By
MikeH on
September 11, 2012
Today we’re marking National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week, a worldwide effort to bring together people who live with unseen chronic conditions by sharing their stories. Running through Sunday, Sept. 16, this annual online initiative is now celebrating its first-decade anniversary.
A year ago, I shared a simple message: My diabetes can be visible on my own terms, so if I want to wear it on my sleeve, that’s my choice. But if I choose…
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By
AmyT on
September 6, 2012
We don’t talk about it all that much in the heart of the diabetes online community (DOC), but there’s actually an incredibly vibrant and growing larger community of online patient advocates out there who are banding together to do great things. No matter if you have prostate cancer, fibromyalgia, chronic migranes, or… diabetes.
I’m a member of a group called the Society for Participatory Medicine and on their email list, so I get to see…
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By
MikeH on
August 30, 2012
We are winding down the summer months and making way for Fall. There’ve been so many great posts this past month… here’s our monthly snapshot of some we found particularly noteworthy (in no particular order):
We got a kick out of this post by Alexis Pollak over at I Run on Insulin, who tried to do a little advocacy when checking out at the local pharmacy! Totally laugh and sigh-worthy!
Meanwhile, D-Mom Hallie Addington…
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Just a few short years ago, no one could have envisioned the Diabetes Online Community would become what it is today. And be moving in the collaborative direction it’s going…
Seriously, some likely would have laughed at the idea while shaking their heads in disbelief!
It used to be “Us versus Them,” in terms of the relationship between Pharma and people with diabetes (PWDs). There was little interaction; we didn’t know them and they didn’t…
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Our team will be out of the office tomorrow as we all head to Philadelphia to attend the 72nd annual American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions conference. We at the ‘Mine are very excited to be covering this event for the 8th year running (!)
For the first time ever, the ADA is all over social media, not only with a twitter feed (@ADA_DiabetesPro), a Facebook page, an iPhone app and a Blackberry/Android app for attendees,…
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