By
MikeH on
October 18, 2012
Her name was Marjorie. She was a 29-year-old from East Africa’s Uganda. And after living with type 1 diabetes from the age of three, she died last year as a result of diabetes-related kidney disease.
Now, in honor of Marjorie, a New York endocrinologist who’s living with type 1 himself is using her story as the backbone for a new non-profit aimed at helping people in developing countries get more resources and education about living…
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By
MikeH on
October 16, 2012
When Americans cast their ballots on or before Nov. 6, there’s a lot at stake for the diabetes community.
We’re not only talking healthcare and how that might be impacted by who’s chosen to be in the White House. (Sure, that’s the biggie and what most eyes are on). But it’s important not to lose sight of all the Congressional elections happening throughout the country. Hundreds of elections are slated between the Senate and House…
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By
AmyT on
October 15, 2012
The clock is counting down to the world’s biggest month of diabetes awareness!
For those of us living every day of our lives with diabetes, it may seem a little odd that the topic suddenly comes alive each November, as if diabetes awareness weren’t at the forefronts of our minds every other day and month of the year… But then again, we should probably revel in taking over November as “our prime time of the…
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Before I begin this cookbook review, I have to clarify one thing: I don’t cook. Not that I can’t cook, I just don’t like doing it. I do, however, love to eat. Lucky for me, I married a man who enjoys whipping things up in the kitchen, so we make a great team.
My husband, Erik, was a big help in making three of the recipes in the cookbook by Michael Moore — not the…
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