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Manny Hernandez
- 38, Male
- Bay Area, CA
- United States
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Manny Hernandez's Blog
The joy of meeting another TuDiabetes member
Posted on August 19, 2010 at 8:34am — 12 Comments
The ADA Scientific Sessions 2010: What they mean for you and me
Posted on July 26, 2010 at 5:04pm —
Diabetes Social Media Summit 2010: my thoughts
Posted on July 3, 2010 at 10:56pm —
Manny Hernandez's Videos
Manny Hernandez's Groups
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Team Type 1
30 members
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World Cup Talk on TuDiab…
17 members
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TAGgers UNITED
92 members
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Carb Counting by Example
100 members
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Graffiti Haven
24 members
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SweetandPositive
46 members
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Pumping Seniors
31 members
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DiaBuddies
12 members
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Wii have Diabetes
119 members
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Dexcom Users
372 members
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Neuropathy
86 members
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US Southwest Diabetes
44 members
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Keeping Diabetes FUN...!?
100 members
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US - Mid-Atlantic Diabet…
188 members
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Diabetes Trials
69 members
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Dana Insulin Pump Users
2 members
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Simple Steps For Health
141 members
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Free Stuff
206 members
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Diabetes Grocery Shopping
87 members
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TuFacebook
222 members
Manny Hernandez's Page
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!
Since September 2007, I started writing a monthly column called "Hola Diabetes" for dLife in English and Spanish, aimed at the Latino community. Between May 2008 and March 2009, I wrote the column "Diabetes Hacker" in MyDiabetesCentral.com.
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Manny Hernandez's Discussions
Fundraising Campaign, Sep. 2010
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Fundraising Campaign, Sep. 2010
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Moderation?
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Welcome Gerri to the Admin team!! Welcome back, Mel!
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Comment Wall (1,958 comments)
- At 5:12pm on August 31, 2010,
catlover said… - Manny- I am truly honored to accept your friendship on TuD. I love having new friends and having you as one of them is certainly a priveledge for me. BTW, my husband & I will be in your area in late Nov and early Dec .Our kids ( daughter, sil, and g-son ) live in Alameda. It would be our pleasure to meet you if at all possible while we are out there.
I must say that in the 9 months that I have been a member of TuD I have learned so much info from the knowledgeable members and made some very nice friends, too. I wish that TuD had been around when I was dx'ed ( in 1999) it would have saved me a lot of stress. Bless you for starting it when you did.
- At 8:38pm on August 30, 2010,
mother4peace - Christine said… - Re: TuAnalzye - I have always intended to participate. I always forget.
I am sure you will notice that I reposted my art. My smarty pants daughter noticed my peace sign was wrong!! LOL I hurried through and forgot the last leg. I'm sure she'll never let me live it down. :)
- At 2:47pm on August 29, 2010,
John S said… - Hi Manny how are you doing?
- At 7:57pm on August 27, 2010,
Marps said… - Hi Manny! Just wanted to let you know I held my No Sugar Added Poetry book release party tonight! Went well. People learned a lot and asked many questions. You can see some photos here: http://www.tudiabetes.org/photo/albums/no-sugar-added-book-release
Thank you for the opportunity!
- At 1:01am on August 27, 2010,
Missy said… - Hi Manny,
Medically my doctors say I am doing fairly well considering all that happened Tuesday night and Wed morning. But physically I am tired and have that feeling like I have been hit by a bus.
- At 4:13pm on August 23, 2010,
caprifoglio said… - Hey Manny,
Well honestly, I'm just as bewildered as most people new to this. All I know is, follow my diet, measure my blood sugar, do my shots. With a little get your rest, try not to get stressed (I didn't intend for that to rhyme, honestly!). As a woman, (and I'm sure Andreina would agree), there are other situations that might affect blood sugar, such as the cycles of the moon -- just kidding, but you must know what I mean. :) Well anyway, to be cautiously optimistic, I consider it beginner's luck and will always remember this start if/when things get more difficult in the future. Thanks for your comment!
- At 2:52am on August 23, 2010,
Emily said… - Hi Manny how can I find people living in Paris or nearby to organise a get together? I want to do a mail shot but wouldn't know how to single out people in Paris/France.
- At 3:16pm on August 22, 2010,
SEAGATOR said… - My name still does not come up. I did the 20 birthdays and no one would know it unless they go to the bottom. I do not understand it. Should I just leave remove all my names/friends and rejoin? I wonder if that would work? In the Welcomes too no name.
- At 5:16pm on August 20, 2010,
Doris D said… - Stopping by to say "HI How you guys doing?"
- At 10:25am on August 20, 2010,
Lisa said… - Yeah that is a pretty cool app, thanks for bringing my atttention to it. I am hoping that more Canadians will sign up as well. It's very interesting.
- At 9:22am on August 20, 2010,
nel said…
- Manny ,good morning !
A bit confused about your question , in other words how would you like me to help
" posting this on the wall of members " ??
For my posting : I did get to a different page this time ( somehow ??) and a message popped up " " found existing A1C reading of almost the same time , new reading not added " ( July 15 @ 6.9 ) ...so I guess I'm in ...signed the still unsavvy computer person ;)
- At 1:38pm on August 18, 2010,
Trudy said… - Hi. A modest proposal--I'd very much like to see your discussion on Joslin 50-Year medalists featured. It seems to me that these findings show a real possibility for finding a cure, and I'd like to see everyone get the chance to read about it. (Discussions do tend to get lost.) Thanks.
- At 5:51am on August 17, 2010,
robydobydo said… - Thank you for emailing me.
I find your sites inspiring .
I will go on the pump this month after waiting a life time literally.
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- At 3:39pm on August 16, 2010,
pablocaputo89 said… - Many, soy Pablo de Argentina. Quisiera pedirte un favor, ya que seria muy importante para nosotros argentinos y consultores de Aprodiar, poder verificar las Hemoglobinas glicosiladas.
En que te puedo ayudar, para tener Tu Analize, en alguna pagina de aprodiar o bien en estudiabetes. Lo importante es poder ver en las personas de Argentina.
Muchas Gracias.
Estamos en contacto.
- At 7:27pm on August 12, 2010,
Linda Gauvin-Miller said… 
- At 8:50am on August 11, 2010,
Rich said…
- HI Manny - can you explain type 1.5. From your age and diagnosis you sound like my age. I am 29 and was diagnosed with type 1 5 months ago. I am on the omnipod now. My fasting BG was 220 and A1C was 8.5 at Diagnosis. Now I am 6.2 and wake up with 85-90 fasting BG. How do I know if I am 1.5 instead of 1. Thanks
- At 4:24pm on August 10, 2010,
SEAGATOR said…
- Manny how come when I send a message my name does not come up under latest activity. Am I not an Official CT member? I do the 20 birthdays every day and I welcome all the new members, Just wondering.
- At 8:13am on August 9, 2010,
Linda Gauvin-Miller said…
- Personally, I think that though some members have not been on much...a year since their last BD, doesn't mean that they're not reading the content. I feel that my connecting with them to wish them a Happy Birthday, is a perfect time to touch base on other areas...to ask them how things are...if they have any questions etc.
Takes longer...but that's what the care team does!!
- At 12:22am on August 9, 2010,
Iphigenia (Hayaa) said… - Thank You Manny for the nice Thought!
Indeed One Year sweeter :-)
- At 4:49pm on August 8, 2010,
bikette said… - Hi Manny
I'm new here, having joined 33 people ago and notice that you're almost at 16,000 people registered here. Does that merit another Manny-Hand photo with 16K on it? You're going to need a bigger hand!
I'm part of the reason Linda was asking about the name of this place but I guess the Spanish origins explains it for me... EsTuDiabetes makes sense to me too. And I see how the Hands are everywhere too. I just never made those connections before coming here and am learning many other important diabetes lessons too. This weekend, I tried to sprinkle a little faerie dust into some of the groups and comments as well as a Discussion attempt. It's not that hard to find my way around here and that has to be your fault too. So please accept my heartfelt thanks and congratulations for setting up this site and for making it such a warm place to come home to.
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- Hometown (where you come from):
- Caracas, Venezuela
- Do you have diabetes?
- Yes
- I have:
- Type 1.5 (LADA) Diabetes
- Date diagnosed
- October 23, 2002
- Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
- 5.7 (Jan 2010), 6.7 (June 2009), 6.9 (late Mar. 2009)
- What glucose meter do you use?
- Wavesense Jazz
- Type of treatment you use
- Pump, Diet and Exercise
- What is the address for your Twitter profile or other web site, if any?
- http://twitter.com/askmanny
- What do you expect from TuDiabetes?
- Support, information
- How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
- Founder of TuDiabetes.com
- Who referred you? (if anyone)
- n/a
- What do you do for a living?
- President of the Diabetes Hands Foundation
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