Living with diabetes requires sooooo much effort. The daily requirements of staying alive are relentless and unending. It is messy, unpredictable, and damn frustrating most of the time. The biggest thing though, is that unless you have a friend or community who also has it, you are likely to feel misunderstood. And even when you … Continue reading #IHearYou
Open Access Study of Diabetes Online Communities Now Available
Over the last year, I've been working with a stellar team of researchers, clinicians, and community members on a scoping review of studies looking at diabetes online communities (DOCs). This basically means that we did a super intense search of research articles that already existed that talked about or examined diabetes online communities. Our initial … Continue reading Open Access Study of Diabetes Online Communities Now Available
Seven interviews later…
In the last week I have interviewed seven people with diabetes from various social media platforms for my dissertation research. If you haven't read this blog before or aren't familiar with me, here is a quick run down of my project: I am studying narratives and counter narratives in diabetes online communities crossing social media … Continue reading Seven interviews later…
#DSMA for Research, Option to Opt-Out
Happy #DSMA day! Thank you for visiting this page to learn more about the study. This is also the post where you have the option to opt-out. All study details are below. Here is the opt-out form. If you would like to participate in the twitter chat but do not wish to have your responses … Continue reading #DSMA for Research, Option to Opt-Out