In the spring of 2002, very shortly after my husband Mike was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, I overheard him speaking on the phone in a raised voice.…
Category: Diabetes Advocacy
The questions are usually well-intentioned, asked by people who care because they love you or care because they are genuinely interested in learning…
After three decades with type 1 diabetes, with fifteen years of pumping tens of thousands of blood sugar checks, I’ve certainly generated my share…
Making life better for people with diabetes may just be for the birds. Bear with us here: A Wisconsin family with a history of raising prize turkeys…
My family and I get a lot of questions from the rest of the world about living with diabetes. Sometimes the questions are smart and come from the right…
There’s stigma everywhere when it comes to diabetes, and we as a community are constantly on notice to correct misconceptions, stereotypes, and…
It was 3 a.m. and the JDRF advocacy staff was wide awake and in the Washington DC office, working the phones, following the action and pacing the floors,…
A government funded research program that has pumped more than $2.5 billion into diabetes research over the past 20 years, fueling breakthroughs,…
A recent NY Times article discussed the ‘volcano of diabetes’ upon which India is sitting. The cause? A population predisposed to Type 2 diabetes,…
Dear Readers,
The new year is almost upon us, and we’re preparing for a 2018 full of in-depth reporting and strong advocacy. For those of you…