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Sysy Morales

Sysy Morales, Health Guide

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I'm a type 1 diabetic since age 11. I'm a diabetes advocate and health activist. I am a wife and mother of twin toddlers and I own a blog called http://thegirlsguidetodiabetes.com

Struggling with Diabetes: When Hope is the Last Thing to Go

I'm American but I'm originally from South America - I was born in Venezuela.  We have a saying that translated into English says, "Hope is the last thing to go".  I often think about that.  I find that hope is one of the most powerful things on earth.  When people are in great danger, suffering, miserable, or sick,... Read moreChevron
posted 05/09/2011, comments (0)|
Jeremy Shane

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Share Your Thoughts on Be Different

Have you read Look Me In the Eye or Be Different?  Share your thoughts on John Elder Robison's books with the community by adding your comments below.
posted 05/02/2011, comments (0)|
Missy Foy

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Researcher in History of Medicine and in Healthcare Outcomes

Creating the Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes: A Brief History of Gestational Diabetes Part 2

Be sure to read Part 1 of this series here!   By the early twentieth-century, doctors knew that some women, at that time it seemed to be mostly white women, had sugar appear in their urine toward the end of their pregnancies.  They also knew that this condition went away when the mother gave birth.  In 1954, a doctor in Boston began... Read moreChevron
posted 04/27/2011, comments (0)|
Jackie Smith

Jackie Smith, Health Guide

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I will conquer my diabesity - starting now!

What to ask an Endocrinologist about Diabetes?

Following a referral by Dr. Z, this week I will be visiting an endocrinologist for the first time. Wait. What? What does an endocrinologist do anyway? For that matter, what is this endocrine system I've heard so little about?The internet is a wonderful thing because in a matter of a few click thrus and minutes of in-depth research I now know this:... Read moreChevron
posted 02/22/2011, comments (0)|
GingerVieira

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Type 1, Health & Chronic Illness Life Coach, personal trainer

#JDRF Research Summit -- LIVE BLOGGING UPDATE!

I'm Ginger Vieira, Type 1 diabetic, celiac disease, record-setting powerlifter and health coach/advocate from www.Living-in-Progress.com.   I'm here at the JDRF Research Summit of 2011 in Bethesda, MD. I'll be blogging live throughout the day as some of the world's leading experts in diabetes research. These are notes and excerpts from... Read moreChevron
posted 01/29/2011, comments (0)|