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Love in the Time of Diabetes
Even though Valentine’s Day usually focuses on matters of the heart, today it’s all about the pancreas. Living with dia…
Having Friends May Protect You From Type 2 Diabetes
Make a friend, avoid diabetes? It’s not quite that simple, but a new study finds that social interaction with a circle o…
Diabetes and Divorce: Managing Care in Two Homes
By the time diabetes upended our lives, our parental trio had been raising two daughters in two homes, for six years. We…
Now My Husband And I Both Have Diabetes
I can deal with my own diabetes. This is my life. But my husband? He is the strong one, the one with no health issues wh…
Sharing the Responsibility of a Kid with Type 1 Diabetes
Andrew and I have since separated. Type 1 diabetes was not the cause of this decision, but more the last in a series of …
The Impact of a Kid’s Chronic Illness on Marriage and Family
She says, “I wouldn’t wish a chronic illness on any family.” The stress that comes with it while dealing with everything…
5 Wedding Planning Tips for People With Diabetes
I have Type 1 diabetes, and I recently got married. It was a smallish wedding with 65 guests at a local farm. We rented…
A Diabetes Cure: Keeping the Hope Alive
My husband Mark and I both have type 1 diabetes. We met as counselors at diabetes summer camp, and married many years la…
When You Love a Woman With Type 1 Diabetes
Ever try to enjoy sex while worried about your blood sugar dropping or soaring? How about having your medical devices fr…
