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The PRIMARY person in my life who has diabetes is
me
The PRIMARY person in my life who has diabetes has
Type 1 or type 1.5 (LADA) diabetes
How do you hope to benefit from TuDiabetes?
Support, information
Date diagnosed
October 23, 2002
Most recent HbA1C %, date of result (optional)
7.1 (Nov 2012), 7.2 (Sep 2012), 6.8 (June 2012), 7.0 (April 2012), 6.7 (Nov 2011), 6.7 (May 2011), 6.2 (April 2011), 6.5 (Dec. 2010), 6.3 (Nov. 2010), 5.7 (Jan 2010), 6.7 (June 2009), 6.9 (late Mar. 2009)
Type of treatment/devices you use
Pump, CGM, Diet and Exercise
What pump model do you use, if any?
Animas Ping
Enter your website, if any (blog, Facebook, Twitter)
http://twitter.com/askmanny
Tell us more about you (optional)
President of Diabetes Hands Foundation, the nonprofit responsible for TuDiabetes.org

Hi! I am the founder of TuDiabetes. In April 2008 we started the Diabetes Hands Foundation, a nonprofit where everyone believes that nobody touched by diabetes should ever feel alone.

I come from Venezuela. I first went to school there and then went to Cornell University (in New York state), where I obtained my M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering. Still I have found my true professional love to lie in the web space, so I eventually became a Web Product Manager. Since January 2008, I live with my family in the Bay Area, California.

I was diagnosed with diabetes in late 2002 (initially diagnosed and treated as type II) and formally starting shooting insulin (effectively called a "type I") in 2003. I got on the insulin pump (Minimed 515) in July 2005. I am constantly working on exercising more: that is my constant struggle. In 2007, I learned that I actually have type 1.5 diabetes!

Between September 2007 and March 2011, I wrore a monthly column called "Hola Diabetes" for dLife. Between May 2008 and March 2009, I wrote the column "Diabetes Hacker" in MyDiabetesCentral.com. I regularly talk about social media, nonprofits, health and diabetes at conferences that deal with these topics.

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A video by Manny Hernandez was featured

My diabetes nightmare - Making Sense of Diabetes (touch)

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Sorry if this video scares out some of you. I had to share it... I just woke up from this nightmare, perhaps because I had been thinking about this in connection with the Making Sense of Diabetes contest for a few days.
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Animas Insulin Pump Users

For users of any model of Animas insulin pumps.Please note: the exchange, sale or giveaway of items between members that require a prescription from a licensed practitioner, including insulin pumps and pump supplies, is not allowed on TuDiabetes.We encourage you to donate supplies to non-profits such as the Charles Ray III Diabetes Association and Insulin for Life, which…See More
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Manny Hernandez's Discussions

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At 6:42am on May 16, 2013, SEAGATOR said…

Dear Manny, Thank you so much for your kind birthday greeting. I do not feel 86. I feel better than I deserve. It was great meeting you and doing what I do for Tudiabetes. I am like the Energizer bunny I go on and on. Kind warm wishes. Reed

At 6:27pm on May 8, 2013, Amanda Bauer said…

ahh Manny it really was an honor to meet you! and when you asked if I was on Tudiabetes I knew I got emails from you guys but I didnt know it was this huge! I absolutely love it!

At 6:31pm on May 2, 2013, Caren said…

Thank YOU so much!!!! -hugs- :)

At 7:13pm on April 28, 2013, Kristy said…

For hightech diabetics ...a cool meter http://telcare.com/

At 2:25pm on April 26, 2013, Hakeem Adejumo said…

This is lovely manny
Thanks for introducing me to tudiabetes.
Am taking time to explore the Site, it's awesome
Will send an email tonight

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From the Diabetes Hands Foundation blog...

Together, We Can Get Diabetes Co-Stars to 10,000 Views!

Above is a photo of Diabetes Hands Foundation’s own Manny Hernandez with the stars of the Diabetes Co-Stars Video, “Strength in Numbers.” In case you haven’t heard the news yet, there is a new video making it’s way through the …
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Congratulations Diabetes Advocates Scholarship Recipients!

The Diabetes Hands Foundation and Diabetes Advocates Program is proud to announce and congratulate the members of DA who were granted scholarships to attend diabetes conferences in 2013! Thanks to a generous grant from Novo Nordisk, in 2013 we were …
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TuDiabetes Team

DHF STAFF

Manny Hernandez
(Co-Founder, Editor, has LADA)

Emily Coles
(Head of Communities, has type 1)

Emily Walton
(Business Manager)

Mike Lawson
(Head of Experience, has type 1)

Corinna Cornejo
(Development Manager, has type 2)

Heather Gabel
(Administrative and Programs Assistant, has type 1)

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