In light of this week’s rant on diabetes etiquette, the topic of “disclosure” was top of mind.
Our diabetes illustrator bar-none Haidee Merritt has shared this:
Yup. You out of the closet yourself yet? Or what?
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Hi All,
Please spread the word today: It’s your last chance to vote in the 2011 DiabetesMine Design Challenge. Polls close tonight at 6pm Pacific time.
We want to congratulate each of our finalists! From 95 entries this year, our judging team narrowed the field to 20 designs in the Grand Prize category, four as “Most Creative” favorites, and three top contenders in the Kids’ category.
As a reminder:
Your votes will determine the winners…
When it comes to diabetes, no place is safe. We have featured folks with diabetes from Spain to Germany to Canada and now we’re traveling across the globe to Australia to hear from Simon, a 35-year-old with LADA.
Simon lives in South Australia where he works in antiques, and despite living in the sixth largest country in the world (and an entire continent!), he’s found that the Australian Diabetes Online Community is pretty small compared…
Last week we talked about Celiac Awareness Month. Turns out May is also National Mental Health Awareness Month, so for our ongoing 411 series on diabetes complications, today we’re tackling something that you might not even realize is a complication: depression.
Although not typically listed as a diabetes complication, it is well-documented that depression affects people with diabetes in large numbers. No surprise to us PWDs, considering all the crap we have to deal with:…
The country is getting pelted with rainstorms, no doubt. Our T1 illustrator extraordinaire Haidee Merritt has fared at least 10 straight days of rain in the Northeast, and is following all the storms and flooding along the Mississippi.
Apparently all she could think about was the importance of being prepared:
Right. Who needs a bunch of smelly animals when it’s sugar that can save your life?
[Missed last week's Funnies? Paddle over here]…
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