Earlier this week, I got word that a woman who called herself “Goddess” online has passed away. She had over 6,000 friends on the DiabeticConnect community site. To be honest, I didn’t know much about her other than the tips and questions she posted very regularly. Still, it’s the oddest (and saddest) sensation when any life disappears like that.
Another member sent a query saying there still seemed to be activity on Goddess’ profile, and…
My 12-year-old daughter’s become obsessed with a website called FMyLife, if you’ll excuse the expression. It’s a collection of mishaps and hard luck stories that might not be a bad model for the StupidDiabetes.com concept we discussed here, come to think of it.
But what I wanted to point out was an entry about diabetes that she found the other day, from a kid who reports that he got suspended from school for “shooting up”…
You’ve heard it before: someone with type 2 diabetes goes on insulin. That’s no surprise. But how often have you heard the reverse — someone with type 1 going on Metformin?
Since the launch of Symlin in 2005, it’s not uncommon for people to treat their type 1 diabetes with a supplemental injectable medication. But hang around long enough, and you too might get to know someone with type 1 who takes insulin and oral meds,…
The following post, dating back to June 2005, was one of the first expert interviews I ever published here at the ‘Mine. It was originally titled ‘Surprising Interview with a Joslin Researcher,’ although that title seems quite dated to me now, because the good doctor’s recommendations are so basic (yet still so relevant, and with some great reminders for refreshing your approach in this New Year). I think I was mostly surprised at what he…
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What? Nobody made annoying comments about your having pie at Thanksgiving last week? I find that hard to believe…
I’m just sure that all of us with diabetes have some Holiday Season stories to share (good, bad, and ugly). You have exactly one more week now to enter the DiabetesMine Holiday Survival Sweepstakes — share your story, and win great prizes* that you will love!
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