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Video Celebrating 1,000 Members in TuDiabetes.com

Added by Manny Hernandez on September 30, 2007 at 6:43am — 1 Comment

TuDiabetes.com Reaches 1000 Members!

Today, we reached 1,000 members!!

The day before EsTudiabetes.com, our sister Spanish-only community passed 100 members. Not bad for a milestone day!!! :)

Thanks to EVERYONE for your support! Gotta go back and see if anyone got the date guess right. :D

Added by Manny Hernandez on September 27, 2007 at 4:41am — 2 Comments

Step Out To Fight Diabetes: Orlando Pump Club

I am a member of the Orlando Pump Club for the upcoming Step Out event here in Orlando, Oct. 13.

Please help me raise funds for this fight we all have:
http://main.diabetes.org/site/TR//1101047940?pg=personal&fr_id=4653&px=3860713

Added by Manny Hernandez on September 25, 2007 at 6:28am — 1 Comment

Become an OrganizedWisdom Guide: Help Others Find Useful Diabetes Information on the Web

From the Organized Wisdom site:

"OrganizedWisdom is on a mission to organize the world’s best health wisdom – with your help and

a team of expert Health Guides we are organizing and reviewing the very

best health content from across the Web so you can find great health

information from credible sources."



They are inviting people to become guides to help with the cataloging of the information.… Continue

Added by Manny Hernandez on September 23, 2007 at 7:11pm — 1 Comment

New dLife Column: "Hola Diabetes"

The new column for dLife I told you about a few weeks ago is now live:
http://dlife.com/dLife/do/ShowContent/daily_living/Viewpoints/index.html

It's called "Hola Diabetes". In a few days it will also be available in Spanish!! I am very excited. Thanks to Kerri and the dLife team for the opportunity! :)

Added by Manny Hernandez on September 19, 2007 at 9:18am — 2 Comments

Lending a hand to someone who lends a hand...

Some of you may follow ChronicBabe.com, an online community for younger women with chronic health issues who want to be their best.



Jenni Prokopy, Founder and Editrix of the site, recently experience a tragic experience, with her condo getting ripped up by a tornado that swept North Chicago, where she lives.



These are the times to take a minute and lend a hand to those who lend a hand. If you follow her site, or even if you don't, every bit… Continue

Added by Manny Hernandez on September 17, 2007 at 5:15pm — No Comments

"Who Will Push For a Cure" Video Entered For US Presidential Debate

Got the "Who Will Push for a Cure" video I posted earlier in the week in the list of questions for the US Presidential candidates, in the category "How can we improve health care in America?". Let's hope it gets many views and helps raise… Continue

Added by Manny Hernandez on September 13, 2007 at 4:11am — No Comments

Validation of TuDiabetes Through Economist.com Article

I was just reading this article in The Economist and thought it further validated what we see here every day:

http://www.economist.com/printedition/displaystory.cfm?story_id=971....



When I see the things that everyone writes about and shares in here and the stats for the site, it´s very rewarding.



We are making history, folks... and we are… Continue

Added by Manny Hernandez on September 11, 2007 at 6:40pm — 2 Comments

Tu Diabetes: Weekly Podcast - Who Will Push For a Cure?





Before I am done with this video three more people will have died to complications of diabetes. In a world so rich and full of knowledge, this should not happen.





September 12 1962, JFK stirred up the imagination of all Americans with a moving speech where he stated that before the end of the sixties, man would set foot in the… Continue

Added by Manny Hernandez on September 10, 2007 at 9:54pm — No Comments

TuDiabetes.com Gets a LOT of New Features

The folks at Ning have done a superb job making a slew of new features available to us. Here is a summary of the update that took place overnight:



Latest Activity: This is probably the first thing you noticed when you came to the site. We've added a new feature on the main page as well as across the member profile pages that lets you easily follow a stream of up-to-the-minute activity across TuDiabetes. We would occasionally insert community announcements and trivia into the… Continue

Added by Manny Hernandez on September 9, 2007 at 9:35am — 2 Comments

Winners of "Living With Diabetes" Contest Announced

More details here:
http://www.tudiabetes.com/forum/topic/show?id=583967%3ATopic%3A39082

Added by Manny Hernandez on September 8, 2007 at 7:08pm — No Comments

Bernard On The News: Pedaling for a Cure!

We got a celebrity among us, people: http://www.lowellsun.com//ci_6827376

Nice job, Bernard! Congrats on breaking your goal of $10K in fundraising... there's still time until Sunday, so keep it coming people. More money to support Dr. Denise Faustman's research work!!

Added by Manny Hernandez on September 7, 2007 at 10:21am — 2 Comments

TuDiabetes Makes Headlines in Tuscaloosa News

Yes! I admit I am very happy about this. It's our first article, people!!



Today, Meredith Cummings (a journalist and also a diabetic from Tuscaloosa) wrote about us on her newspaper, the Tuscaloosa News.



You can read the article here:

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20070906/NEWS/70905026/-1/NEWS03

or if you prefer, you can download the PDF I've attached… Continue

Added by Manny Hernandez on September 6, 2007 at 4:30am — 1 Comment

TuDiabetes.com Weekly Video Podcast: Get Involved!

Added by Manny Hernandez on September 3, 2007 at 7:30pm — 1 Comment

Imagine The Cure: JDRF Fundraiser in Laredo, TX - Oct. 27

I received this from the good friends over in Laredo, TX. This is in regards to a fundraiser for JDRF. Please help spread the word about it...



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Dear Friends and Family :…











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Added by Manny Hernandez on September 1, 2007 at 6:59pm — No Comments

New Column for Hispanics in dLife Coming Up in September

Dear Friends:

I am VERY happy to announce that, starting this month, I will be joining the group of columnists that contribute monthly to Diabetes Viewpoints in dLife.



I will be writing a monthly column in Spanish and English directed at Hispanics touched by diabetes who visit the dLife web site.



I want to thank Kerri Morrone and… Continue

Added by Manny Hernandez on September 1, 2007 at 1:59pm — 4 Comments

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