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Four years ago this month my husband, Michael Aviad<\/a>, and I launched ASweetLife with the goal of helping people with diabetes live better. \u00a0Through our experience (we both have diabetes) we had learned that life with diabetes can be sweet, and having diabetes doesn’t mean you’re \u00a0sick. \u00a0We wanted to share that message with the world. \u00a0Mike and I knew that starting a diabetes magazine would mean a lot of hard work and we were mostly prepared for it. \u00a0What took us by surprise, though, was the incredible community of people who, through our work, would become part of lives. \u00a0The Diabetes Online Community’s (DOC) support has been immeasurable. \u00a0We felt this more than ever on Monday when our science editor, Karmel Allison, nearly fainted as she stood behind President Obama, supporting him while he addressed the nation on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). \u00a0For a blip in time, Karmel was the most talked about woman in America. \u00a0And because Karmel was publicly supporting the ACA, a politically controversial issue, hateful messages from ACA opposers flooded our inboxes. \u00a0Messages are easy to delete, but the fury directed our way is difficult to forget.\u00a0I can accept that the healthcare reform comes with controversy, but I deplore the fact that some people have allowed the controversy to stifle their compassion. \u00a0<\/p>\n

The DOC, however, was there for Karmel. \u00a0Even members whose political views are different than her’s showed concern for her well-being. \u00a0I am very thankful that Karmel is fine, and full of admiration for her. \u00a0She handled a distressful moment with poise and gracefully carried on her diabetes advocacy. \u00a0In a statement Karmel made through the American Diabetes Association she said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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“that was me \u2013 fainting on stage, on national television, waking up to the President of the United States of America telling me I would be OK. As embarrassed as I was, fainting led my story \u2013 but more importantly the story of all people fighting to Stop Diabetes \u2013 to catch everyone\u2019s attention. I spent yesterday afternoon talking to media around the country, allowing me to spread the message of just how important the new healthcare act is to people with diabetes.”<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The need for diabetes advocacy has always been urgent, but the response to Karmel’s incident on Monday, makes it evident that there is so much more that needs to be done. \u00a0For our part, Mike and I have created a new nonprofit organization, the Diabetes Media Foundation (DMF), which is now the publisher of ASweetLife. \u00a0DMF is just getting on its feet now, but we are excited to engage with all of you as we work towards a better life for all people with diabetes. \u00a0<\/p>\n

So, as we look back on ASweetLife’s fourth year, I can happily say it has been a wonderful year for the magazine and for its writers. \u00a0Jen Jacobs gave birth to a baby girl, Karmel is pregnant, Mike ran a marathon in Milan, I (somewhat) overcame stage-fright and presented at the Children With Diabetes (CWD) conference in Orlando, Jane Kokernak, faced her celiac diagnosis with courage, Catherine Price completed a draft of her book, Molly Johannes attended her first CWD conference, and there’s so much more…\u00a0<\/p>\n

Every year on ASweetLife’s anniversary we like to look back at some of our favorite blog posts of the year. \u00a0So here’s our round-up for the best diabetes blogs of the year:<\/p>\n

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Catherine Price:\u00a0High Blood Sugar After Meals And What To Do About It<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n
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I will admit to having a bit of a diabetes crush on Gary Scheiner, MS, CDE, Type 1, and founder of\u00a0Integrated Diabetes Services, LLC.<\/a>\u00a0And you know what? I\u2019m not the only one.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I recently saw Gary give a talk called \u201cStrike the Spike\u201d at the American Association of Diabetes Educators\u2019 (AADE) 2013 conference to a room packed with diabetes educators. The point was to help CDEs understand why managing\/avoiding post-meal blood glucose spikes is important \u2013 and to learn new techniques for how to do so.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I was there because I am constantly struggling with post-meal spikes. I appear to digest food quickly and absorb insulin slowly \u2014 that\u2019s why I\u2019m on Symlin, which helps slow down the emptying of my stomach so I\u2019ve got some chance of having my insulin start working by the time my food makes it to my blood.\u00a0(I love my Symlin.)\u00a0<\/a>But I wanted to hear what other tips Gary might have, and what the responses might be…\u00a0Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Molly Johannes:\u00a0How a Mother with Type 1 Diabetes Feels About her Daughter\u2019s Diagnosis\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n
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\"\"<\/a>Living with type 1 diabetes is challenging, but even after years of living with it, I was not prepared to deal with a having a diabetic child. That has been almost completely overwhelming at times. I\u2019m a worrier by nature and I am equally concerned about all aspects of both of my children\u2019s lives. However, I must admit that my worry is doubled for my daughter Molly due to her diabetes. Over the years, my husband and I have tried to balance this worry with letting her have as normal a childhood as possible.<\/p>\n

The day I learned that my four year old daughter Molly was diabetic was one of the worst of my life. It was right before Christmas and I went to my sister Joanne\u2019s house after work to pick up the kids. My sister, Paula, (a type 1 diabetic since the age of 10) was also there and we were going to make final plans for Christmas dinner. Molly approached me saying she was thirsty and my sister Joanne said \u201cboy, she\u2019s been thirsty a lot today\u201d. Call it mother\u2019s intuition if you will, but the hair on the back of my head stood up and I looked at my sister Paula. She immediately knew what was going through my mind, and said \u201cjust take her home and test her blood sugar. I\u2019m sure it\u2019s nothing\u201d. So I did just that.\u00a0 I don\u2019t remember the exact reading, but it was somewhere between 300 and 400. I was devastated…\u00a0Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Karmel Allison:\u00a0What Obamacare Feels Like to a Diabetic<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Others have\u00a0written much<\/a>\u00a0about what the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, means for diabetics. I will leave the analysis to the people who have done the research. I just want to tell you what Obamacare feels like to a diabetic.<\/p>\n

First, some background on my current healthcare status: I have been with the same HMO, Kaiser, since before I was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of nine. I have therefore felt married to Kaiser; in Kaiser\u2019s eyes, I do not have a pre-existing condition, whereas switching health insurance companies might expose me to being labeled with the big scarlet D for diabetic….\u00a0Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Karmel Allison:\u00a0Diabetes and Sex: When Hypoglycemia Gets in the Way<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

A number of people over the years (here<\/a>,\u00a0here<\/a>,\u00a0here<\/a>) have talked about the complexity of diabetes and sex\u2013 that is, sex with an insulin pump, and how to handle infusion sets and tubing. But that part seems pretty straightforward to me \u2014 take off the pump, do your best to ignore the infusion set.<\/p>\n

What I struggle with is this: how do you deal with the complexity of sex with hypoglycemia? That is, how do you say, \u201cWait, hold on, I can\u2019t yet,\u201d when sex comes a-callin\u2019 but you know you\u2019re going low? What do you do when you\u2019re halfway through the deed, and you feel your knees get weak and your energy start to drain as your blood sugar begins to dip? What about those times you think you\u2019ll be okay, but then things turn out more\u2026 energetic than you were expecting? Or when you finish and realize, shit, now I\u2019m 40 and I feel it?\u00a0Read More<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Jen Jacobs:\u00a0Public Display of Hypoglycemia: Can I Have Some Jam, Please?<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n
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\"\"It started off as an innocent trip to Staples. I bought packing tape because we\u2019re moving.\u00a0That was easy<\/em>. Then I began rushing home because it was time to feed Maya, and here\u2019s what wasn\u2019t easy:\u00a0 navigating through the crowd in the Union Square Farmer\u2019s Market with a low blood sugar. It was one of those sneaky lows. No progression of symptoms. Just sudden blurred vision, shaky hands, and the thought,\u00a0Gee, I might actually faint.\u00a0<\/em>I haven\u2019t fainted from low blood sugar since age 14 (two years into my diabetes diagnosis), but still; it\u2019s a valid concern. I reached into my bag to feel for my glucose tablets. I felt nothing.<\/p>\n

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I usually carry a big fat bag because people with diabetes have A Lot O\u2019 Stuff. But I was only going on a quick errand and wanted to treat myself to a light-weight bag! The rebel that I am, I ditched the juice box. I wished I hadn\u2019t because my glucose tablets were missing or stolen. Reward if found…\u00a0Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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James Ron:\u00a0The Challenges of Parenting a Child With Type 1 Diabetes, No One Understands<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n
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One of the challenges of parenting a very young child with type 1 diabetes is the interactions with immediate family and other parents.<\/p>\n

Our five year old son Sacha has had T1D now for three and a half years, and sadly, only one of our friends has ever tried to learn how to test our son\u2019s blood sugar. This probably says a lot about us and the quality of our relationships, but I still find that statistic unsettling. \u00a0<\/p>\n

To be sure, other adults in our lives do know how to take care of Sacha, but for the most part, they are people we pay. Our babysitter, K, who is terrific; a back-up sitter here in Minneapolis that we\u2019ve trained; and Sacha\u2019s teachers at his Montessori school. If my wife and I were to get injured in a car crash, only a handful of people would know how to care for him. The Medical Alert card he carries in his pump pouch is a nice backup, but doesn\u2019t really solve the problem. His nine year old sister, Tessa, has excellent instincts, but she\u2019s still far too young to provide real support.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Our families are supportive, but they live far away…\u00a0Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Michael Aviad:\u00a0My Exceptional Diabetes Accomplishment<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Like long distance running, diabetes is a lonely journey. There are others out there on the course and others cheering you on, but you are alone.<\/p>\n

It is important to have caring and supportive people around you to help you cope with all of the difficulties of life with diabetes, but at the end of the day, we are alone with our diabetes. And those around us, as supportive and caring as they may be, don\u2019t understand what life with diabetes is really like (this is why the DOC is so important).<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t misunderstand me. I am grateful for the support I receive from others and know that without it life would be much harder. I also know how difficult life with a diabetic can be \u2013 mood swings brought on by highs and lows, sudden changes in plans \u2013 \u201cI feel terrible I have to lie down\u201d, the annoying food obsessions and dietary requirements \u2013 \u201csorry I don\u2019t eat pizza anymore\u201d. And of course, there\u2019s the worrying that goes with caring and loving a person with diabetes…\u00a0Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

Jessica Apple:\u00a0Have a Donut with Your Donation to the American Diabetes Association<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Just before I turned 14, in the middle of my eighth grade school year, my father, brother, and I left Houston and moved to NYC.\u00a0 We moved into a sublet on 108th<\/sup>\u00a0Street and Riverside Drive.\u00a0 In contrast to sunny Houston, NYC was gray.\u00a0 Our building was dreary, and the wind off the river was so bitter it stung my face.\u00a0 But that was all tolerable because it was above ground.\u00a0\u00a0 The most shocking hardship I faced in NYC was the subway ride to my school, Friends Seminary, on East 16th<\/sup>\u00a0Street.\u00a0 The underground world was different \u2013 especially when we changed trains in Times Square.\u00a0 The stench of urine was so overpowering I had to hold my breath.\u00a0 And there was no escape from the devotees of L. Ron Hubbard, and their aggressive attempts to sell me copies of\u00a0Dianetics<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Every ride to and from school felt like the journey in\u00a0The Way Back<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0 The one respite after a crowded subway ride home from school with my face stuck in the armpits of the passengers around me was a little shop called Happy Donuts down the street from my building. \u00a0After we exited the subway station, my brother and I made a daily stop at Happy Donuts, and carried our treats home in a little white paper bag so we could eat them while we played Nintendo.\u00a0 (Looking back with the eyes of a mother, I can\u2019t imagine allowing my sons to eat donuts every day nor can I imagine letting them eat them on the couch while playing a video game: crumbs and sticky fingers! \u00a0My father, though, never told us not to buy donuts.\u00a0 I suppose he was just relieved we made it home.\u00a0 And, hey, the donuts were Happy and I wasn\u2019t.\u00a0 Maybe he thought some of the donuts\u2019 joy would rub off on me.)\u00a0Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

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Jessica Apple: Diabetes Petition: Blue M&M\u2019s for the Treatment of Hypoglycemia<\/a><\/div>\n
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Dear Mars, Inc., Manufacturer of M&M\u2019s,<\/p>\n

In the 90s, when I came of voting age, I experienced the joy of voting for President Clinton.\u00a0 I felt as though I were making a difference in the world.\u00a0 I was proud of myself and my contribution to the United States of America as I cast my vote in favor of gun control, higher taxes for the wealthy, a woman\u2019s right to abortion without exception, and so on.\u00a0 Then, just a few years later, in 1995, thanks to you, I had the opportunity to cast my vote on a matter, unlike all that other stuff I mentioned, that truly defined basic American values: the color of our M&M\u2019s. You gave me the power to oust the tan M&M, a color so putrid it was only in dark movie theaters that we could eat it without thinking of baby diarrhea.<\/p>\n

I was not alone in my desire for change. 10 million Americans raised their phone receivers to vote on the future color of M&M\u2019s. More than 50% of us chose blue.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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At the time I based my vote on a several things: First, I was a student at the University of Michigan and \u201cGo Blue!\u201d was one of my regular cheers.\u00a0 Second, I truly believed the world was in need of more blue food. Now, however, as I have become a person with diabetes, blue has a whole new meaning to me. Blue is the color of diabetes awareness. A blue circle is the international symbol of diabetes.\u00a0 I write to you today to ask you to become a diabetes advocate. Help me and my community raise diabetes awareness by declaring the blue M&M the international symbol for the treatment of\u00a0hypoglycemia<\/strong>.\u00a0Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

Jessica Apple\u00a0<\/strong>is co-founder and editor-in-chief of ASweetLife. \u00a0She writes the blog\u00a0The Natural Diabetic<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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