In the morning, I think of my father. Perhaps only for a moment, and perhaps it is not so much a thought as an evocation…
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How a Ketogenic Diet Restored My Health
I’ve always loved food and I’ve always wanted to be a doctor. But if you had told me, even five years ago, that food – l…
The Hashtag that Changed My Life with Type 1 Diabetes: #LowCarb
In 2013, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 15. I was rushed to the hospital with blood sugars of 38.8 m…
A Message of Hope For Newly Diagnosed People with Diabetes
A few weeks ago an old high school classmate sent me a message: “Hey Maya, I know it’s been 20 years since we last spoke…
7 New Year’s Resolutions for People with Diabetes
Has the world ever been more anxious to greet the coming of a new year? Even in the best of times, the changing of the y…
8 Great New Year’s Resolutions for People with Diabetes
‘Tis the season for self-improvement! All around the world people will take the opportunity of the dawn of a new year to…
My Journey from Bread Blogger to Dr. Bernstein’s Diabetes Solution
We spent five frightening days in a South American hospital at the end of March 2018 after a family friend recognized th…
The Perfect Holiday Gift Guide for People with Diabetes
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From practical and useful everyday gifts to more luxurious items, there’s something for eve…
Expect the Unexpected: A Retinopathy Diagnosis
There was a diabetes day more than a decade ago that hit me like a ton of bricks.
OK, maybe that’s the first flag …
On This Day, Memories of Life Before Diabetes
Facebook’s On This Day feature certainly knows how to yank my chain. Up it pops to say, On this day nine years ago…and p…
