We review a good number of books here at the ‘Mine, but it’s not often that I’ve found myself reviewing a book with chapters written by so many people I’m lucky enough to know!
That was what made reading My Sweet Life: Successful Men with Diabetes all the more surprising for me.
Before I opened the pages to start reading, I wasn’t expecting much more than an obligatory book review: a handful of fellow guys…
We are proud to be hosting the monthly Best of the ‘Betes Blogs (BBB) for the month of October!
On Thursday, Nov. 1, we will be featuring the nominated posts in a variety of categories, showcasing what our Diabetes Online Community thinks were some of the best this month.
But we need your help!
Nominations will remain open through the end of day Monday, Oct. 29 to make sure we can include as many of…
Another month has come and gone, and with that we are changing seasons. This final month of summer-turned-autumn was a busy one for our Diabetes Online Community, and it brought out some truly amazing — and also heartbreaking — posts. Below, in no particular order, is our initial “Fall Collection”:
D-Alert Dogs are fascinating, and the stories of those fellow PWDs who have them are always interesting to read. We’ve been following Tarra, whose blog, My Crazy …
This year is coming to an end, and over the past 12 months, we’ve been sharing our favorite posts each month from all around the DOC. Today, we’re reviewing a few of our overall favorites from 2011, plus a couple of excellent stand-outs from December. Enjoy!
Inspired by Dan Savage’s “It Gets Better” initiative, Kim Vlasnik launched the You Can Do This Project earlier this summer. Her goal: to inspire PWDs everywhere that they…
Today is the 36th Annual Great American Smokeout, an awareness day from the American Cancer Association encouraging people to quit smoking or make a plan to quit. Although smoking is often associated with lung cancer, it’s also really bad news for diabetes; it puts PWDs at an increased risk of heart disease and also affects diabetic neuropathy, because of a decrease in circulation. Icky…
Over the years, the Great American Smokeout has been celebrated with…