I woke up at 3:00 a.m. to the rustle of the plastic bag that Mike was trying to open. “Are you okay?” I asked.
“Yes,” M…
The Natural Diabetic | Jessica Apple
Have a Donut with Your Donation to the American Diabetes Association
Just before I turned 14, in the middle of my eighth grade school year, my father, brother, and I left Houston and moved …
Spread the Love: Diabetes Blogs
Unfortunately, I missed a few days of Diabetes Blog Week. But I really loved participating. I especially loved discover…
Diabetes and Marijuana: Marijuana Users Could Have Better Blood Sugar
A study that might answer some questions about diabetes and marijuana appeared online this week in the American Journal…
My Diabetes Accomplishments: Big, Medium, and Small
From borderline diabetes to gestational diabetes to LADA, my boys are my biggest accomplishment. Diabetes made my pregn…
Failing the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test: (Bad) Diabetes Memories
I lived in Jerusalem when I pregnant with my first son, and though my doctor wasn’t concerned about gestational diabetes…
Diabetes Petition: Blue M&M’s for the Treatment of Hypoglycemia
Dear Mars, Inc., Manufacturer of M&M’s,
In the 90s, when I came of voting age, I experienced the joy of voting for P…
15 Things I Want My Doctors to Learn
When I’m sitting in your exam room don’t talk to another doctor or a nurse about me as if I’m not there.
I may not have …
Dietary Fat and Blood Sugar: Should I Bolus for Fat?
Say it isn’t so… A study of dietary fat and blood sugar suggests I might need to bolus for fat! According t…
Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA), JADA, and the Cookie Trap
I lurked during the recent conversations surrounding the petition to change the name of type 1 diabetes, but I refrained…
