Lunchtime seems unfairly synonymous with sandwiches, but the team at A Sweet Life is determined to kick off the school year right, offering up some…
Tag: type 1 diabetes
Growing up with type 1 diabetes, one of the sticking points (pun intended!) was always that it couldn’t be managed with oral medication.…
In case you didn’t see the little comment post I made after I finished the race last weekend, here’s the news: I finished the race!
A few of the crew…
There’s only one way to say it, folks: I’m nervous. I am now one week away from the Black Diamond sprint triathlon and I’m nervous. I’m very excited,…
Every person I have met who has diabetes has a diagnosis story. And every person I have met who has diabetes has vivid memories of this incident. …
During the three days I spent in Washington, D.C., I had a small taste of the challenges I’ll have to deal with when I’m much farther away from home--as much of a taste as it’s possible to have in a nice hotel with a very helpful staff.
Ultimately, no one should assume that any type of diabetic deserves the blame for their disease. But this fact isn’t widely understood by our society. The only way to counteract the stigmatization of diabetics is not to hide the fact that you have diabetes, but instead to openly correct misconceptions whenever you encounter them.
As someone who is diabetic and on a gluten-free diet, living in a foreign country for a year will present a whole new set of challenges.
Once Eva had tried the "homemade" insulin herself and was sure it worked, the Saxls made more insulin--enough to supply all of the diabetics in the Shanghai ghetto.
My husband, Mike, and I both have type 1 diabetes – sort of. The full story is that Mike has type 1 diabetes, and I have LADA. Are you confused,…