Happy Independence Day! Yaaaaaaaay! My power is back on. I’m back after 4 1/2 days without light or air conditioning. There’s more to the story here, of course. But I’m still getting things cleaned up and put back together.
And the d-blogosphere is blowing up about the Children with Diabetes Friends for Life get-together in Orlando this week. I was going to try and post all of the links I could find once everything was over, but since I’m seeing a lot of posts already and I’m very busy with home stuff right now, I thought I would try to link to everything I could find each day. I am very, very happy for everyone who is attending and having the time of their lives. Keep those posts coming. And look for the #FFL12 hashtag.
Here’s what I’ve found so far, in no particular order. If you know of another post that I haven’t linked to here, let me know and I’ll add it to the list. For the first time, I’m also adding twitter handles.
Diabetesaliciousness: And So It Begins
Twitter: @diabetesalish
A Consequence of Hypoglycemia: Baker’s Dozen Podcast
Twitter: @iam_spartacus
Candy Hearts: Friends for Life 2012: The First Days
Twitter: @MrsCandyHearts
Six Until Me: Happy 4th of July
Twitter: @sixuntilme
Strangely Diabetic: Friends for Life, Round 2!
Twitter: @Strangely_T1
Another Wednesday… more visits with the DOC:
Wil Dubois at LifeAfterDx has a post that generates some emotional responses. I honestly don’t have an opinion about this. I’m happy to be contributing in my own way right now. But Wil’s decision must have been difficult to write about… to say out loud, so to speak:
http://lifeafterdx.blogspot.com/2012/06/founders-lament.html
Cara at Every Day Every Hour Every Minute talks about Stingers and Creepers. I don’t know about Creepers, but I’ve definitely had Stingers:
http://countrygirldiabetic.blogspot.com/2012/06/stingers-and-creepers.html
And Kelly Kunik at Diabetesaliciousness (had to check my spelling twice) has some issues related to calloused fingers and touch screens. Me too!
http://diabetesaliciousness.blogspot.com/2012/06/of-testing-touch-screens.html
It’s all downhill to the weekend! Stay cool…
Yeah, yeah… I know I was going to post some photos from my ride this past weekend. But because I’m still looking for some web-worthy photos, and because WordPress was in a funk last night, I’ll just share these links with you. Inspirational stuff.
Some reports from the American Diabetes Association’s 72nd Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia are in…
First, from Christopher at A Consequence of Hypoglycemia, who works with the ADA. He has several posts, so I’ll just link to his main page:
A Consequence of Hypoglycemia
Amy at Diabetes Mine has a great recap of the company updates from the Expo Floor:
http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/06/ada-2012-diabetes-company-updates-from-the-expo-floor.html
And I can’t get enough of reading about all of the awesome PWDs who are also bike riders, including three from the same Tour de Cure ride…
Jeff Mather of Jeff Mather’s Dispatches:
Jeff Mather’s Dispatches
Scully at Canadian D-Gal (two posts):
http://canadiandgal.blogspot.com/2012/06/twin-cities-tour-de-cure-part-1.html
http://canadiandgal.blogspot.com/2012/06/twin-cities-tour-de-cure-part-2.html
And Scott Johnson at Scott’s Diabetes:
http://scottsdiabetes.com/2012/06/pedaling-sleep-100-mile-ride/
Finally, Liz at Welcome to my Diabetic Life was in the Long Island Tour de Cure this past weekend. Congrats on a great ride!
http://www.welcometomydiabeticlife.com/2012/06/i-did-it.html
I’m still working on the photos of my ride. Hopefully, I’ll have them up soon. In the meantime, enjoy the day!
Yet another Hump Day is upon us… here are a few looks at some other d-bloggers with something to say:
It seems like Mike Hoskins over at Diabetes Mine has something insightful every week. This week, he’s talking about the delicate balance (my words) between being a blogger advocate and a blogger bloviator. And the delicate balance between using the power of the law to protect, and using that power as censorship. Interesting food for thought:
http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/06/caveman-blogger-lawsuit-raises-important-censorship-questions.html
Scott Strange of Strangely Diabetic tells the tale of how he became an advocate. It’s not all pretty, but there’s some great points made here:
http://strangelydiabetic.com/2012/06/05/and-this-one-time-i-told-my-cde-youre-fired/
How ’bout a book review? Jess at Me and D has a review of an inspirational book she found in the clearance section at the bookstore. Inspiration– and Strength– can be found in the unlikeliest of places:
http://www.meanddblog.com/2012/06/finding-our-strength.html
Enjoy the rest of your week! Hope your week just gets shorter, and easier, from here on out.
I usually do this on Wednesday, but since Monday was a holiday, Thursday is good enough. Here are a couple of interesting posts I’ve found in the last couple of days:
Brian at (Buzz, Buzz) Not My Cell has a review of the book This Side of Normal, which chronicles the life of a newly diagnosed 12 year old:
http://notmycell.blogspot.com/2012/05/review-something-i-dont-normally-do.html
Wil over at Diabetes Mine has another review of the FastClix lancing device from Roche Diabetes:
http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/05/new-fastclix-now-easier-on-your-brain-while-still-sparing-your-fingers.html
Finally… Stacey of Girl with the Portable Pancreas has a recap of her time at Diabetes Sisters Weekend for Women (like they’re going to do a weekend for men?). Not for me, but not everyone who reads this blog is male, right? This post is actually over at DLife:
http://www.dlife.com/diabetes/lifestyle/diabetes-women/diabetessisters
Enjoy!
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