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Type 2 Diabetes is a social disease, caused by environments high in stress and sugar, low in opportunities to move or to feel good about ourselves. But people’s genes or behavior are blamed for causing diabetes, and we are expected to deal with it as individuals. 

This isn’t fair and doesn’t work... more

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“A hard-hitting and beautifully written look at the social causes and cures of chronic illness....   illuminates the true reality of diabetes and provides cutting-edge ideas on prevention and treatment.”  
Thomas Bodenheimer MD, Professor of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

This web site serves people with "chronic" conditions, those who have been told we can't get better, we will probably get worse, and there isn't much we can do about it. It's also for the people who care about us and for us, whether personally or professionally.

Here you will find information and inspiration that can guide you in successful self-care, whether you're dealing with immune diseases (such as MS, rheumatoid arthritis, Type I diabetes, or lupus,) wear-and-tear conditions (such as cardiovascular disease, emphysema, arthritis, or Type II diabetes,) or any other physical or psychological condition which is not likely to kill you any time soon, but has a major effect on your life, and for which medicine has no cure.

Also by David Spero, R.N.

You CAN Get Better!

The Art of Getting Well gives you more than the how-to of self-care. It also provides the why-bother. Most books on living with illness give you a map of the swamp and say, "Go." The Art of Getting Well comes with you, helping you overcome the crocodiles and avoid the quicksand. More...