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February 9th, 2010
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People with diabetes, and those touched by diabetes, follow their journey with the disease through a myriad of winding emotional paths. Depression is very common for those newly diagnosed, sadness can rear its head at different stages in the game, and a little humor and humility can even find the door to expose itself from time to time. The keys for controlling those doors are littered all over the place and on  Wrld Diabetes Day today, you can follow this map of internet hotspots. Expose diabetes for all that it is, good and bad, and then share it with others. Find an emotion and embrace it!

 

Amused- Have a good laugh at diabetes
The Diabetes Police, The Diabetes Rap, LOL Diabetes, Laughing Matters

 

Sad- The dispariging side of diabetes      

State of Diabetes Complications, Type-1 Complications, Type-2 Complications, World Impact

 

Optimistic- The bright side of having diabetes

Legal Rights for Students, Diabetes Technology, Hope Blogs, Workplace Rights

 

Supportive- A world of friendship and love

dLife Forum, JDRF Community:Juvenation, Social Networking: TuDiabetes, Social Networking: Diabetes Daily, Blogs Galore

 

Generous- Support a cause

Donate In The Know, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Diabetes Hope Foundation, American Diabetes Association, Life For A Child

 

Alert- Know the risks of late detection

Calculate Your Risk, Pre Diabetes Risk, Fasting Glucose Test, Decoding Diabetes Risk

 

Let World Diabetes Day be the day when you reach farther into your consciousness of diabetes. Find the key that helps remind you of why the world is taking notice. 




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Carey Potash
Carey PotashCarey is a full-time hater of diabetes. The benefits stink. His 7-year-old son, Charlie, has been giving he and his wife the finger since November of 2003. Carey's parenting humor has appeared in various websites and print magazines. He resides in the suburbs of Philadelphia with his wife and three children. (Read More)
Michelle Kowalski
Michelle KowalskiMichelle Kowalski, a writer, editor and photography hobbiest living in Phoenix, was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in February 2005. In January 2008, as part of her quest to start on an insulin pump, Michelle learned that she actually has type 1 diabetes. (Read More)
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