By
AmyT on
December 20, 2011
For this month’s Diabetes Social Media Advocacy blog carnival, founder Cherise Shockley left it up to us bloggers to choose what to write about based on the DSMA chats from the month of November (FYI: you can participate in those chats every Wednesday at 9pm EST on Twitter).
With Hanukkah starting this evening and Christmas coming up this weekend, we were naturally drawn to the theme of “Celebrating the holidays with diabetes,” so Allison and…
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Particularly apropos for Diabetes Awareness Month – a little DAA (diabetes attitude adjustment):
I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes way back in 1994, when I was only 8 years old. Even as a child, certain words always stuck out to me whenever I was at the doctor’s office or read articles about diabetes.
In control.
Management.
Stable.
Sound familiar? For a long time, I’ve been told that diabetes was in my power to control,…
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Today might be the spookiest day of the year, but have no fear, our favorite D-picks of the past month are here. Hey, that rhymed! Our friends in the DOC certainly make living with diabetes a little less scary, huh?
We’re still riding the wave of excitement following the epic Simonpalooza DOC meet-ups! Chris Snider chats with the man himself on this episode of the hit podcast, Just Talking.
Kim Vlasnik writes a great post…
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It’s been very exciting to see all kinds of talented young musicians with diabetes pop up in the entertainment industry — from megastars like Nick Jonas to American Idol protégés like Crystal Bowersox and new indie artists like Nikki Lang — and now, there’s Amanda Lamb.
Admittedly, we first heard about Amanda when were contacted by her PR rep. Then we checked out her music video on YouTube and the many concerts she’s done already, and we…
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