Rhys at Daily Diabetic has been able to get Rob Rummel-Hudson to answer some questions not just about the disease. Very much worth the read - Interview with Rob Rummel-Hudson.

While Rob is not formally in the business of education, he offers his readers lessons everyday: the power of love, the will to fight for what you know is right, the importance of a sense of humor. His spectacular writing has made him one of the most popular journalists (and now blogger) on the Internet. Every day, Rob stirs tears and laughter in thousands of readers, often inspiring--and receiving inspiration from--people he has never met.

In February, Rob was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, the same disease he'd watched his father suffer with. Ever undaunted, Rob faced this news like he does most difficult things: with courage, honesty, and humor.

Here is a short cutout of his interview:

Behind the man of mystery, just who is Robert Rummel-Hudson?
"There's not a lot of mystery, actually. I'm pretty much the same person in the real world as I am online. I try to keep my online voice as true to myself as I can, so what you read is pretty much what you get. I say 'um' more in person."

You share your most private thoughts, fears, and hopes with thousands--mostly strangers to you--on the WWW. What is the best part of this? What is the hardest?
"The best part is definitely the people I meet, some of whom become close real-world friends, others who have similar stories to share. Without my Internet writing, I never would have met other parents who deal with my daughter's disorder, for example. It's a rare enough disease that the chances of ever meeting someone who'd even heard of it, much less knew someone with it, were astronomical. Because I write about it, I hear from other parents all the time.

Read the whole interview on the Daily Diabetic.