Once you have been diagnosed with Diabetes your fight has officially begun. YOU VS. THE BIG D. It sounds like and at times feels like an unfair fight. Millions of us felt the same way. I know I did. Your first step is overcoming that feeling.
At the outset of your fight you probably feel alone and ignorant, leading to feelings of helplessness. You need help. You need support. But where do you go for that help and support?
In the good old days you used to have to rely on your doc, friends and family and what they told you. Problem was they often didn't know any more than you did.
Enter the Internet age where help, support, and knowledge are a click or two away. All you have to do is 'Google' the word Diabetes and 82,200,000 resources are available (as of today). From "Web MD" and the "American Diabetes Association" web sites, all the way to the newest blogs, they all show up there.
Then enter Manny Hernandez himself a type 1 insulin pump user since 2002. Manny wanted to take advantage of the latest in technology to help in the fight against Diabetes. He found a tool that could serve as that valuable platform for education, problem solving, and moral support-community-a social networking site.
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