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 »Calling All Spouses & Partners of PWDs: Help the Behavioral Diabetes Institute Help You!
What about spouses and partners of people with diabetes? We know they live and struggle with this disease, too. Here at the ‘Mine we host a Partners’ Series to give them a voice. And we’re delighted today to host Bill Polonsky, famous of author of Diabetes Burnout, and head of the Behavioral Diabetes Institute (BDI), as he hones in on this still-much-underserved segment of the diabetes community — the unsung Type 3′s:
A Guest…
Diabetes Partner Follies: An Activist + Valentine
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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