Constantina Tomescu-Dita, the 38-year-old Romanian mother Olympic marathon champion has lead me to the following epiphany:
I like to think about things in terms of pros and cons. For example, the pros of running are: it helps me stay fit, it makes me feel good, I get time to myself, running spurs my imagination, I enjoy [...]
Entries from August 2008
August 29, 2008
epiphany…pros and cons of chronic illness
August 24, 2008
Literary Mama reading at Blue Bicycle Books
Yesterday afternoon was our LM reading at Blue Bicycle Books in downtown Charleston, SC and it was great! Thanks to Suzanne Kamata for organizing the afternoon and the gathering of smart, wonderful women. Suzanne was there with her twins, promoting her books, “Losing Kei” and “Love You to Pieces: Creative Writers on Raising a child [...]
August 17, 2008
Diabulimia in Diabetes Health
Diabetes Health tackles the topic of Diabulimia in an article titled, “Diabetes and Eating Disorder Come Together as Diabulimia” in the August/September issue. While I’m glad that this eating disorder is increasingly gaining attention in the media, I’m concerned when the information presented is lacking in important details or incomplete. According to Dr. Hellman, president [...]
August 15, 2008
Injections Issues
CHICAGO, August 7, 2008—The American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) today announced results from a survey conducted by Harris Interactive highlighting communication between people with diabetes that require insulin injections and their healthcare providers. According to the survey results, 33 percent of respondents have experienced some level of dread relating to insulin injections (eight percent [...]
