We review a lot of books here at the ‘Mine, but rarely do we have the opportunity to review one that we’re actually featured in! That’s why it’s a special honor to share the news about the release of My Sweet Life, by Beverly S. Adler, PhD, CDE, a new anthology of essays written by 24 dynamic women living with diabetes. And our fearless leader, Amy Tenderich, is one of them! … along with other…
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Once again it’s time to reflect on what marked the year here at DiabetesMine.com. 2009 was surely eventful, both for this blog and for me personally. Never a dull a moment when you’re a busy D-blogger, Health 2.0 advocate, and mother of three, I guess. Here’s a list of some key milestones that stand out in my mind:
January – I was invited to New York to attend a Health Bloggers Summit hosted by the…
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“Diabetes? I’ve heard of it. It’s one of those charity diseases, the kind they raise money for… There’s no way I can have diabetes. I’m a twenty-one year-old dancer with the New York City Ballet. Things like that don’t happen to people like me!“
— Zippora Karz, from the first chapter of her new memoir, “The Sugarless Plum: A Ballerina’s Triumph Over Diabetes.”
Zippora’s new book will be in stores beginning this Sunday, Nov. 1,…
Being diagnosed with diabetes at any age is a shock, but being diagnosed at 18 years old when you’re studying to be prima ballerina in New York City has to be a HUGE shock. That’s what happened to Zippora Karz, who now teaches dance from her home in Los Angeles. This November, at age 44, she’ll be publishing The Sugarless Plum: A Ballerina’s Triumph over Diabetes, her memoirs of diagnosis and time in the New…
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