It’s been very exciting to see all kinds of talented young musicians with diabetes pop up in the entertainment industry — from megastars like Nick Jonas to American Idol protégés like Crystal Bowersox and new indie artists like Nikki Lang — and now, there’s Amanda Lamb.
Admittedly, we first heard about Amanda when were contacted by her PR rep. Then we checked out her music video on YouTube and the many concerts she’s done already, and we…
Thanks to the folks behind the Diabetes Social Media Advocacy site for hosting month three of the so-called DSMA Blog Carnival (a chance to “rally” around various life-with-diabetes topics). This month’s theme is described as follows:
Living with diabetes can be tough and we never get a break. It’s quite easy to feel burnt out from everything we have to do to stay healthy. When that happens, it can help to focus on the things,…
Nick Jonas. Just whisper his name and you can hear girls screaming across the country, no? With their worldwide music tours, Disney channel TV series, and now making movies, this 18-year-old singer and his two brothers have officially become Larger Than Life.
Nick, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in October 2005, has chosen to devote much of his fame to raising awareness about diabetes. Thanks to the good folks at DiabeticConnect.com and Bayer…
After at least 20 minutes of research, here they are, in Letterman-style countdown order:
10. High Fat Diets Make Us Lazy & Stupid (Really? Us? Or just the rats?)
9. dLife: People are Stupid (a little dated, but still relevant?)
8. Eureka! It’s the Soda’s Fault
7. Ultra Diabetes on Wikipedia (sort of – eat your heart out, Wilford)
6. Diabeetus Defined, also from the “Uncyclopedia”
5. “Obamacare to be like Christmas” – OK, this…
When I was a guest on cancer-patients podcast last week, the hosts asked me if we PWDs don’t get frustrated: cancer seems to have all the big celebrities behind it, and make all the big headlines. Does it ever bother your community that diabetes doesn’t get that level of attention? I was a bit dumbfounded. But then I thought of the Children’s Congress. Today, a close look at what some (big AND little) folks are…
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