Information and opinions on Diabetes from Kerri Morrone at MyDiabetesCentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/670 http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/670/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/670 http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/670/25091/hear Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:49:00 -0400 Kerri Morrone What do you wish people knew about the condition you, or your child, lives with every day?  On April 14, 2008, the diabetes community is encouraged to Raise Your Voice for type 1 diabetes awareness!  What can you do?  Write about your most challenging diabetes moment and how you handled it.  How about when you first explained diabetes to your date/co-worker/client/inquisitive family member?  When people ask you... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/670/25091/hear http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/670/16744/im Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:16:00 -0500 Kerri Morrone The human body is absolutely amazing in the way each organ works together with such precision, maintaining our homeostasis and keeping us kicking.  But the mind of a diabetic is pretty amazing, too. We have trained our minds to think like a pancreas. We are the people who know how many carbs are floating around in a bowl of cereal. We are the ones who can take a blood sugar number and fold it into any situation - 140 mg/dl on the soccer... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/670/16744/im http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/670/8940/peeps Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:35:00 -0400 Kerri Morrone (Reprinted with permission from www.sixuntilme.com)   I bought a new vacuum cleaner.    It was one of my first highly domesticated purchases and I was proud of the fact that I found a vacuum that looked pretty nifty, with it's bright blue handles and 12 lb body weight and "eco-friendly bag-less canister!"    Standing in line at Target with my cool new vacuum purchase, I was about seven people back from... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/670/8940/peeps