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Robert Albee

Never-ever see me as a disease; instead a kind of dervish!

posted 11/06/2009, comments (2)

Creating a Community-Based Diabetes Self-Management Program

I am involved in creating a community-based diabetes self-manage- ment program operated by diabetics for diabetics. I am asking for your ideas on what to include in a beginning six-hour kickoff to be followed up by a weekly 60-90 minute meeting throughout the year. This is a format similar to a popular weight reduction program and numerous... Read more Chevron

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Kerri Sparling

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posted 11/03/2009, comments (9)

The Power of We

As I grew up with diabetes, my mother wasn't just "my mother." She was also my nurse, my dietician, and my exercise physiologist. What she had was the powerful combination of necessity and love, driven by the need to take the best care possible of her diabetic child. I don't have a clue what it takes to be the mother of a kid with... Read more Chevron

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Gina Capone

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Founder of diabetestalkfest.com, dxd with Type 1 at age 25.

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posted 10/28/2009, comments (8)

Mastering Diabetes at the Diabetes Research Institute, Day 1

I flew to Miami a couple of months ago from New York to take a 5 day intensive course in mastering my diabetes at the Diabetes Research Institute - a recognized world leader in cure-focused research. (Want to read more about the DRI visit www.diabetesresearch.org) Yes, I flew to Miami to do this.Why, you ask?1. My good pal Gary Kleiman, who I... Read more Chevron

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Kerri Sparling

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posted 10/20/2009, comments (2)

Best Buddy Benefits

Sometimes when I think about my best friend, I marvel at how much diabetes affects her life. She's best buddies with a type 1 diabetic like me, and she's also an ER nurse, dealing with diabetes emergencies as they enter her emergency room. But in addition to those factors, both of her parents have type 2 diabetes, making her closer... Read more Chevron

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Ann Bartlett

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Wellness Center Owner, living with type 1

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posted 10/01/2009, comments (10)

Making Friends With Diabetes

Next Easter, I will have lived with type 1 diabetes for 40 years. And for 37 of those 40 years, I never embraced another person living with diabetes as a friend. It was not personal rebuke for others who had diabetes, but felt I would not know how to relate to someone else. All my friends always made the comment, "I... Read more Chevron

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