We spent five frightening days in a South American hospital at the end of March 2018 after a family friend recognized th…
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The Perfect Holiday Gift Guide for People with Diabetes
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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…
Do You Celebrate Your Diabetes Anniversary?
Do you remember the date you were diagnosed with diabetes? Is there a pancreas-shaped mylar balloon that we can blow up…
Disclosing My Diabetes to My Students
I am a high school chemistry teacher and person with type 1 diabetes. I’ve been teaching for three and a half years and …
A Dangerous Diabetes Misdiagnosis
In early July 2011, I was a frail 114 pounds. I’m 5’5″ tall, and was all skin and bones. My sternum pr…
How I Lost 120 Pounds and Gained Control of Diabetes and Myself
I remember the day my very kind endocrinologist told me “Your weight has gone up again. I’m concerned about the long-te…
I Know About Needles
That is the first line of Andie Dominick’s 1998 memoir, also titled Needles, on growing up with type one diabetes…
Day One of Life with Diabetes: Memories from Diagnosis Day
Since September of 1986, when I was seven, I have been living with type 1 diabetes. Day one of diabetes is mostly a blu…