The sixth annual Diabetes Blog Week ended on Sunday, with enough startling, illuminating, and hilarious posts to flip yo…
Diabetes Blog Week
Short and Sweet with Karen Graffeo, Creator of Diabetes Blog Week
Karen Graffeo was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 1979, at the age of 11. In 2008 Karen started her diabetes blog, Bit…
DBlogWeek #5: Life Hacks: Lifesavers and Rubber Bands
Until this topic came up, I never really thought about the little things I do to manage my diabetes a little better. I, …
DBlog Week #4: Five Ways Diabetes Has Made Me Healthier
One of my favorite jokes is, “Aside from that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?” It reminds me of having diabetes. It’s li…
Diabetes Blog Week – Day 4: Mantras and More
Today’s topic deals with what helps us get through difficult diabetes days. We all go through our slumps, but what lifts…
Diabetes Blog Week – Day 4: What I Tell Myself
The question, for day 4 of Diabetes Blog Week: Today let’s share what gets us through a hard day. Or more specifically, …
DBlog Week: No Colleagues with Diabetes
Today is the third day of Diabetes Blog Week. Its founder, Karen Graffeo, suggests that “now seems like a great ti…
DBlogWeek #3: Down on Diabetes
I personally never get really down because of my diabetes. I only get down because of how others are down on diabetes.
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Diabetes from the Eyes of a Baby: Mommy Says No Touch
Diabetes Blog Week is here and each day presents an exciting new prompt. I loved the idea of writing a poem about diabet…
Diabetes Blog Week – Day 3: What Brings Me Down
Today’s prompt gives me the chance to explore what brings me down about my diabetes. I took a great deal of time to refl…
