You might remember when Sanofi US announced last November it was teaming up with actress Elizabeth Perkins, a type 1 herself since 2005, on a new diabetes documentary aimed at the importance of having a support network when living with the Big D.
Of course, we know Elizabeth best for her movie and TV star roles going back to the 1980s — particularly in the movie Big where she played the love interest of Tom…
Is there something in the water? Seriously… it’s like there’s a contagion out there at the moment spreading misinformation about diabetes.
Sadly, movies and media missing the point is nothing new for the Diabetes Community. It happens all too often.
But some recent high-profile examples demonstrate the continuing battle we face combatting myths and misconceptions around our disease.
First, there’s a new NBC show ironically titled Do No Harm (a referrence to the Hippocratic oath that all physicians…
Talk show funny guy Conan O’Brien is at it again. He has diabetes on his mind, apparently.
This morning we reported about a show in December in which he hosted a type 1 artist from Texas who has the unique ability to paint with her lipstick kisses.
Well, that fun story was a welcome change from last summer, when the Diabetes Online Community (DOC) responded to one of Conan’s segments that included a video game…
Putting on lipstick means more to one woman from Texas than just getting all prettied up for a night out on the town.
Nope, for fellow PWD (person with diabetes) Natalie Irish, those shades of lip color mean she’s creating art.
Yes, she paints with her lips. On canvas. And produces remarkably amazing portraits of people like Marlyn Monroe, Jimi Hendrix, and the Dutchess Kate Middleton. That’s just what she does, and is known as…
When I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 19 years ago, the very first person I met was Stacey McGill of Stoneybrook, CT. If you are a woman diagnosed with diabetes between the late-80s and mid-90s, she was probably one of the first diabetics you met, too.
The thing is, she’s not a real person. Despite her being the first person “like me” who made me feel less alone with my diabetes, Stacey is actually…