Every endo visit is an adventure, in my book. Last week when I went in, proudly displaying my latest A1c result of 6.2 (!), the whole session turned out to be about my fiber intake and (nonexistent) vitamin regime. Aaargh! Can’t a PWD rest on their laurels for just a day or two?
First off, we decided I needed more fiber in my diet (don’t ask). So how much fruit do I eat? Um, next…
Why is it that some of life’s biggest “no-brainers” are often not obvious to the people they effect most? In this case I’m thinking of professionals in the healthcare industry, who talk about “patients” with a strange kind of distance, as if they themselves didn’t have health issues and need to see doctors sometimes — as if we folks with chronic illness were fundamentally of one single, stubborn mind. We’re just people like you, for…
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Any TODAY Show fans out there? Well, be sure to tune in next week, when they’ll be talking diabetes.
Throughout the week, sexy co-host Maria Menounos will lead a series on diabetes including her personal story (she’s very involved since her Dad has Type 1), a taped spot with kids, and then a big plaza fair event in New York City on Friday, Oct. 10.
[Maria also lobbied for the cause on Capitol Hill recently,…
I’m normally not into selling or aggressively plugging specific products here, but I’m making an exception today for a couple of new Diabetes Emergency Supplies that could really help our community. You may remember that a while back I was patching together my own little diabetes emergency kit, after some reflection on my chances for survival with Type 1 diabetes during a hurricane, tornado, flood or other emergency.
Well, clearly I’m not the only PWD…
Christopher Thomas, 28, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes just a year and a half ago. He lost his job, moved to New York City, and started partying hard. Too hard. His friends began calling him “the diabetic rockstar” (sing along here). You won’t believe what he’s done with that moniker since.
What started out as a personal MySpace page is now an upstart online community for rebel diabetics called — you guessed it! —…