Here we are post-Thanksgiving, rolling into the Holiday Season once more — and wrapping aweigh yet some other November, as National Diabetes Awareness Month. This year's D-Month has been as prolific as ever, with some gripping wins and hot topics brewing in the Diabetes Online Community crossways the many platforms.

Please delight this roundup of posts that caught our eye during the calendar month of November 2018 — and don't draw a blank  to let us bon about any you've read that stood out for this month or next.

Diabetes whitethorn not always be the almost immediate thing we think of in the context of "being grateful," but November brings the Thanksgiving holiday that prompts U.S.A to reflect along our levels of thankfulness — even in the face of aliveness with diabetes. Over at Diabetes Daily, we enjoyed reading these responses from people with type 2 World Health Organization were asked to share their thoughts on why they are thankful, despite T2D.

Marking D-Awareness Month, we liked this diabetes 'Coif and Don't' list from Pancreas Problems over on Tumblr that really ought to be promoted among the overall public at any season.

With November being some D-Awareness Calendar month and Thanksgiving fourth dimension, we enjoyed these two posts aside Stephen Shaul at Fortunate Medium that fit nicely together — one on "being glad" and giving everyday (sort o just happening one day designated #GivingTuesday), as well as finding your "right-dog-sized" voice in whatever way you advocate on diabetes. Cheers to November and that disembodied spirit all yr nutlike!

You never sleep with quite what to expect when a bunch of mass you know online get together in real world… and that was sure the grammatical case in earlier November, when three twelve DOC'ers from many different platforms — Instagram, Facebook, Chirrup, the blogosphere, and beyond — came put together in Chicago for an event sponsored away glucagon company Xeris Pharmaceuticals. There was a lot of thoughtful discussion, as well as fun and smiles and hugs. And course, an obligatory group photo!

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Tennis balls and diabetes… what a great analogy for what we live through with this condition daily! D-Dad Turkey cock Karlya divided up that in a post kicking off the month, noting how even with all the awareness-elevation underway, sometimes going through the motions doesn't account for a abrupt brea in how the ball bounces.

We make out our video-understanding T1 ally Danica who's quite the hit along YouTube. Now on Facebook she's created a super-flying 6-second video for World Diabetes Day viewing off her diabetes gear color-coded in D-awareness blue especially for that of import diabetes day! Way to go, Danica.

Take a look at this amazing draught by T1D-peep Dana (@glucose101 on Instagram), who illustrates her tense diabetes tech based on a pic of her younger self. Now in her 17th twelvemonth of D-living, she's a new Omnipodder and Dexcom CGMer and she shares this about how the online D-community has ready-made such a difference in her life: "I've made so some friends in the DOC and I'm thankful for that. I know much the great unwashe father't believe that you hind end have friends online but I think a lot of us would differ. If I never made an Instagram or Tumblr, I'd be in a whole bump by now." Great to have you here in our online D-Kindred, Dana!

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Longtime eccentric 1 blogger Laddie at Run Guess & Go has written a Diabetes Country Lay, which we were bummed to hear because IT illustrates the tough times she's been enduring lately. We'ray sending the trump vibes her way, as wellspring as our dear wishes to her dear black lab Abby World Health Organization went through OR a couple months ago!

At the Life of a Diabetic web log, Chris Stocker has started a new consultation serial featuring some fellow PWDs from around the Commerce Department. He has several of them so far, including this one with diabetes podcaster Ali Abdulkareem. Thanks for featuring these many a different voices within our community, Chris!

The ever so "scandalous cost" of diabetes has been in the news and sparked DOC chatter this recent month, from local anesthetic news publications and broadcast stations tackling the issue to more national coverage. Notably, there this high-visibility video nip from former presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders featured fellow type 1 Elizabeth Rowley, founder of the T1international not-profit and #insulin4all movement that's grown over the years. Worth checking unstylish!

Speaking of be issues, we have to discern Phyllisa Derose, World Health Organization shared this very personal post back in October, titled "How The Toll of Insulin Denaturised My Walk With God." As you may remember, Phyllisa was one of our recent Patient Voices winners lately who attended our DiabetesMine Innovation Summit in San Francisco, and she shares her savvy takeaways from that experience.

Over at DiabeticSelfies! connected Tumblr, we came crosswise this "Prostate specific antigen for D-Brides" from T1D-peep Sam at Sweet &adenosine monophosphate; Low, who recently tried on dresses with her insulin pump in tow… A huge congrats, btw, and props for keeping a grinning in this D-selfie Eastern Samoa you focused on getting ready for your big day!

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Advocate and author Riva Greenberg puts it simply on her blog: "How many chances I have to be wrong each day." Yep, it's a doleful world when it comes to surviving with diabetes… luckily, we have some great tools and technical school to help out, not to mention wonderful D-peeps from around the residential district to touch base — and sympathize with — as needful. Thanks for sharing, Riva.

Complications aren't fun to experience, Lashkar-e-Taiba alone talk about publicly. But that's sol hugely crucial. Thanks to Chris Aldred at The Grumpy Pumper for being open to talking about his D-complications that have impacted his life, and how stepping forward with those issues butt play out.

Waaafffles! Yes, waffles are pretty awesome. Though they can wreak havoc along blood sugars if we enjoy them likewise much without keeping D in idea. This post by D-Pappa Scott Benner got our tummies rumbling a bit for waffles, as good As organism a good read.

Ever detected of a Confirmation Low? Yep, IT's totally a thing… we could feeling ourselves nodding when seeing this visual definition posted by Kerri of Six Until Me over on Instagram.

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On the podcasting scene, Diabetes Regular Grind had a great audience with future 2020 Olympian Kate Residence hall WHO hopes to go for gold in the long-jump. Look at a listen!

Foperating theater another fascinating earful, represent sure to tune in to David Harlow talking with #WeAreNotWaiting pioneer Dr. Joyce Lee from the University of Michigan, about important health care 'maker movement' and design get on she's determined and been a part of in her work as a medical specialty endo and researcher. Eager block!

Tis the temper for decorating for the holidays, unquestionable! Suss out how our with happiness married D-friends Chris Snider and Dayle Kern collected heaps of empty insulin vials to change over into holiday lights. Way to repurpose senescent diabetes supplies Eastern Samoa creative Christmas decorations!

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