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breaking through the clouds of ignorance
Congratulations to Becky Williams, the winner of
Reality Check's first ever story telling competition.
Her entry to the theme of Dumb Things People Say
was original, humourous and inspiring. A long drive
with her brother-in-law-to-be begins with idle
chatter but then a throw away comment becomes an
opportunity for some re-education, received in the
most surprising way.
“Hello? Hey, Ma. Yeah, we’re just getting back on the road again—we’ll be there in about three more hours.” (muffled phone yapping) “No, I am not talking while driving! No! Diabetic Sister is driving.” |
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the theme is food: what we eat? why you eat? how we eat?
Tell us a story about your life with the big D. Reality
Check is all about sharing experiences. And we'd
love you to share a story you have with us. The
prize is a $50 voucher to an online store of your
choice (Amazon, CD Now, etc).
Criteria are: Emotional impact, Originality and Authenticty. Make us laugh or cry, keep it fresh and real! After all, we're Reality Check! |
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read pooja's story of growing up with diabetes
My diabetes was detected at the age of 2, in
1985
on the auspicious time of Diwali (Festival of Lights). I
was bubbly and chubby but was entangled by various
symptoms like drinking lot of water, passing urine,
eating a lot, crying, feeling tired and sleepy. Finally I
was unconscious and immediately taken to the
hospital.
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Inhalable insulin has been all the buzz in the press in
recent weeks. This has all come from the US FDA
(Food &
Drug Administration) advisory committing voting in
favour of allowing its use in the United States, which
usually sees other countries follow suit. Click here to read the
news story about this decision if you missed it.
This has all been around a while though. In fact, trials of it took place in Australia not long ago. One Reality Checker shared her experience of inhalable insulin in a frank interview. |
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interview with prof. bernie tuch, sydney
Professor Tuch was recently interviewed online at
DiabetesStation.com and shared news from his and
other labs' work into making stem cell research a
viable cure option.
Professor Tuch told the online audience: "My Unit has approval for transplanting islets into immunosuppressed diabetic recipients, and we are applying to obtain approval for the encapsulated (islets) work." He also discussed recent advances made in Korea and Perugia and gave some context and useful explanations to these news stories. |
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reality checkers chat to a a psychologist who also has diabetes
If you missed the online chat we advertised in the
last Yada, the transcript is now on the website.
A fascinating read with great tips from registered psychologist and long-term diabetic Kirsty Higgins about how to deal with our fears and anxieties. |
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Lots of people seem to be having anniversaries at
the moment .... we have a 1st and a 35th posted on
the discussion forum, and lots in between!
So, we're wondering: Do you think this is something to celebrate? If so, how? Do you even know the date you were diagnosed? Or you don't care. |
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