Not long ago, I attended the American Diabetes Association’s Diabetes Expo here in New York City. Personally, I didn’t expect to get much out of the event because I knew that the Diabetes Expo (and ADA as a whole) is skewed toward the predominant type 2 diabetes population. But still, I wanted to bring along a friend who’s been struggling with her diabetes, and I wanted to say hello to a few other friends who…
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By
MikeH on
October 30, 2012
The topic for this month’s Diabetes Social Media Advocacy (DSMA) blog carnival is a great one! It prompts us to directly address our healthcare providers (HCP) and certified diabetes educators (CDEs), telling them what we’d like THEM to learn from the Diabetes Online Community.
That’s a very important question, as we’re constantly thinking about how much we want our docs and educators to actually listen to us patients individually, rather than treating us all like…
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