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Expert_badge David Mendosa

David Mendosa

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Medical Journalist Living with Diabetes and Author of Fitness and Photography for Fun, www.mendosa.com/fitnessblog

Diabetes Caused By Inflammation, Not Obesity: Study

Did anyone ever tell you that you have a “lifestyle disease” because you have type 2 diabetes? Even if no one ever said that to your face, you can be sure that some people have thought that and even said so behind your back.Lots of people see type 2 diabetes as preventable if only we would eat less. They think that diabetes results... Read moreChevron
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2011 World Diabetes Day Theme: Diabetes In Children and Adolescents

Tomorrow, Nov. 14, is World Diabetes Day. In December 2006, the United Nations passed a resolution recognizing diabetes as a chronic, debilitating, and costly disease. The resolution designates World Diabetes Day to be observed each year as an official United Nations Day.the goal of the resolution was to increase awareness about diabetes around... Read moreChevron
posted 11/13/2007, comments (0)|
amy mercer

Dreaming About Water, seeking submissions

I am seeking personal essay submissions from women writers for her upcoming collection, Dreaming About Water, a collection of personal essays and practical advice by and for women living with diabetes. This anthology will share essays from a diverse community of women living with this chronic disease. We will reveal the frustration, sadness,... Read moreChevron
posted 11/08/2007, comments (0)|
amy mercer

Parade Magazine

I just want to give a shout out to Parade magazine for featuring an essay by Missy Foy, an ultramarathoner who has type 1 diabetes! I am thrilled to see a strong, healthy woman in the media as an image for diabetes. Read her story, "You Can't Be Afraid To Try" about discovering that diabetes does not make you (us) less capable. I... Read moreChevron
posted 11/06/2007, comments (0)|
Expert_badge David Mendosa

David Mendosa

(Profile)
Medical Journalist Living with Diabetes and Author of Fitness and Photography for Fun, www.mendosa.com/fitnessblog

Diabetes as a Catalyst for Overall Health

We are a strange bunch of people. Until we let things get so bad that we can’t tolerate it any more, most of us don’t do anything to make them better.It’s typical for those of us with diabetes that we let our health get almost completely out of balance before we begin to control it. Fortunately, most of us are able to make use of... Read moreChevron
posted 10/25/2007, comments (0)|