Sunday Funnies: D-Scribes

Diabetes logging apps are everywhere nowadays. Consider yourself lucky, compared to the “bad old days”! Man, that looks even more cumbersome than what we’re doing now, right?Thanks to the multi-talented Terry Keelan for continuing his If Diabeti…

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New Disney Diabetes Books Released (with Giveaway!) Three new Disney diabetes books for kids are now available for families! At the Children With Diabetes Friends For Life Conference this past week in Orlando, FL, Lilly Diabetes and Disney Publishing Worldwide unveiled its trio of new titles that a......
Diabetes Pipelines & Opps: From the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference At the start of every year, the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference hits San Francisco. With lots of men in suits running this way and that, it looks more like an East Coast event than what you'd expect in the California Bay Area. And really, it's a b......
Our Many Types of Diabetes Baggage (with Book Giveaway!) Those of us living with diabetes carry a lot of baggage. And no, that doesn't just mean the various cases and pouches we need to haul our myriad D-supplies all over the place!Any PWD (person with diabetes) knows the daily challenges we endure, inv......
AACD 2015 in Review: Educated, Inspired, Connected The 31st Annual American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Scientific Session wrapped up on May 9th at the Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco. More than 1,800 people (a substantial increase from last year) attended the conference,......
Weight Stigma and Binge Eating: What’s the Connection? My article appeared originally on Recovery Brands' Pro Corner site.Karina, a 42-year-old obese woman, put off her annual doctor’s appointment again. The reason for her reluctance? Karina fears her doctor’s judgments and admonitions about her weight. Several years back, her doctor read her the riot act about her weight and since that visit, Karina’s weight has climbed even more.Karina is not alone. Research indicates that higher weight individuals report experiencing weight stigma and negative stereotypes across a variety of situations and at the hands of family members, friends, doctors, bosses, teachers, and often, strangers.Last month marked the second annual Weight...