MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'diabetes community'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:28:09 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214388&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2F1criDgjdpME%2F Last week, I was included in the hotly debated Chicago Tribune article “Diabetes’ Civil War” (which was also featured in the LA Times). If you haven’t read the article, I highly encourage you to read it now, but to recap briefly, there is a theory circulating that there is a “war” raging in the diabetes community between people with type 1 diabetes and people with diabetes. Why? Because people with type 1 diabetes believe that type 2 diabetes gets all the attention and that type 1 is either explained poorly in the media, or it is completely ignored. Some folks are even calling for a complete re-branding of the disease, opting to drop the name diabetes altogether. Since I was only given one line in the 4 page article, I thought I’d go into a bit mor... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214388 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:48:59 +0100 4214388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4190404&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2FUAmvduxspek%2F For the first couple of years after the unofficial creation of the D.O.C., I hosted an online award program. After awhile, it became apparent that it was a little too competitive and there were simply too many hurt feelings when the categories were very “high and mighty” like Best Blog. Which is why I’m thrilled that Gina Capone has stepped up to the plate to host a new and improved award program filled with fun and quirky categories like “Blogger You’d Share a Drink With” and “Blogger with the Best Hair” (I’m betting Scott Johnson will win that one – no, just me?). Nominations for the categories are open right now until December 8, so head on over to the DOC Award website to find out more and get a full list of all the categories! An... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4190404 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 23:41:41 +0100 4190404 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4183456&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2F8CUPpVXqueE%2F The Diabetes Online Community has given me the amazing opportunity to meet people all over the country (and the world, actually). Whenever I travel, I always look at it as an opportunity to hang out with some of my favorite PWDs. I travel quite a bit, and I always keep an eye out for where I’m going that would give me an opportunity to grab a coffee or munch on cupcakes with people who I rarely get to see in person. Nothing compares with having a personal, real-time dialog with someone, and nothing is more gratifying than seeing someone else prick their finger or whip out their insulin pump. Next week, Erik and I will be in his homestate of Minnesota for Thanksgiving, so I contacted my buddy Scott Johnson to let him know we’ll be in town. Scott and I would love to get a bunch o... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4183456 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:41:09 +0100 4183456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4168139&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2FtddE7V1v-6M%2F On Saturday, I hosted my annual (and by annual I mean I’ve done this once before) World Diabetes Day event at the New-York Historical Society to see the exhibit Breakthrough: The Dramatic Story of the Discovery of Insulin. I realize that Saturday was not actually World Diabetes Day, but there was a conflicting event with ACT1 Diabetes on Sunday and I didn’t want people to feel pulled in multiple directions. A small group of us met for lunch, and then we met with the rest of the folks at the museum for a guided tour with Steve Edidden, one of the co-curators of the exhibit. Steve walked us around the exhibit, which is housed in a single large room. Artifacts included some of the earliest descriptions of diabetes on record, photos and letters from some of the first patients treat... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4168139 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 01:53:59 +0100 4168139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4164648&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2Fi43lCuAqaQc%2F Today is World Diabetes Day. It is the fourth that has been official recognized by the United Nations. Diabetes is the only noncommunicable disease that has a day recognized by the U.N. in this way, because of its epidemic proportions. The goal of National Day Month and World Diabetes Day is to educate the general public about life with diabetes and the need for a cure. I have tried to do that through my blog, to show both a life as normal as possible while also showing the real impact of diabetes. A couple of years ago, I created this slideshow about my life with diabetes. As always, I hope it helps make this mysterious and complicated disease a little easier to understand. Although today is the day when the world focuses on diabetes, diabetes is something that I think about every minute... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4164648 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 23:55:06 +0100 4164648 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4152117&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2FRmFkqqfscss%2F For my non-D readers, 6 years ago, one of my good friends, Gina, created a “blogging holiday” so-to-speak called National D-Blog Day, where we were all supposed to write specifically as a group about diabetes, diabetes and blogging, or our health, or really anything to do with diabetes. It’s similar to what we all do every day, but since a lot of bloggers don’t write every day or even write about diabetes all the time, D-Blog Day is our time to all come together and to hear just how many voices there are with diabetes on the Internet. The results have always been really cool. This year, we have a writing prompt: what are 6 things you wish people knew about diabetes? Here’s my answer: You’re at risk for diabetes, too. And I’m not just talking about... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4152117 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:28:36 +0100 4152117 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3858324&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=35162&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FLemonadeLife%2F%7E3%2FoMqTGWMsKcY%2F I have a confession to make: I’m not very good at socializing in large groups. I know, right? On Saturday night, I told Lee Ann and Karen that I was not a very social person and they laughed at me. Serious, audible laughter directed towards me. But it’s true. Now, this isn’t a hard and fast rule. Exceptions can be made depending on the people in aforementioned large group. But the majority of the time, one will find this trait to be rather consistent. Since I started reading twentysomething blogs about a year ago, I have been reading a lot about how people are striving to be their true, authentic self. It’s a fascinating concept that I have always struggled with because I have never been very satisfied with who I am. I have never been satisfied with my appearance, ... Lemonade Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3858324 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:00:55 +0100 3858324 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3556297&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fdiabetes-blog-week-my-biggest-supporters.html Karen over at Bitter-Sweet blog has proclaimed this “Diabetes Blog Week.” For those who haven’t run into it yet, the idea is that the hundreds of us now blogging about diabetes participate in sort of an online rally.  With seven pre-defined topics to post about, we all “get a variety of unique insights on a [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3556297 Wed, 12 May 2010 13:00:48 +0100 3556297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3460348&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fmetformin-vs-symlin-for-type-1-diabetes-whatever-works.html Not long ago, I reported here on the possible benefits of Metformin for people with type 1 diabetes. It is of course an oral medication traditionally aimed at type 2 diabetics who are not on insulin.  Today, we revisit that issue with a real live test case — my friend and colleague Allison Blass, who’s [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3460348 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:00:19 +0100 3460348 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3416238&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fdiabetes-support-or-suspicion-aka-dont-question-my-insulin-dosing-as-long-as-im-healthy.html Everyone lives with — and copes with — diabetes in their own unique way. But some of us are more unique than others? No, that’s not the point. Today, a perspective from yet another kindred spirit, Hannah McDonald, a self-proclaimed nerd who lives in Pennsylvania and has been blogging about the Big D since 2008: A Guest [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3416238 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:00:50 +0100 3416238 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370607&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fclarifying-lada-type-1-diabetes-in-adults.html When I met fellow D-writer Catherine Price for coffee recently, I immediately gushed about everything we had in common: two brunette journalist-types living in the SF Bay Area, both diagnosed a few years ago with LADA (or so I thought). Catherine gave me a sideways look, and then began grilling me about the formal definition [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370607 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:00:36 +0100 3370607 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3311877&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fjdrfs-new-adults-with-type-1-toolkit-a-good-start.html One of the common criticisms of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is its overwhelming emphasis on children and parents of children with diabetes — with little to no recognition that kids with diabetes, well… grow up. Or that ever-growing numbers of us are being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes as adults. God knows I’ve been [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3311877 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:00:58 +0100 3311877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3280148&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fcalling-all-grassroots-diabetes-advocates-unite-to-get-noticed.html If you run a diabetes blog, web site, or small organization doing some kind of diabetes advocacy work, you will want to know about this: a new ‘Diabetes Advocates Program’ that can help you and your work get noticed. Basically, TuDiabetes founder Manny Hernandez and David Edelman of DiabetesDaily put on their thinking caps after last [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3280148 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:00:11 +0100 3280148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3276021&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fdodging-diabetes-how-andy-found-the-yellow-brick-road.html There are so many surprising and wonderful D-stories out there. Sometimes you just have to share. Andy Tiedeman, a 28-year-old self-proclaimed “geek” from the DC area, was 13 years old when he was diagnosed. We found each other recently through the web, and his unusual campaign to raise awareness. Dodgeball for diabetes, really? (I [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3276021 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:00:36 +0100 3276021 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3259173&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fwayback-wednesday-name-that-absurdity.html I’m not sure you all share my sense of humor — but this post, from back in Spring of 2006, still makes me laugh: Name That Absurdity Lots of little oddities are overheard in this crazy sugar- challenged life we lead. Care to take a gander at which statements recently peppered which daily situations? (Answers [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3259173 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:00:35 +0100 3259173 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3254644&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fweight-diet-and-writing-things-down-is-this-what-you-call-health-2-0.html There is a VERY interesting discussion going on over at the e-Patients.net blog about what the heck “Health 2.0″ actually means, and whether it can really help people. I’ve spoken and written a lot on Health 2.0 myself, and when people ask me what the term means, I usually give them this simple two-part explanation: 1) Health [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3254644 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:00:22 +0100 3254644 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3220694&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fin-memoriam.html 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 [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3220694 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:00:57 +0100 3220694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3197831&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fstupid-diabetes-winners-announced.html I asked for some input on what a new diabetes web site could offer, and I got it – Thank You! Ahem… ask a silly question, get a silly answer, right? I mean it should have been obvious that the No. 1 thing that fits under the heading “StupidDiabetes.com” is humor! The general consensus seems [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3197831 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:00:58 +0100 3197831 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3193952&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2F10-d-things-to-do-this-year.html Over at HealthCentral Network, the theme for 2010 is “This Year, I Get My Condition Under Control.”  For January, the bloggers are focused on “Pairs of Tens for Your Condition,” as in 10 Things You Should Know, 10 Myths Busted, etc., etc. For my part, I’m taking on “10 Things I’ll Do This Year.”  To make [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3193952 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:00:47 +0100 3193952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182326&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fwin-a-copy-of-diabetes-rising.html A little diabetes online fun for your Monday: Use your Noggin and three lucky readers will win a free copy of Dan Hurley’s new “epic” book, “Diabetes Rising.” First off, you may have heard a lot of buzz about this book lately. The full title is, “Diabetes Rising: How a Rare Disease Became a Modern Pandemic, [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182326 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:00:13 +0100 3182326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3172149&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fsmall-but-mighty-meet-rickina-of-stick-me-designs.html So much diabetes news, so little attention to the individuals “in the trenches”… It seems we’re bombarded with headlines, often about developments from the major pharmaceutical and device companies that do play a key role in how we live and manage our diabetes. But what about the folks that don’t have a billion-dollar budget? The [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3172149 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:00:07 +0100 3172149 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3163989&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fa-funny-thing-happened-as-i-fell-off-my-spin-bike.html OK, I didn’t exactly fall, but it’s the closest I’ve come since I started taking spin classes a little over a year ago… On Dec. 31, hubby and I decided to attend the “New Year’s Special” combo class — 60 minutes of body conditioning followed by a 90-minute marathon spin session — run by our favorite [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3163989 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:00:47 +0100 3163989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3133760&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fa-good-slide-into-2010.html In Germany, people wish each other a “Guten Rutsch” (or a “good slide”) into the new year. Here’s a little visual that might help with that expression Today, from the bottom of my diabetic heart — and my family’s — wishing you all a great slide into 2010. I did not get around to compiling a [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3133760 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:15:51 +0100 3133760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3124669&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fthis-year-at-diabetesmine-2009.html 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 [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3124669 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:57:06 +0100 3124669 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3101008&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fwhat-to-do-about-unsupportive-partners.html A few days ago, I noticed an exceedingly active discussion thread over at DiabeticConnect that began with the header “Husband is not a supporter of diabetic food choices.” The woman who posted it explains how she struggles to cook separately for herself, her husband (a strictly meat-and-potatoes guy) and her two-year-old. This poor PWD mom is [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3101008 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:00:59 +0100 3101008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3079519&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Flast-day-to-share-your-pre-holiday-stories.html I realize that we haven’t hit Christmas yet this year. And Hanukkah begins tonight at sundown — so maybe you haven’t yet experienced your Best or Worst of the Holidays with Diabetes for this year. But we’re asking anyway: share a story for a chance to win! The DiabetesMine ‘Tis the Season! Survival Sweepstakes closes for [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3079519 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:27:56 +0100 3079519 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3075714&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fthe-fda-and-social-media.html Many of you know that the FDA held public hearings on the pharma industry’s use of Social Media mid-last-month.  There was much excitement going into this because to date, the FDA has pretty much dodged the subject, and left drugmakers in fear of retribution (see BusinessWeek’s summary here). Essentially, since there are no clear rules laid [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3075714 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:00:02 +0100 3075714 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2993900&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fninjabetic.squarespace.com%2Fstorage%2Fsugasheen%2Fallthediabetics-final.mp3 How are you celebrating World Diabetes Day this year? I’m heading out to San Francisco to see the historic Ferry Building lit up in blue, thanks to my great blogging and awesome advocate friends Manny Hernandez and Kelly Close. I hope to also grab a drink with dLife TV co-host Jim Turner. I love that WDD [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2993900 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:15:16 +0100 2993900 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2981293&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fwayback-wednesday-diabetes-appreciation.html Here’s a new theme idea for National Diabetes Awareness Month: making peace with your illness. For those of us who already have diabetes, expanded public awareness is nice to have, but doesn’t necessarily change anything.  This train of thought brought me back to my oldest daughter’s little challenge a few years ago… kids are wonderful [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2981293 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:00:27 +0100 2981293 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2974143&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F11%2Ffirst-keas-diabetesmine-health-plan-goes-live1-on-d-blog-day.html Today, I’ve got butterflies in my stomach, which usually only happens when I sit in the back seat of a moving vehicle. That’s not because it’s D-Blog day today, either, although I want to start out by sending lots of love to all my fellow diabetes bloggers, and you wonderful people who read our [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2974143 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:32:42 +0100 2974143 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2931217&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F10%2Ftalking-to-pharma-online-and-offline.html There are so many great events around empowered patients and consumer-driven healthcare in the Fall. It also being soccer season, the kickoff of the school year, and time for nearly every existing Jewish holiday, I can’t possibly attend as many as I’d like to.  This makes me especially thankful to have some good D-blogger [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2931217 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:56:24 +0100 2931217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2862689&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fthe-ultimate-diabetes-resource-a-touchy-feely-diabetes-video-contest.html The diabetes online community has long been in agreement about one thing, I believe: the need for a centralized web directory of all imaginable diabetes resources, so that patients and doctors would only have to remember a single URL to find all the good stuff online. And now it has arrived, thanks to Gina Capone, [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2862689 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:00:57 +0100 2862689 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2814642&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=36012&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FBattleDiabetes%2F%7E3%2FxCcn4Og1Pbo%2F We all remember the old schoolhouse rock song that says knowledge is power, but have you ever really thought about what benefits can be reaped by having as much diabetes knowledge as possible? In an age when information is right at our fingertips you would think that upping our diabetes knowledge would be a simple thing, and it is… if you find diabetes information that is accurate and easy to access. Here in lies the challenge. I don’t interact with a whole lot of diabetics. There someone in my neighborhood that I’ve talked about it one time with. There’s Bernard, who I work with, who is a big hero when it comes to dealing with work/life/family/exercise and balancing it all as a type 1. And there’s a few online communities that I read and contribute to such as... Battle Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2814642 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:44:38 +0100 2814642 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2712316&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fthinking-hard-about-the-siblings-of-diabetic-children.html Karen Talmadge is executive VP, co-founder, and chief science officer of Kyphon, a company focusing on cures for spinal fractures, which was acquired by Medtronic in 2007. She’s also an entrepreneur and mother of a type 1 daughter, turned diabetes advocate.  See my interview with Karen from last year here.  We were deep into [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2712316 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:00:12 +0100 2712316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2702483&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F08%2Flow-blood-sugar-one-of-my-biggest-fears-as-a-parent.html I met John Crowley a couple of years ago when I started working with Alliance Health. He’s a sweet, down-to-earth, tech-savvy guy who made me realize — for the first time really realize — how much a child’s diabetes affects every aspect of the parents’ life, even long after that child is able to perform [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2702483 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:00:00 +0100 2702483 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2674454&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fa-word-from-christian-stokes-one-lucky-teen-with-diabetes.html Several years ago, the American Diabetes Association decided to create a new position called the National Youth Advocate, which would give one lucky teen the chance to meet with Senators and Representatives and travel to summer camps to inspire young kids to get involved in diabetes research and awareness. It’s similar to the JDRF Children’s [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2674454 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:00:55 +0100 2674454 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2667643&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fhow-to-get-pregnant-with-type-1-diabetes-all-the-lifestyle-tips.html Who recognizes the name Lyrehca from the blog Managing the Sweetness Within, chronicling one woman’s efforts to get and stay pregnant while dealing with her lifelong type 1 diabetes?  Yes, you guessed it: Lyrehca is coming out of the closet as herself, Cheryl Alkon, now-author of the forthcoming book Balancing Pregnancy With Pre-Existing Diabetes: Healthy [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2667643 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:00:05 +0100 2667643 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2649239&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fpatient-bloggers-at-blogher-09.html Last week, d-bloggers hit social media scene in two ways. First, there was the Roche Diabetes Social Media Summit in Indianapolis… and immediately following that, patient-bloggers took on BlogHer ‘09 in Chicago! Kerri Morrone Sparling, author of Six Until Me, was a panelist on the BlogHer panel for patient-bloggers and Lee Ann Thill, from the [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2649239 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:20:01 +0100 2649239 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2645512&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fsummer-reading-2009.html You knew it was coming, and now is the time, Folks: launch of the 2009 Summer Reading Guest Post Series here at the ‘Mine. I’ll be traveling most of the next four weeks, first domestically, and then in Germany and Holland. And what will be happening here at the blog? Even more informative fun than last [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2645512 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:51:27 +0100 2645512 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2591663&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fim-fine-if-you-dont-want-the-details.html I realized with a bit of shock that the anniversary of my diagnosis came and went this year without notice. Here it is July already, and it just dawned on me that on May 21, I hit six years with this exasperating illness.  I suppose it’s a good thing that that day no longer knocks [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2591663 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:00:29 +0100 2591663 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523621&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F06%2Ftype-1-diabetes-advocacy-meet-the-goulds.html As people with diabetes or parents of children with diabetes, we all know how difficult it is to manage the never-ending balance of food, insulin, exercise and myriad of other endlessly circumvolving variables.  Now imagine having to handle all of that turmoil for FOUR children. Meet Ellen and Dave Gould, parents of EIGHT children ages [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523621 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:00:34 +0100 2523621 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442504&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fjerry-the-bear-for-diabetes-meet-his-makers.html The winning design concept in our “Most Creative” category this year was an interactive toy called Jerry the Bear with Diabetes:     So who is “Design for America” and how did they come up with the concept of an  interactive toy, and accompanying web community (something like Webkinz for diabetic kids)? Turns out that Design for America [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442504 Mon, 25 May 2009 13:00:02 +0100 2442504 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2376622&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fhelping-roche-engage-with-the-diabetes-oc.html We bloggers and social network afficionados have been calling for the medical establishment to wake up and smell the Java, and recognize that we patients have a new place to congregate and a new communal voice on the web.  Why don’t they recognize us and engage with us, we ask? Well now I know that at [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2376622 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:12:13 +0100 2376622 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2349463&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fdiabetes-blogginglife-balance.html My friend and periodic contributor Allison Blass is tired of blogging about diabetes.  She announced this last week, and she worries about keeping her readers’ interest as her blog “will start to look like a blog about Allison, who happens to have diabetes, rather than a blog about diabetes, which happens to be written by Allison.”  [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2349463 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:11:42 +0100 2349463 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2297363&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fa-way-of-life.html This weekend I stumbled upon a European diabetes teens site with a tagline that stopped me in my tracks. Under the site header, the text reads: “We wish that people would understand that diabetes is more than an illness. It is a way of life.” What an awesome statement. This is exactly what I’ve been [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2297363 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:00:50 +0100 2297363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2222552&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fsurviving-on-hope.html Another post that first appeared on the Diabetes OC site when I was “Featured Blogger of the Week” over the holidays.  This one kind of sums up what keeps me going, even on the worst D-days… Hope If I’ve learned anything about living with diabetes (see my previous post here), it’s that attitude is everything. When other people [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2222552 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:56:55 +0100 2222552 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2222557&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F02%2Faad-syndrome-ambiguity-about-diabetes.html In the aftermath of my recent cancer scare, I’m feeling lucky to be alive these days.  But it doesn’t make the diabetes any easier.  Ironically, the days I work out hardest are often my worst BG control days, since I’m so hungry and craving carbs… All of these thoughts brought me back to this post, which [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2222557 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:00:24 +0100 2222557 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1955248&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fcomments-are-back-up.html ** NEWSFLASH: COMMENTS ARE FINALLY RE-ENABLED ** Sincere apologies for the interruption in service for the last few days.  I was getting ready to fire-bomb Dreamhost, which for some inexplicable reason decided to disable my comments database.  But it seems we are now back in the business of interactive publishing, so feel free to comment away! Regards, The [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1955248 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:37:10 +0100 1955248 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1920972&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fwhy-google-wont-doodle-diabetes.html People touched by diabetes everywhere want Google’s help!  We’re working fastidiously to gather signatures for a grassroots campaign to get the web search magnate to display a special decorative “doodle” on its home page to mark World Diabetes Day, coming up Nov. 14.  But despite nearly 10,000 signatures gathered already — and the fact that [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1920972 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:49:42 +0100 1920972 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1905884&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fthe-three-ds-diabetes-denial-depression.html This is kind of the flipside of yesterday’s post, if you will.  As much as I enjoyed hearing the personal stories of so many women living with Type 1 diabetes, I was amazed — a bit shocked, even — to hear so many of these strong, beautiful ladies talk about denial and depression. A few of [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1905884 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:00:29 +0100 1905884 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1876044&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fyou-might-even-be-a-diabetic-rockstar.html Christopher Thomas, 28, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes just a year and a half ago.  He lost his job, moved to New York City, and started partying hard.  Too hard.  His friends began calling him “the diabetic rockstar” (sing along here). You won’t believe what he’s done with that moniker since. What started out as [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1876044 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:15:19 +0100 1876044 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1419355&cid=t_102112_134_f&fid=36012&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBattleDiabetes%2F%7E3%2F283206825%2F We all remember the old schoolhouse rock song that says knowledge is power, but have you ever really thought about what benefits can be reaped by having as much diabetes knowledge as possible? In an age when information is right at our fingertips you would think that upping our diabetes knowledge would be a simple thing, and it is… if you find diabetes information that is accurate and easy to access. Here in lies the challenge. I don’t interact with a whole lot of diabetics. There someone in my neighborhood that I’ve talked about it one time with. There’s Bernard, who I work with, who is a big hero when it comes to dealing with work/life/family/exercise and balancing it all as a type 1. And there’s a few online communities that I read and contribute to such as... Battle Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1419355 Sun, 04 May 2008 09:41:59 +0100 1419355 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=774148&cid=t_102112_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F02%2Fmy-first-hate-mail%2F Filed under: Type 1, Childhood, Blogs, Allie Beatty, Support, PersonalitiesA little over 2 weeks ago I posted something about diabulemia on site where diabetics exchange their feelings, frustrations, and experiences with the disease. Two Type 1 diabetic women took the time to write me a very thoughtful hate mail. Hate is a strong word but these are some strong accusations. For starters, they said, "There ain't no such word as diabulemia. It's called diabetic stupidity." That is cut directly from the email, and as you can see - it was written with an arrogant disregard for the 450,000 people suffering from this serious condition. I understand strong words come from passion. An email with the subject title "There's type 1, and then there are fools with type 1" could only have been composed ... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=774148 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 774148