in my seat and took a deep breath. Writing a book about how much diabetes sucks certainly isn’t all fun and games for some:
Hello Amy,
I’m a writer living in New York City and have diabetes for over…
The “Real-Life Guide to Diabetes” just published by the ADA is definitely something new. It almost looks a little like my daughters’ favorite “Smart Girls’ Guide” series, or those kids science books all chock full colorful images, highlighted quotes and pop-out boxes to grab your attention in bunches of little “content bites.”
So it’s fun to look at, as well as fun to read, which is definitely something new in the world of diabetes literature.…
The ADA sends me lots of new books to review these days — mostly cookbooks, come to think of it. I’m not always that intrigued. But the most recent title definitely peaked my interest: “What to Expect When You Have Diabetes: 170 Tips for Living Well with Diabetes.” Looking it over, I was both encouraged and disappointed by this book.
First off, the book’s title is pretty much a misnomer. It’s broken up into 170…
Sometimes delightful, inspiring things come from the most unlikely of sources.
Bob Hawkinson co-owns two landscaping and mulching companies with his brother in Jacksonville, FL. He’s had Type 1 diabetes since the age of one, and is now 44 years old. He and his wife Melissa have four children, including one set of twins (ages 17, 15, and 8 – the twins) and also a one-year-old foster daughter. Bob’s a busy guy. He also seems…
Hey there, Amigos. This week is Spring Break here and I’ve just returned from the most breathtaking four-day weekend with my family on the Monterey coast. My husband and I kept looking at each other and saying, “And this is only an hour drive from us? It’s like another world…” In this other world, however, I have consumed more corn tortilla chips than I usually do in a year, and have thus administered more insulin…
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