Category Archives: Shout outs

September 1st is Diabetes Art Day

The 2nd annual Diabetes Art Day will take place just over a week from now on Thursday, September 1, 2011. For those who don’t know, Diabetes Art Day was created last year by my friend, fellow DOC member and art … Continue reading

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A Chat with Friends – DSMA Live

Last night I had the privilege of being the guest on the DSMA Live radio show.  A big thanks to Cherise, Scott, and George for extending the invitation to be on the show.  And many thanks to everyone who listened, … Continue reading

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My First Interview: Kris Freeman

During my visit to Camp John Warvel in early June, I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Olympic Cross Country Skier and Type 1 Diabetic, Kris Freeman.  Now, I had never conducted an interview with anyone for … Continue reading

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A few thoughts about Roche SMS 2011

So I realize this post is several days late, but it’s taken me a while to process all of my thoughts and emotions surrounding my attending the 2011 Roche Social Media Summit. The experience was incredibly exciting, yet also physically … Continue reading

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You Can Do This – Mike Durbin

So, here is my contribution to the You Can Do This Project, which is the brain child of Kim over at Texting My Pancreas . The video is kind of long, but I had a lot that I wanted and, … Continue reading

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A Day at Camp John Warvel

Last Wednesday I had the privilege of visiting the American Diabetes Association’s Camp John Warvel, during their annual Sponsor Day. The camp is organized by the good folks at the ADA office in Indianapolis, with whom I traveled to Chicago … Continue reading

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Kris Freeman – You Can Do This

I had a chance to meetup with Olympic Cross Country Skier Kris Freeman, PWD Type 1,  during my visit to Camp John Warvel last Wednesday.  During the time that I had with Kris, I shared the story of the You … Continue reading

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I Blogged, But Not Here

Hey Everyone! I know you came here looking for a blog post, and I guess technically this constitutes as one.  However, this is just a highway marker to point you to the correct place.  Simply put, I blogged for today, … Continue reading

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Extra! Extra! Read all about…Me!

As you may already know, I have been fortunate enough to have my diagnosis story picked up and published in the Summer 2011 issue of Diabetic Living Magazine.  That issue went on sale May 17th. Many thanks to Kelly Rawlings … Continue reading

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What A Week! – DBW Day 7

Today is Day seven of Diabetes Blog Week and that means this year’s event is coming to a close.  Fittingly, today’s writing challenge is one of reflection.  Today, we are to look back on the last week, or on diabetic … Continue reading

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