It’s difficult to think about diabetes when people are also trying to survive without access to food, water and shelter,…
Elizabeth Snouffer
Elizabeth Snouffer is editor of IDFs Diabetes Voice and author of www.diabetes.24-7.com. She has lived with type 1 diabetes for nearly four decades and currently lives in Singapore.
Articles by Elizabeth Snouffer
When a Tie That Binds Includes Diabetes
What are the statistical chances of getting type 1 diabetes along with your spouse in your third decade of living?…
Tiger Mother Approach For a Child With Type 1 Diabetes?
What would Amy Chua, author of The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, do if one of her daughters had type 1 diabetes?…
Getting Unstuck in Bali With Ketut
I wanted to believe Ketut was a visionary and at the same time reject him as a benevolent fraud. The truth is, he is ne…
Why Do Some People With Diabetes Neglect Themselves?
My doctors told me I would never have children and I would probably not live past 35. It was then that I made a promise…
The Hypoglycemic Correcting Blues
My blood sugar reading was 44 mg/dl...I had run out of glucose tablets and Lucozade Sport – a glucose drink that I depe…
Islet Sheet Technology
The Islet Sheet looks like a clear business card and feels wet and slick on the finger. You can see the islets, which lo…
Easter in Rome and the Art of Enjoying Good Food
As a person with diabetes, eating the right foods is always an issue, but it was in Rome - surprisingly - a place where …
Eating Abroad with Diabetes – Hong Kong
For the past year I’ve lived in Hong Kong, and while it is not exactly China, it is Cantonese. And there is a Cantonese…
