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Every so often over the next, oh, three or four months, I’d like to take a few blog posts and pay tribute to a few of the institutions that help make my walk with diabetes more informative and meaningful.

Today, I write in praise of diaTribe.

Imagine trying to start, from scratch, an organization (the diaTribe Foundation) dedicated to providing valuable information on everything from accuracy and reliability of diabetes devices, to results of important clinical trials. Then, add in sharing this information online, in a format the average reader (like me and other patients) can understand.

A website where people can get factual information on everything diabetes… and when I say everything diabetes, I mean all of it. The good, the bad, and the ugly, in terms that connect with each individual reader.

Now, imagine also sharing this information in public forums, where many can hear firsthand about new drugs, the importance of time in range, and emerging therapies. Kelly Close, Adam Brown, and others are out there taking part in focus groups and speaking at FDA workshops, helping to advance the art and understanding of managing diabetes for everyone.

I especially like reading the New Now Next and Conference Pearls columns, because they’re great for catching up on things I’m particularly interested in. And the Adam’s Corner columns are great because his perspective is always unique, and one I want to consider when thinking about my own diabetes.

I don’t know how much of all this Kelly Close had in mind when diaTribe began, but she and her amazing organization has been at the forefront of reporting on diabetes research, new products, changes in standards of care, and more in the way few self-sustaining organizations can ever hope to be.

I am happy to say I receive regular updates from diaTribe in my e-mail inbox every week. I can’t say I always immediately go to diaTribe to read the latest, but I almost always go there at some point during the week to learn what I don’t know already, or learn a different perspective on something I thought I already knew. There are very few places on the internet where I can say that’s the case.

Consistency. Reliability. Integrity.

diaTribe.org

Certainly one of my most valuable reference sources. What’s one of yours?