The biggest thing in diabetes headlines of late is Bydureon, the first and only once-a-week drug to help type 2 diabetics keep their sugars in check, which is newly approved by the FDA. Amylin’s stock price is up, and the pharma blogosphere is all abuzz. But if you’re like us, you may be wondering what the really big deal is. New type 2 drugs come out all the time, don’t they?
Well, for one thing,…
Happy Valentine’s Day! There is nothing quite like the support of a partner in dealing with diabetes, and we’re even more in awe when we see partners “getting their hands dirty” with work in diabetes advocacy. Such is the case with Chris Barnes, husband to Brandy Barnes, the founder of the DiabetesSisters.org community. Brandy has hosted several national conferences for women with diabetes (we attended their Spring conference last year), and Chris has been a…
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Last Spring, the DOC was abuzz when a casting call went out for MTV’s reality series “True Life.” The producers were planning to make a one-hour documentary on diabetes, and they were looking for folks to submit their stories. Understandably, many people were wary of what kind of “reality” MTV would create with this show. What kind of people would they choose to represent PWDs? Would they overhype or downplay different parts of life with…
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Ouch… we’re feeling the pain just looking at it!
This week’s guest cartoonist is Terry Keelan, a type 1 PWD located in Southern California, and one of the winners of our Diabetes Chuckle contest from way back in 2009. You can also check out some of Terry’s snarky videos on YouTube. Thanks Terry!…
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Here at the ‘Mine, we are constantly amazed and in awe of the work that so many folks are doing in the name of diabetes awareness. From parents of children with diabetes, to adults with diabetes, to even siblings and spouses and friends, there are so many worthwhile advocacy projects that we’d like to showcase … So we’re launching a new series, called Amazing Advocates (for lack of a better term ), because these folks…
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