Jessica Apple
Jessica Apple

Jessica Apple grew up in Houston. She studied Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan, and completed an MA in the same field at the Hebrew University. She began to write and publish short stories while a student, and continues to write essays and fiction while raising her three sons (and many pets). Jessica’s work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Financial Times Magazine, The Southern Review, The Bellevue Literary Review, Tablet Magazine, and elsewhere. She is the diabetes correspondent for The Faster Times. In 2009 she and her husband, both type 1 diabetics, founded A Sweet Life, where she serves as editor-in-chief. Jessica loves spending time with her sons, cooking with her husband, playing with her cats, reading, biking, drinking coffee, and whenever possible, taking a nap. Follow Jessica on Twitter (@jessapple)

The Children of People with Diabetes 1

The Children of People with Diabetes

Two years ago, my husband Mike began to feel unsteady as he walked with Tom, our oldest son, to an appointment. Mike wasn't quite walking in a straight line, and he was sweating. Tom noticed and asked Mike if he was okay. "Yes," Mike said. "I just need to get some food." Mike was looking for a store, somewhere he could buy something - anything - to put into his mouth. He knew his blood sugar was low
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A Holiday Keto Dinner

A Holiday Keto Dinner

I’ve been groomed since childhood to associate the holiday season with weight gain. I even have an annual automatic New Year’s resolution…
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Low Carb Bloggers Share Holiday Recipes and Survival Tips

Low Carb Bloggers Share Holiday Recipes and Survival Tips

I love being on a strict low carb diet because it does wonders for my diabetes management. And I hate being on a low carb diet because, well, I love pizza, pasta, croissants, chocolate chip cookies, almost anything with cinnamon sugar… You get the idea, right?
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