Laughing Matters

When you have diabetes, it can be hard to find something to laugh about. Daily tasks such as testing glucose levels, counting carbs, injecting insulin or taking medications, and complications such as kidney disease or retinopathy make diabetes a very serious disease. But laughter and a positive attitude are good medicine and have been proven to benefit your health. Learning to find the humor in your diabetes can help you cope and make those overwhelming tasks feel more manageable.

What's So Funny About Diabetes? All the daily tasks of diabetes care can make it tough to find the humor in diabetes, but a sense of humor goes a long way.	Diabetes Mirth from Above Meet the Glucose Goddess, a Diabetes Comedienne who spreads the attitude adjustment she believes is being channeled through her from a higher power.
Diabetes Terms of Endearment The terms that real people with diabetes in the blogosphere are using.	Diabetes Terms of Endearment: Second Edition The second edition of commonly known diabetes jargon.
Diabetes Through a Humorous Lens There is nothing funny about having diabetes, but a humor filter can protect the mind from being ill-at-ease about having diabetes.	Cartoons Laughter can be a powerful tool for teaching, stress relief, and even better diabetes control

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Tools of the Trade

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by Carey Potash

Readers ask me all the time [lie] about the diabetes supplies we use for Charlie. I can’t tell you how many times [0] I’ve been stopped on the street [more lies] by a loyal blog reader wanting to know what blood glucose meter we use or what brand of finger pricker we employ. To calm the masses [not], I’ve decided the time is right to share our secret sauce; to reveal the tools of our trade. Today we take a look at … The Finger Pricker ...

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