Sure, it’s true: All we want for Christmas/Hannakuh/Insert holiday of your choice here is a cure.
But we cannot have that yet. And while I’ve seen…
Category: Fashion, Jewelry & Accessories
It’s a relatively small thing, but it can be a literal lifesaver: medical alert jewelry. For people living with diabetes (or allergies, or asthma, or any other chronic condition), a simple bracelet or necklace can reveal medical information when it’s most important. And there are thousands of options for medical jewelry – from the standard stainless-steel oval-and-chain bracelet to gold cuffs. So how do you choose one?
Diabetes is rarely a glamorous condition, and that’s especially true when it comes to stashing and transporting all the high- and low-tech doodads we use to keep ourselves healthy. While most glucometers come with their own black vinyl zipper cases, you don’t have to be stuck with factory-issued fashion. Both men and women with diabetes have options than you may think.
We are very excited to announce that the Marjorie t-shirt fundraiser sale kicks off today. Shirts will be available to purchase until October 17th.
Today, Darren is not only a renowned tattoo artist known for his work through TLC's "Miami Ink," he's also covered in tattoos himself, challenging the old-fashioned rule that diabetics can't get tattoos because their bodies don’t heal properly. Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1972 at barely 18 months old, Brass was in a hyperglycaemic coma for several days before one of the doctors finally asked if anyone had thought to check his blood sugar.
One day Maiya came up to me with tears in her eyes and told me that her bag made her sad and she was embarrassed that she had to carry her "ugly" diabetes bag...