Posts Tagged as ‘diabetes’

May 6, 2008

Diabetes and Pregnancy

Diabetes and Pregnancy

According to a recent study conducted by Kaiser Permanente and funded by the ADA, “diabetes before motherhood” has doubled in the last six years. The study is the largest and most diverse to examine type 1 and type 2 women with diabetes in childbearing years. We need this kind of research; we [...]

April 6, 2008

La Chance Publishing is seeking submissions….

(This is for those of you who have more than one diabetes story to share. I know I do! Submit to Voices of and to me….keep the writing juices flowing!)
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We seek stories of your personal experience, or that of family members, friends care givers or spouses. “Voices Of” books feature true stories of literary [...]

February 26, 2008

Thank you

I had dinner with Allie of Allie’s Voice last week here in the lovely lowcountry and it was great, very eye opening! I think our dinner was eye opening to me because I have not met many type 1 diabetic women in my life, other than my sister, and I know, cognitively that just because I [...]

February 13, 2008

it could be worse…

I remember my Grandmother telling me when I was sick that it could be worse, that there was always someone worse off than me, and so instead of feeling sorry for myself, I tried to imagine the children from Africa I’d seen on TV with their bloated stomachs and the flies buzzing around their faces [...]