We're some to hit Nov, the medium-large Diabetes Awareness Month. But before we do, let's completely take a instant to treasure what this outgoing calendar month of October has brought us from the Diabetes Online Community (DOC). So before you head out for some trick-operating theatre-plow action or turn on a scary Halloween flick, be sure to go over these online treats that we matte condign a spot in our MD blogosphere goodie bag today!

THere's been considerable chat around online health communities late nigh patients Needing To Be Detected, with more folk sharing stories of how medical professionals haven't done a good enough job of listening. In our D-Community, Renza in Australia has much insights at Diabetogenic A does Stephen Shaul at his Happy-Intermediate web log. It can be a controversial military issue, but one worth spending or s mind big businessman on.

On a visual eminence, we came across this image posted by @SugarFreeSweetTooth on Tumblr and just had to share it with all our fellow insulin addicts. Great picture for the DOC!

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Enduring unaccustomed diabetes issues and complications is never fun, and Mister. Mike Durbin at MyDiabeticHeart shares his Recent epoch experience with a gastric emptying study that provided an answer to what helium's been going through and through latterly.

We are not perfect in living with diabetes, of naturally, and every day is a learning experience. Frank at Typewrite 1 Writes shares that POV in one of his most recent posts, astir Forever Learning in the context of D-Life.

OUr type 1 blogging booster Kerri European smelt traveled to dishy Iceland recently and she shares much of that experience, including determination a fellow Insulin Pumping PWD while at the Blue Lagoon… Check out her smartly-named "Blue Lagoonabetes" put up over atSixUntilMe.

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Inclusion is so epoch-making, flatbottom moreso these days in the factious world we're living in. We enjoyed seeing this Emily Price Post by Ariel at Just a Little Suga almost a recent "Diabetes on the Margins" event, where those significant issues were addressed.

Wow, what a story Scott Benner at Arden's Day shares on his Juicebox Podcast about a young woman who had a horrific car crash caused by a low blood scratch! Decidedly worth a listen, and praise to Izzy for sharing such a sensitive story with the community.

Capturing the fun visual side of diabetes, Lauren at You're Just My Type on Instagram tells the photo-journalism story of Ali Abdulkareem, who is a fellow typewrite 1 and DOC'er showing off an awesome shirt that more of United States would love to have. 🙂

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At diaTribe, our T1D booster Adam Brown writes a post that is a must-learn for everyone: My Appendix Ruptured: Scary Lessons Learned Near Diabetes in the Infirmary. We're bummed to hear Adam experienced this at all, and that the hospital care with diabetes wasn't at the level it should be. But it's a protective tale that is and then all important for our D-Community, as we work to improve healthcare situations like this.

In the spirit of Halloween and magic trick-operating theatre-treating, we loved sightedness this funny diabetes-themed cartoon by our ally Brad Slaight at @DeeHeroSquad on Instagram. Have fun if you're clad skyward and heading outdoors tonight for few merry Hallowe'en amusive!

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Of course, once Halloween passes by, we'll be starting up D-Month… and thanks to our T2-turned-LADA booster Mike Durbin at My Polygenic disease Heart, we now have a new blog site to #MakeDiabetesVisible scarce in time for November. Make sure to sound out his new blog and use the hashtag around ethnic media in raising awareness during the close month.

So that's what we suffer on our reading list for Oct, Friends! Any posts catch your eye this past month?

We share our favorites each month, and would love to include yours too! Please send along your D-post picks for the month of November to us via e-mail. We look forward to it. And in the meantime…

Happy Halloween, D-Friends!