#candoc Tweetchat: Monday, December 10, 2012

We all have one, whether you are a person with diabetes or a parent of a child with diabetes, no, it’s not your birthday, although you have one of those too,  I am speaking about your Diaversary (diagnosis anniversary).

Depending on who you are, you may celebrate it or just let it pass by just like it is any other day out of the year.

Here are this weeks questions (with help from the #DSMA archive).

Q1. How has living with diabetes shaped you into the person you are today?

Q2. What do you do on your diaversary – if anything? Do you celebrate?

Q3. What are three words you would describe your life with diabetes….

Q4. Do you think there will be a cure for diabetes in this life time?

If we have time:

Q5. If you could dedicate a song to diabetes, what would it be? and why?

Join the twitter chat:

Monday, December 10, 2012

8-9 pm EST

You can join in via Twitter or in the TweetChat room here.

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Monday’s #CANDOC chat topics

This week we’re talking about diabetes organization! Remember, the chat takes place from 8PM-9PM EST. Hashtag: #CANDOC

Here are some of the questions:

1. Do you have a designated section in your home for your diabetes supplies? Where is it?

2. How do you organize your supplies?

3. What are some tips you have for those new to diabetes when it comes to keeping things in order?

4. How do you organize your diabetes supplies when on the go? What’s in the travel bag and how do you keep things neat and clean?

5. For safety reasons, do you have any written instructions for loved ones? How do you make sure they know what everything is and how to use it?

Keep these in mind, and can’t wait for the chat Monday!

CanDoc chat for the week of November 19, 2012

Hey, Hey, Hey, this week’s topic is the Holi-D-ays!

We are trying something different this week.  We are posting the questions a few days prior to the chat both on here and on our new Facebook page.  If you haven’t been to ‘Like’ us, I suggest you do so.

The winter holiday season is fast approaching and we all know that there is that one particular piece of food that we can’t miss each year.  Mine is pumpkin pie.  There are fights over the pies my mother makes between myself and Ryan. Now Marcus loves the stuff minus the whipped cream and crust.

Here are the questions (in no particular order).

Q1. What is the ONE dish/dessert that you can’t live without during the holiday season?

Q2. If you are going to a friends/family’s house for dinner, do you eat before or bring your own plate to make sure you don’t eat too many yummy things?

Q3. How do you deal with the Diabetes Police during the holi-d-ays? *Diabetes Police being anyone who watches what you eat and asks the dreaded question, ‘Are you sure you should be eating that?’ or anything along those lines.*

Q4. What are you looking forward to the most this holiday season?

There are only a guideline, the questions may change during the chat depending on which way the chat is headed.

Join the twitter chat:

Monday, November 19, 2012

8-9 pm EST

You can join in via Twitter or in the TweetChat room here.

Be sure to follow the @thecandoc on Twitter and its mods too (@NitaCure4T1D, @AlannaSwartz & @bestiesbetes). Oh, and our new Facebook page. 🙂

CanDoc chat for the week of November 12, 2012

The chat this week has been re-scheduled for Wednesday, November 14, for a very special reason. Wednesday is World Diabetes Day!! *insert happy dance music here*

The CanDoc have teamed up with Diabetes Social Media Advocacy (#DSMA) and many other people world-wide to join the twitter chat on Wednesday, November 14, 2012. For the updated list in case ours has not been updated, click here.

There are a mired of very interesting topics and I am so happy that Cherise came up with this idea. She is amazing!

Alanna, our very own moderator for the CanDoc and blogger at Life on T1, is hosting at 7-8pm EST slot right before the regular #DSMA chat time slot.

Chat Time (EST)	Twitter Handle	Topic
6:00 am-  7:00 am	@OzDOC	Hopes of WDD 2013
7 – 8	@BadShoe	Crossing Borders
8 – 9	@rockyourd	Diets and Diabetes
9 – 10	Open	Open (interested in hosting? email admin@diabetessocmed.com)
10 – 11	@diabetemine	Communities online know no boundaries: How the international growth of the DOC has changed us as PWDs and advocates…
11 – Noon	@colcalli	Blame Diabetes. Credit Diabetes.
Noon – 1	@ConnectInMotion	Connecting with diabetes
1 – 2	@gingervieira	Emotional Eating with Diabetes
2 – 3	@diabetesdh	Big Blue Test: Helping Yourself and Others
3 – 4	@diabetesdaily	Lessons on changing behavior from research and first-hand experiences in communities
4 – 5	@theGBDOC	Why diabetes doesn’t stop us: Inspirational Stories from the Diabetes Online Community (DOC)
5 – 6	@dulce_guerrero	Why it is important to celebrate World Diabetes Day….
6 – 7	@saraknic	What we can do for those in need around the world with diabetes when it isn’t November.
7 – 8	@YCDTProject	Diabetes History
8 – 9	@theCanDOC	Creating a “teachable moment”:educating others about diabetes
9 – 10	@DiabetesSocMed	Last year. This year. What’s Next?

I will be tweeting live on location all day as I am out around the city handing out information with my local JDRF and CDA offices.  Keep an eye out on Twitter and Instagram for updates.

Since it is a very special day, please wear blue.

Remember to use the hash tag #WDDchat12 when tweeting all day.

Be sure to follow the @thecandoc on Twitter and its mods too (@NitaCure4T1D, @AlannaSwartz & @bestiesbetes).

CanDoc chat for the week of November 5, 2012

Have you ever skipped a bolus by mistake or on purpose? Have you left the house without your Diabetes supplies just for a minute only to have a low?

This week we will be covering the things your diabetes team tells you to do that you don’t always listen to.

Join the twitter chat:

Monday, November 5, 2012

8-9 pm EST

You can join in via Twitter or in the TweetChat room here.

Just remember, if you leave early you might miss out on the super fun #bgbingo! Tonight’s prize will be announced just before the number announcement.

Be sure to follow the @thecandoc on Twitter and its mods too (@NitaCure4T1D, @AlannaSwartz & @bestiesbetes).

CanDoc chat for the week of October 15, 2012

This week we will be covering travel with Diabetes.

As anyone who lives with Diabetes it can be a very unwanted companion on a daily basis.  Traveling with it tagging along can be cumbersome and a royal pain in behind. There are also on rare occasions that it is a true blessing. Go figure!

Join the twitter chat:

Monday, October 15, 2012

8-9 pm EST

Follow @thecandoc on Twitter and its mods too (@NitaCure4T1D, @AlannaSwartz & @bestiesbetes).