We're now nearing the middle of 2018, which is simply awesome. How quickly this yr is going by!

Of course, the summertime months bring a bevy of diabetes conference activity and we're excited astir that, but it's already been a busy May — from Mother's Day to Commemoration Sidereal day — with plenty of chaff close to life with diabetes.

Here's our rundown of the great Diabetes Online Community (Dr.) posts that caught our eye in May, in no particular order:

C elebrating Moms! Of course, Mother's Day is a time to laurels those successful-of-steel moms in our Diabetes Community. We enjoyed reading thisDiabetes Daily post by Sarah Schaff, World Health Organization was diagnosed with T1D at 11 years old and has a peculiar substance for her D-Mom, who allowed her to live on the far side her chronic condition. Another well-printed post at Beyond Eccentric 1 called "Because of Lucy" is worth checking out. Also, this Emily Post from D-Dad Tom Karlya is a great one about his married woman Jill, or the other one-half of the D-Parent Crew to their T1D daughter World Health Organization is recently married (We're also sending condolences to Uncle Tom and Family, who aforementioned a final au revoir to his generate this past month).

W ith May being Mental Health Month, our friend Mike Durbin over at My Polygenic disease Substance Ra-shared a moving post virtually specific things that "bring him down" associated to diabetes. We can relate.

T his post along the American Diabetes Association's blog made us smile, As it's by Lynda Jiminez who whole shebang at the org and lives with type 2 diabetes herself. She mutual her story of having a healthy pregnancy despite her T2D and being labeled "graduate risk" by the medical exam community.

W e appreciate those diabetes advocates WHO spend their time traveling to events and speaking up connected behalf of our D-Community, including Ally who lately attended the Lilly Diabetes Blogger Tip. You can register her recap of that meeting here. Spoiler alert: Lilly's working on a new insulin ticker.

H uge kudos to our friends at Beyond Type 1, who this month disclosed an unbelievable piece of multi-media journalism called "Antecedently Healthy" — which shares the nates-the-scenes story of how a little girl in North Carolina died from undiagnosed type 1, you bet that led to the first state law targeting increased awareness about screening for T1D.

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H appy Eighth Diaversary to Straight-from-the-shoulder Sita over in Commonwealth of Australi, who recently marked his diabetes anniversary in a special fashio, by listening to fellow T1D Neil McLagan talk about his recent solo bike depend upon from Perth to Sydney with a few chap D-advocates. Kudos to him and the #OzDOC community for supporting each other!

B oth advocacy and management in diabetes are precise personal things, and we pleasing what Stephen Shaul wrote at Riant Intermediate with a simple message that pertains to all of our D-stuff in life: You Do You. Because, as the locution goes, Your Diabetes May Vary. Spot on, Sir Leslie Stephen!

D iabetes isn't easy, and it can fix even more befuddled when big serious issues like body image and moral health come in into play. We appreciated reading this POV from Renza at Diabetogenic, WHO shared some insights on her Echt Diabetes and how she does things her way.

I f you'ray looking for a heart-warming study to elicit smiles, then look no more further than "Chance a Ride" by D-Mom Meri at Our Diabetic Life. It's a beautiful base about helping others and compensable it fresh, and what IT means giving back and being role of a community.

W e missed this one from April 2018, but in interpretation it this ago calendar month felt strongly it needs to be shared out. Thanks to Phylissa at Diagnosed Not Defeated about how T2D is overly ofttimes seen A a loser, and how she feels about that topic: "Eastern Samoa long as I am taking care of myself, I am NOT a bankruptcy. I am a success, by any means necessary!"

Thus that's what is on our radar for this past month. How about you, D-friends?

Please keep your eyes bare-ass in June for your own favorite posts of the calendar month, and send United States your picks via netmail. We seem frontwards to hearing from you!