There's been some talk among a few bloggers in the Diabetes OC lately (well, at least a couple of the d-bloggers that I read) about the blog audience: do we prefer to write/read a blog about a person who happens to have diabetes or a blog about diabetes that is written by a person.
 

I think that for some blogs, I'm drawn there because the person has diabetes and frequently writes about that fact. I'm no less inclined to read someone's blog because they stopped writing about diabetes as often.
 

Today I read a d-blogger who wonders if she reads and writes about diabetes too much. Probably, she said, but being seeped in the community helps keep her sane with this relentless disease.
 

And that's pretty much how I feel about it. My favorited blogs on my office computer are probably 90% d-related (they're mostly flickr sites on my home computer). One of the first things I do in the morning is read d-blogs, when I need a break from proofing or writing or editing I often go for the blogs and most of them are d-related!
 

There are plenty of times when I can't bring myself to read another word about diabetes, which is when I seek my non-d-related blog faves. And there are just as many times when I sit down to write a blog post and can't think of anything to write about because today's d-life was just like yesterday's. Yes, there are days when diabetes is simply in the way or just another part of life: lather, rinse, repeat.
 

Somehow being involved in the diabetes community makes me feel better about the world I'm living in. It's not necessarily about not feeling alone, or feeling comforted or having an ear to listen. I think it's about being surrounded by people who just get it. Even if we all started writing more about the non-d parts of our lives, I'd still have that connection.