Sunday Funnies: Keeping Tabs
Diabetes Police, anyone… ?
Thanks again to the talented Jerry King, an accomplished worldwide cartoonist and all-around mega-talented guy who draws for us regularly.
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Loving D-Spouses Say: Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day, All!
Today is a special day where the sweet sound of love is in the air, and couples across the globe are marking the occasion. The Diabetes Community is, too!
As we all know, there’s nothing like having the support of a partner in dealing with diabetes every day. It’s not all always pretty, but these people are in for the long haul and we couldn’t do what we do without them.…
Diabetes Partner Follies: A Wife and Caregiver
It’s been a while, but we’re back with our ongoing series by and for loved ones of people with diabetes (PWDs), the so-called Diabetic Partner Follies. Today we’re proud to share a post written by Sandy Floyd, who lives with her type 1 husband Vince in the Philadelphia area and blogs over at A Diabetic Spouse. Vince was diagnosed at the tender young age of six months (!) and the complications he lives with bring…
Read more »MySentry Isn’t For Me
If I were the parent of a child with diabetes, my opinions about the new-to-the-market and highly praised Medtronic MySentry CGM monitoring device might be different.
But I’m not a CWD parent. No, I’m an adult living with type 1 diabetes.
And from that perspective, despite all the benefits of this device I see, it’s just not for me. I see more cons and downsides to it than benefits and that’s why I can’t say…
Around the Diabetes Blogosphere — January 2012 Edition
Welcome again to 2012! Last year, we launched a monthly recap of the best blog posts we’ve seen around the blogosphere, and now we’re back with even more awesome posts that can’t be missed. As always, we love reader participation, so please feel free to send us your recommendations for the next round-up.
It’s often difficult to explain to others what it’s really like to live with diabetes. Patricia Brownell, a type 1 PWD and…
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