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Nicole Johnson, author and Miss America 1999, anchors "dLifeTV."[CR-LF][CR-LF]She has received numerous awards nationally and internationally for her work in diabetes education. Some of those awards include: the C. Everett Koop Medal for Health Promotion and Awareness, American Diabetes Association, 1999; the Eugene T. Davidson, MD Award for Public Service, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, 1999; the Bill Gullickson Award, Japan Association for Diabetes Care and Education, 1999; and the Victory Over Diabetes Medal, Polish Diabetes Association, 2000.[CR-LF][CR-LF]She has written several books including her own autobiography, Living With Diabetes (Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2001). She has co-authored both ?Mr. Food: Every Day's a Holiday Diabetic Cookbook ?with Nicole Johnson (American Diabetes Association, 2002), and Mr. Food?s Quick and Easy Diabetic Cooking ?with Nicole Johnson (American Diabetes Association, 2001). She is currently working on a new book, a collaborative effort with husband that explores the gift of relationship in chronic disease.[CR-LF][CR-LF]Johnson was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1993 when she was a sophomore in college. She travels around the world to educate people about diabetes and prediabetes. She also spends several days a month lobbying on Capitol Hill on behalf of diabetes patient groups and biotech companies. She resides in Pittsburgh with her husband, their three children, and family dog.[CR-LF][CR-LF]Johnson holds a master's degree in journalism. She is currently pursuing her second master?s degree in public health (MPH) at the University of Pittsburgh.[CR-LF][CR-LF]Nicole Johnson blogs at http://www.dlife.com/blog/

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