Each month, the average woman’s body prepares for pregnancy. Ovaries release an egg, if pregnancy doesn’t occur, the lining of the uterus sheds,…
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD), a condition in which the kidneys are unable to clear waste products, affects 700 million people globally. A study…
Pancreatic cancer awareness has increased in recent years, in part because some high-profile people have died of it, including singer Aretha…
As the mother of two children with type 1 diabetes, I’ve learned for certain that carbohydrates raise blood sugar and insulin brings it down. …
I have prediabetes? I mean, doctor, are you sure? I’m 23 years old.
My doctor slowly nodded his head. “Your test results indicate a condition known…
I received my pickle over 60 years ago. I have had it all my life. Shortly after others saw my pickle, it was shaved and after that, my pickle pretty…
In the course of my experiences as an advocate for diabetes, I’ve had people ask me what my parents did to help me become a well-adjusted adult with…
There is a tightrope lined with carbohydrate counts, mileage trackers, and bottles of metformin. This once elastic tightrope is starting to fray,…
There was a diabetes day more than a decade ago that hit me like a ton of bricks.
OK, maybe that’s the first flag right there… when I said…