The Most Popular Diabetes Stories of 2018

Thanks to the article published in Pediatrics, we might call 2018 the year of the low carb breakthrough. Finally, we have much needed data to support a low carb lifestyle for people with type 1 diabetes. This year we talked a lot about TypeOneGrit, and we got the Dexcom G6 and the Tandem t:slim X2. We talked about the high cost of insulin, and what high blood sugar feels like. We talked about metformin, and low carb pumpkin spice bars. In short, we’ve covered a lot. With no further ado, ladies and gentlemen, we present you with our most popular diabetes stories of 2018.

Cause of Death: American Diabetes Association Recommendations by Jessica apple

Smart Answers to Annoying Diabetes Questions by Moira McCarthy

How To Stop Over-Eating and Over-Treating Low Blood Sugars by Kerri Sparling

First Look at Dexcom’s G6 CGM by Kerri Sparling

Your Child’s Diabetes is Not Your Fault by Moira McCarthy

10 Facts You May Not Know About Hemoglobin A1C by Jessica Apple

How a Low Carb Diet Can Benefit Children with Type 1 Diabetes by Katie Bacon

7 Adhesives to Keep Your Diabetes Devices Stuck This Summer by Kerri Sparling

Why is Insulin So Expensive in America? by Gail DeVore

A Very Private Diabetes Complication by Rick Phillips

What High Blood Sugar Feels Like by Jessica Apple

Ten Surprising Things that Affect Blood Sugar Levels by Bridget Montgomery

Successfully Raising a Child with Diabetes on a Low Carb Diet: A Four Year Updateby Katie Bacon

Let’s Change the Way We Treat Diabetes by Jessica Apple

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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)