I recently kicked off the month of November by bringing to light National Diabetes Awareness month. After sitting in on a session at the Health 2.0 conference last month, it really made an impact on me about the way community comes together not only to support one another but also to inform. This is one of my most favorite aspects of the Web – the people.
So what I decided to do in honor of today being D-Blog Day, was to list as many diabetes blogs and sites as I could so that you would be able to check it out for yourself, get involved and spread the word. If diabetes is a focus point in your health research, feel free to use these sites and communities as a way to see how the Web is changing the face of this condition. Better yet, engage in the community and reach out to the author(s) for any questions.
Without further ado, here is the list I compiled of top diabetes sources. Feel free to add more in the comments!
DiabetesMine: Amy Tenderich has created an awesome community around diabetes-related issues
DLife: Everything you need to live your life well with diabetes
The Lemonade Life: Follow the life of Allison, a 20something living with Type 1 Diabetes
SugarStats: My buddy Marston and others have created a site to help you manage your life with diabetes – online!
Diabetes Talkfest: Another great diabetes community – Jon and Gina do a great job; they also started the D-Blog Day tradition
TuDiabetes: Hugely popular community site, based on Ning platform
Six Until Me: Kerri writes AND video blogs on things related to diabetes
DiabeticConnect: Social network for those with diabetes
DiabetesDaily: another popular social network
Diabetes Wise: Caro writes as someone who lives with Type 1 diabetes and how to live wisely/well with it
Please feel free to add some more to the list in the comments!
With the rise of diabetes in our country, it is imperative to realize the need to inform and educate those who are living with the disease. The more we can equip others on how to best manage and continue to live healthy lives, the better everyone will be. By the time the next CDC report comes out, I am looking forward to seeing some positive trends. Together, we can accomplish success.
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great blog with resources.
thanks for posting this
Hi Andre, Thanks for dropping by on WalkingSpree’s blog. This is a fabulous list of Diabetes resources. You are so right that the power of the community to spread the word and support each other is amazing:)
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