Shannon is the mother of 3 children, including Brendon, a 7-year old boy with type 1 diabetes. With the help of her husband Jeff, Shannon takes care of Brendon's diabetes so he can live a normal childhood. Recently featured on dLifeTV, Shannon often writes about the normal daily events in her family, topped with the occasional run-in with diabetes.
A consultant, writer, and speaker, Scott Strumello is living with type 1 diabetes. Known for his extensive research on the topics he writes about, Scott provides an analytical view on the most current diabetes issues in his blog. A must read for anyone who is looking for thought-provoking diabetes concerns.
Scott Johnson is a 32-year-old Minnesotan who has lived with type 1 diabetes for over 25 years. Scott's blog has helped support and connect people facing similar challenges. As a contributing writer for dLife.com and Diabetes Daily, Scott honestly shares his thoughts oftenly in a humorous way that helps readers understand the small daily issues that are encountered by people living with diabetes.
Penny is the mother of two boys, one of whom is a 5 year-old with diabetes. Her background as a nurse and a mother allow her to tell her story from a unique perspective. In her blog, My Son has Diabetes, readers get a taste of the thoughts, worries, and emotions that she experiences with her son Riley.
Mollie and Jackie are college students attending the Honors College at the University of Nevada Las Vegas and Mollie has had Type 1 Diabetes for over 14 years. In 2007, Mollie and her twin sister Jackie were inducted into the Most Caring American Hall of Fame for their work for raising over a half a million dollars for Diabetes Research, mentoring diabetics around the world, and for raising diabetes awareness and promoting the understanding of diabetes.
Mollie writes about the experiences of a happy, optimistic college student who just happens to have diabetes, and methods she uses to help manage and control her diabetes. Jackie, who does not have diabetes, writes about her perspective on life with diabetes, as Mollie's twin sister, and responds to siblings and friends of diabetics who comment Mollie on their blog.
Manny Hernandez is the founder of TuDiabetes.com, a community for people touched by diabetes with over 1,900 members. Diagnosed with diabetes in 2002, He is an active leader in the diabetes online community, connecting people with diabetes concerns together all while bringing relevant diabetes issues to light. A father, husband, and web product manager, Manny has a monthly column "Hola Diabetes" on dLife.
Kerri Morrone is a writer, editor, and a proud member of the online diabetes community. Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was six years old, Kerri's blog documents the world of a successful, young professional and the special challenges diabetes presents. Kerri's outlook on life and diabetes is unique, inspiring, often hilarious, but always rawly honest. A must-read for anyone who has diabetes or knows someone who does.
In addition to her blog Six Until Me, Kerri also is an advocate for diabetes causes, a writer/editor at dLife and has contributed as a freelancer to several publications, including the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series of books, in addition to being featured in media outlets such as US News and World Report, The Lancet, and CNBC.
David Mendosa was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 1994. Since then, he has focused his journalism towards diabetes. With his "On-line Diabetes Resources" web site, he pioneered web-accessible diabetes information in 1995 when there were only two other web sites dealing with diabetes.
As a full-time freelance writer, David writes about diabetes for a variety of publications. You can find his blog at MyDiabetesCentral.com.
Daena was diagnosed with diabetes in April 2007 after a dramatic trip to the ER. She was correctly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes after four months of insulin shots and being a living puzzle to her doctor. She currently lives in Singapore and is a communications major. Having control over her diet and exercise keeps Daena from letting diabetes take control over her. With a desire to advocate awareness of diabetes in her country, Daena lives with a positive outlook on her new life as a person with type 2 diabetes
Her blog, Sugar Free Musings, highlights her daily struggles and triumphs with regards to diabetes, and everything else in between.
Diagnosed in 2005 with Type 1 diabetes, Christine has since become a featured blogger on Diabetes Daily. She candidly blogs about her adventures living with diabetes. As student in nursing school, Christine shares how her diabetes affects her daily routine, family, doctor, and school.
At eight years old, Allison Blass was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. At age 15, she was selected to be a delegate for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Responsible for launching Diabetes Teen Talk and managing the Diabetes Online Community, Allison continues to passionately share about diabetes. Whether at home or traveling across the country, Allison brings us a blog that sheds light on the fun and young life with diabetes.
When Amy Tenderich was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in her mid-thirties, she studied the subject with the curiosity, passion, and analysis that was second nature to her in her career as a freelance writer. It didn't take long for Amy to start reporting on diabetes as a "Patient-Pundit" on her extremely popular blog Diabetes Mine. Amy's blog is a great source for diabetes news, reviews of new products, and information on how to actively manage life as a person with diabetes.
In addition to her blog Amy also writes for dLife (a popular source of information about diabetes) and has co-authored a book called "know your numbers, outlive your diabetes".
A positive outlook on life and hope for the future are the hallmarks of Bernard's blog, which is written by Bernard Farrell. Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 35 years ago, he has spent a great deal of his time as an advocate for people with diabetes, publishing articles on how diabetes technology can be improved, and creating the Diabetes search engine. With an eye for finding new advances in technology and developments towards cure, Bernard is well known and respected in the diabetes online community.
