VALLEY STREAM, N.Y.—TheDiabetesResource.com—The ULTIMATE Guide to Everything Diabetes was created by Gina Capone, a diabetes advocate, social media entrepreneur and graphic designer who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2000; and Landileigh Nelson, diabetes activist diagnosed with type “other” after having acute pancreatitis in July 2007.
TheDiabetesResource.com has more than 13,000 diabetes listings, including nearly 2,500 listings for diabetes support groups and more than 9,000 endocrinologists nationwide. The site provides diabetics and their friends and family with the latest breakthroughs, treatments, technology, online chats, events and social networks. Healthy lifestyle tips, links to diabetes bloggers, camps and diabetes centers are also available; and visitors can post links to their own diabetic-related Web sites and blogs for free. The Web site also hosts exclusive chats with top diabetes professionals and posts the discussion transcripts.