Now that I have a regular column in DiabetesHealth magazine, My Side of the Meter, I'll be posting my articles here. You can read, "Love and the Juvenile Diabetic" in their Feb/March issue. My first article in DiabetesHealth magazine is out and also on their web site. The next issue, Feb/March starts my regular column, "My Side of the Meter" -- rants, raves and what it really feels like to live with diabetes.
Catch my book review of Know Your Numbers, Outlive Your Diabetes by Dr. Richard Jackson, Director of the Joslin Center and blogger Amy Tenderich. It appears in Diabetes Explorer magazine's Nov/Dec 2007 issue.
A number of my blog stories are being reproduced at DiabetesHealth online. You may find them on their Home Page or under People are Talking, Personal Stories.
‘TALK like a DIVA’ are profiles of women taking charge of their, or a loved one’s, diabetes. These stories are part of a series sponsored by Novo Nordisk and 'Makeover Your Diabetes,’ the national road show empowering women to both 'glow and grow' through learning to manage diabetes. Two featured stories:
Judith. A 63 year-old poster child for physical fitness. Since her three-week hospital stay at 17 when first diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, Judith hasn’t stopped moving. She takes aerobic dance and Tai Chi, bicycles and walks sixteen miles on Sundays. Never thinking she was athletic, Judith’s can-do attitude is inspiring to all.
Darlene. She gets her husband to take his diabetes seriously. Darlene is bold and brassy, a vocalist by profession and a true diva for getting her husband to take care of his diabetes. Diagnosed with type 2 at 44, he spent the first five years ignoring it until Darlene insisted he get back to the doctor. When the doctor said, “I already see some eye damage,” he got scared straight. Kudos Darlene.
Read both stories at Everyday Experts, Stories of real women living with, or affected by diabetes.
Featured article in Champions' Chatter, winter 2007, Patient Mentor Institute's newsletter, 'A Champion Goes to South Dakota.' See page 6.
Featured article in the JDRF newsletter, To pump or not to pump
Featured article in the JDRF newsletter, Love and the juvenile diabetic