I’m a Diabetes Champ Athlete… and YOU Can Be, Too!

You may not believe it, but it’s true: I’m a Champion Athlete with Diabetes.I even have a medal and certificate that say so.The medal is now hanging in my office, where I can see it every day and be inspired to keep making exercise a part of my li…

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder May Reflect a Propensity for Bad Habits Two new studies shed light on the propensity for habit formation in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). These studies suggest that a tendency to develop habits, i.e., the compulsive component of the disorder, may be a core feature of the disorder rather than a consequence of irrational beliefs. In other words, instead of washing one's hands because of the belief that they are contaminated, some people may develop concerns about hand contamination as a consequence of a recurring urge to wash their hands....
Pedalling the Dream – How Cycling Really Can Change Your Life It was at the top of the first climb out of Ushuaia that I knew I’d turned a corner. Phil – the man I’d met just six months earlier – had lovingly assured me that ‘there shouldn’t be any big hills to climb for the first few days’ of our trip. Yet here I was at the top of the southernmost point of the Andes. Phew. How wrong he’d been. My thighs burned. I’d been sorely tested on our very first day on the road. But I’d made it. Before setting off to the bottom of South America with our...
Design Challenge: Vote for the 2010 Finalists! Welcome! Click here to learn the details of this innovation competition, in case you're unfamiliar. Below you will find this year's 25 semi-finalists for your review. Please select your three favorites. Your votes will determine the Top 10 fina......
Ask D’Mine: Weathering Mail Order Diabetes Supply Services Got questions about life with diabetes? So do we! That's why we offer our weekly diabetes advice column, Ask D'Mine, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois.This week, Wil answers a big question about the "co......
Walking a Mile in Joe’s Diabetes Shoes (with an eBook Giveaway) I remember first hearing the name Joe Solowiejczyk many years ago, long before I got into the world of blogging and attending diabetes conferences or meet-ups.You might call him "Joe Diabetes" -- the guy everyone walking in our shoes can relate to......