I had a chance to meet Scott Bennet in person for the first time in the summer of 2012. Previously, I had only read some of his posts on his blog Arden's Day about the life of Arden, his daughter who lives with type 1 diabetes. When I met…

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I recently had the pleasure of meeting fellow TuDiabetes member and comic extraordinaire, Nomi Kane, in person.  Nomi creates comics on a variety of topics, and she gave me her book Sugar Baby to take a look at.  Sugar Baby is about a young girl with type 1 diabetes and her everyday experiences, both those specifically diabetes-related, and others which are not.

I really enjoyed it!  I must admit that I don't…

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I have said before and I will say it again, I was pleasantly surprised by Leighann Calentine's new book Kids First Diabetes Second. I had seriously wondered how someone relatively new to diabetes would handle an entire book...okay Leighann is not a newbie but sadly we have been on this block a few more years and as I have said, I have become crass over the years. As I said previously, she handled it fabulously! Again, I think this should definitely be given to all newly diagnosed, anyone…

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OK, for the first week of my virtual book club we supposedly read the first sections of the latest edition (2011) of "Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution" by Richard K. Bernstein, M.D. -- through page 54.

I have always enjoyed hearing his amazing success story (page xiii) and this time was just as touching and inspirational as my previous readings. That he has not just survived T1 since 1946, but has also both thrived and helped so many other diabetics is quite…

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A great book for Diabetics and information-seekers alike! Check out the full review below :)



50 Diabetes Myths That Can Ruin Your…

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It's been a whirlwind this week -- lots of events, all good, one after the other. Continue

Some of you have asked about this, so we thought we'd write the details on how to place your order for the "No-Sugar Added Poetry" book offline.



If you live in the US, you can order the book by sending a check to Diabetes Hands Foundation for $15 (book) + $3 for shipping (and include $1.46 sales tax if you live in California), i.e.

• Total = $19.46 (if you live in California)

• Total = $18 (if you don't live in…

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In case you work for a local publication or TV channel, you know someone who does or you can take the time to contact local media, we thought we'd post in here our press release announcing the "No-Sugar Added poetry" book (see the link at the bottom of this post).



If you know of any media who may be running a story about… Continue

Starting Wednesday 07/28/10, we will be holding a daily giveaway of a copy of the "No-Sugar Added Poetry" book until Friday 08/06/10.



Here is how you can win a copy (you will need to have a Twitter account to participate):

1) On Twitter, retweet the message:

RT for a chance 2 win a copy: "No-Sugar Added Poetry" book tells #diabetes like it is. #NSAPoetry… Continue

"No-Sugar Added Poetry" is now available. You can get your copy at:

http://bit.ly/getNSAP





Here are the comments about the book from some folks in the diabetic community:

"Nothing in this world is as soothing as a window into the psyche of others who share your struggles, that no one else can grasp. This book is… Continue

Hey everyone, I am going to be publishing a book about Diabetes--focusing on the struggles diabetics face in school when dealing with our diabetes, supplies, feeling rundown, etc and overall being misunderstood by the education system, peers and administration. I want to include some artwork and poetry made by diabetics themselves illustrating our frustrations---if anyone could please send me their work I would definitely appreciate it and give you credit in the title page of the… Continue

Full article about how we deal with all those test results: http://ericdevine.wordpress.com/

I wanted to share this booklet with the community and get your feedback. It is a guide to help people learn more about managing type 2 diabetes. It is an easy to read booklet with cartoon illustrations. If you find it helpful, please share the link with… Continue

Diabetes is not only a condition you treat with insulin, oral meds, diet and/or exercise. Diabetes, as a chronic condition, takes an important toll over our emotions: it's simply hard to deal with something that won't go away ever no matter what... you can control it but you can't remove it (not yet, at least).



Dr. Polonsky has been studying this for many years and is one of the… Continue

It's been a while since I've read such a great title about diabetes. Certainly no other diabetes book I have reviewed is so well laid out, incorporating compelling visuals in full color to complement the easy-to-understand yet substantial content written by two of the most respected figures in today's diabetes education world,… Continue

Many members of EsTuDiabetes, our sister network in Spanish, were interviewed for this book.

Diabetes? No Problema!

By Sheri R. Colberg, PhD, and Leonel Villa-Caballero, MD, PhD



EXCERPT of BOOK:

Introduction: Why… Continue

I have kept a marginally neat, but stunningly accurate and complete logbook of my numbers, doses and meals since January 1, 2009. *pat on back*

Small victories.

14 day average is down a little too.