By
AmyT on
February 18, 2013
When type 1 journalist Jim Hirsch came out with his book about the business and life-challenges of diabetes, Cheating Destiny, I called it the book I wish I wrote; it moved and entertained me, and it felt like the first-ever book about diabetes that people without the disease could ever truly enjoy reading.
Now comes attorney Amy Ryan’s new volume Shot: Staying Alive With Diabetes, which feels like the book that I DID WRITE —…
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By
AmyT on
December 3, 2012
Wanna vent a little about your diabetes and maybe win a prize? We’re gonna make this really easy…
For this year’s DiabetesMine Holiday Sweepstakes contest, all we ask is that you send us a very short email, describing in 50 words or less your big “aha!” diabetes moment of 2012:
What struck you hardest this year, in that you learned or observed something new?
Whether you’ve had diabetes for two months or 20 years, there…
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Whether you were diagnosed at age 4 or 14, dealing with diabetes when you hit college is a struggle for anyone. From late-night pizza parties, to erratic school schedules to the inevitable encounters with alcohol, diabetes in college is nothing if not chaotic. When I was attending school, I didn’t have much support, which is why I can vouch for the fact that the new Students with Diabetes organization is so important.
Nicole Johnson, who…
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