If there’s one thing harder than raising a teen, it’s raising a teen with diabetes! Korey Hood is a family clinical psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic, and as a type 1 diabetic himself since he was 19, he has counseled many families through his practice and also through serving as faculty member at the Children with Diabetes conferences.
Korey is also the author of the new book, Type 1 Teens: A Guide to Managing Your…
It’s bathing suit season, oh joy!
And if that weren’t enough to get you down, swimming takes on a whole new persona in the alternate world of our type 1 illustrator Haidee Merritt.
Um… Jump on in — the water’s fine?!
Missed last week’s Sunday Funnies? Paddle over here.
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Let’s be real: when it comes to taking care of kids with diabetes, it can seem like a mom’s world. We know that dads love their kids just as much, but sometimes it can seem like moms are the only ones going to doctor’s appointments, picking up prescriptions, and negotiating 504 plans. Women also tend to be more comfortable talking about their emotions, so it’s no surprise that we have a huge community of D-mom…
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No preachin’ here: it’s just the weekly DiabetesMine Sunday Funnies, featuring the alternative world of type 1 illustrator Haidee Merritt.
Doesn’t it sometimes seem like we PWDs have our own religion? I mean, how do YOU define salvation?
(Missed last week’s Funnies? Take this path)
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We are halfway through D-Blog Week, and today’s theme is “10 Things I Hate About Diabetes.” Pretty self-explanatory!
When I heard about this theme, I immediately flashed back to the classic teen comedy of a similar name, starring Julia Stiles and the late Heath Ledger. Who remembers that emotional climactic scene in which Julia reads her “hate poem” to Heath (which gives the movie its name)?
Of course, I just had to do some digging…