Category: Art & Books

The Diabetes Tree

When ASweetLife suggested I create a diabetes-related art piece for Arbor Day, I thought, Diabetes and Arbor Day? Hmm… I started researching trees.…
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Decorating Diabetes

Decorating Diabetes

“I started decorating my pods a few years ago when a friend of mine invited me to join a Facebook page called "Pimp my Pod," said Fishman. “There were so many interesting and unique designs and a multitude of variations so I figured I would give it a try.”
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Breakthrough Film on a Breakthrough Diabetes Trial

Documenting ViaCyte’s Stem Cell Diabetes Trial

Nearly 18 months into a breakthrough stem cell trial for type 1 diabetes, significant positive results are emerging. ViaCyte, a leader in stem cell therapies for diabetes, is conducting this first human trial of its kind.
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Chris_T1D Exposed 2016

T1D Exposed: The Story Behind the Calendar

It's about acknowledging the struggle and changes to your life and body while celebrating your existence and abilities. The calendar reminds us to practice gratitude for all the amazing things are bodies are able to accomplish each day with insulin.
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It’s Hard to Break the Ties that Bind: Marlin Barton’s Pasture Art

Sentimentality is missing in Marlin Barton’s Pasture Art (Hub City Press, 2015), a collection of eight stories set in the Alabama Black Belt, yet pathos is in great supply. Barton assembles unlikely characters who play out the hidden logic in their connections: why an old man protects the young girl who is stealing from him, or why an itinerant photographer apprentices a deaf woman to guide him around the town he is documenting.
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