A few days ago, a viral Instagram post began appearing all over my social media threads. It was the same post everywhere…
People (Celebrities)
Type 1 Diabetes is No Match for MMA Fighter Anna Hyvärinen
There’s really been only one time that Finnish-born mixed martial arts competitor Anna Hyvärinen can recall something sl…
Doctors Continue to Search For Answers in British Man’s Disappearing Diabetes
A few months ago, I interviewed Daniel Darkes, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in February 2011. Miraculously, in…
A Diabetes Reality Show To Air in July
One of the least interesting things about Charles Mattocks might be that he is Bob Marley’s nephew. One of the most inte…
Usher Takes Son to Diabetes Camp, Misses Manchester Benefit Concert
When superstar Usher explained to the world why he had to miss the Manchester Benefit Concert this week, the average par…
Has A British Man Really Been Cured of Type 1 Diabetes?
I have been living with type 1 diabetes for 25 years now. The relentlessness of type 1, and the fact that I will probabl…
Diabetes Is Like Walking Up A Staircase
Andrew Mika gazes down to examine his tailored white dress shirt. “See look at that—there’s a blood stain!”
These words,…
CNN’s “Fake” Diabetes News
Last spring CNN ran a story on one of its correspondents, Cristina Alesci, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as an …
Solving the Jackie Robinson Diabetes Mystery
Despite attacks of snarling bigotry both on and off the baseball field, Jackie Robinson, the first African American play…
Actress and Diabetes Advocate Mary Tyler Moore Dies at 80
Mary Tyler Moore, who lived with Type 1 diabetes, died today at the age of 80. She was a much loved actress, best known…