It’s Valentine’s Day, and love is in the air, Folks. Red roses, boxes of chocolate, and… glucose meters? For PWDs, there is no escape from the challenges of diabetes, but some of us are lucky enough to find someone to face the trials and tribulations by our side. Others may still be searching, or just starting out in a new relationship…
Inevitably the question comes up of how “involved” a partner should be in a…
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we’re getting in the mood for love. According to Riva Greenberg, a fellow diabetes writer and advocate, the journey to finding love begins with loving yourself, which isn’t always easy with diabetes.
Riva is a frequent motivational speaker at some of the top diabetes conferences in the country (ADA, AADE, TCOYD), and she’ll also be a keynote speaker at this spring’s Weekend for Women event in North Carolina. …
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Romance is in the air… Valentine’s Day is coming up in less than 2 days. Are you ready? If you’re a PWD, you probably have more pressing concerns besides whether to get your beloved flowers or chocolate. As with most things, diabetes makes relationships… well, complicated. Not just complicated in the old-fashioned sense, but complicated on an emotional level as well. Andreina eloquently wrote about this balance last week when she shared her story of…
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These are my daughter’s new high-tops:
And this is my new iPhone 3G cover:
Ironically, they cost about the same amount of money. And clearly, it was my 11-year-old who insisted that I get the MONKEY*PHONE.
What does any of this have to do with diabetes? Nothing, other than: it looks like a theme is developing here —
I’m gonna smile ’cause I deserve to (thank you, Fiona)
The MONKEY*PHONE makes me smile every time…