Type 1 University – Recommended!
Early in the year (holy smokes, how time flies!) I shared some news about a new tool that Gary Scheiner was putting together called Type 1 University. Since that time I have tried a few of the classes, and I…
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2011 Roche – Growing Potential, Still Vague
As hard as he tried, Manny Hernandez could not see what was in the coming days of the 2011 Roche Social Media Summit. I bet he got pretty close though. Friends, fun, relationships, the greater good, and the sense that…
We’re Just Beginning – 2011 Roche Social Media Summit
@RotoTok says “you guys are just beginning to understand how powerful you are when you come together and work on an idea” #dsummit @RotoTok is Rob Muller with Roche (a great guy), and he touched on something pretty huge with…
Roche and Relationships
One of my favorite people to visit with is Bennet from Your Diabetes May Vary. Two of his four kids live with type 1 diabetes, and he lives with type 2 diabetes. He gets it. He’s brilliantly smart, is passionate…
2011 Roche Social Media Summit
I’m heading out to San Diego, CA for the 2011 Roche Social Media Summit. My faux-beard and I are waiting at the gate to board the plane. I’m most excited about seeing my friends and family, catching up, and trying…
VLOG – I Ralked My Shoe to Pieces!
Reyna’s sister, Tara, organized a “Virtual 5k” to help raise funds for diabetes. Because I am going to be out of town for the Roche Summit during event weekend, I wanted to try and get this done before leaving.
You Can Do This!
Here’s a quick video for the You Can Do This project. Thank you Kim, and thank you everyone who is watching and/or contribution. You Can Do This. And for the record, I am so ready to shave my “faux beard”.…
I Did It! Tour De Cure!
Have you ever gotten yourself into something you weren’t quite sure you could do? I got myself very familiar with that feeling this Spring. When we finished the 25-mile Tour de Cure route last year I wasn’t ready to be…
I Support: DTreat & DECA
Serving young adults (ages 18-20’s), DTreat provides an opportunity for you to come together with other young adults for a 3-day program where you can talk through issues with peers and professionals — and get real-life advice. There are discussion…
Diabetes and Basketball
Diabetes and exercise is something incredibly hard to manage. It is difficult to get my blood sugar where I want it for exercise, and even harder to get it to stay there. For many people, managing blood sugars before, during,…
You Can Do This
Every so often a project comes along that gives me the chills. Full of honesty and inspiration, empowerment and stubborn determination, the “You Can Do This” Project hit the streets this morning. YOU can do this. Add your voice. Check…
What Makes the DOC Special?
What makes the Diabetes Online Community (DOC) so special? Understanding, support, encouragement, empowerment, companionship, and love. The Internet has been around for a while, and since the early days there have been ways to communicate about diabetes. Mailing lists, forums,…
JDRF Advocacy VLOG – Get Involved
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Tour De Cure VLOG
Saturday Snapshots – Diabetes Blog Week
Today’s assignment from Karen for the 2011 Diabetes Blog Week is all about snapshots and pictures. I feel very lucky to have been able to collect a bunch of great memories with a lot of great people.
Great Things Because of Diabetes?
Our assignment from Karen, our super awesome Diabetes Blog Week “Ring Leader”, is to write about something awesome we’ve done because of diabetes. You know what – there is a lot that comes to mind. Stuff like playing basketball with…
Diabetes Bloopers!
I couldn’t get my Diabetes Blog Week post done yesterday. Felt bad, but I just couldn’t do it. I’m hoping you all will accept a “makeup” post a day late? I even drew a picture for it… Today (yesterday) our…
Admiring Differences!
This is my first post for the 2nd Annual Diabetes Blog Week (thanks Karen!) Our assignment for today is to pick a type of blogger who is different than me and talk about why they inspire me, why I admire…
Sloppy Evenings, Low Blood Sugars, Guilt, and Fear
This has been an active week for me. It feels good. My body feels good. Four days of basketball, with one seriously kick ass weight session afterward. Four days of tossing a football around with my son and shooting baskets…
Cops and Low Blood Sugars
Last week I was at one of the local type 1 meet-ups. We were at a Caribou Coffee, and I noticed a couple of cops there having coffee. I say “cops” in a general way. Technically, I think they were…