DiabetesMine.com, launched in February 2005, is a "gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes." Its hostess is the self-proclaimed "patient-pundit" Amy Tenderich, a new Type 1 diabetic and professional writer with an unusual "cynically optimistic" view of the trials of living with diabetes. She speaks creatively and from the heart -- to people with diabetes and their family, friends, and community -- on topics ranging from inside looks at diabetes research and breaking news to daily life with diabetes to uncovering the diabetics' deepest hopes and fears. And she makes you chuckle.

Featured in the Wall St. Journal in May, www.diabetesmine.com speaks for and to many of the 21M Americans living with diabetes.