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…
Diabetes Diagnosis
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…
Peer to Peer: Practical Advice for Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetics
To mark World Diabetes Day 2019, we sought out advice from long time T1Ds and parents of T1Ds, to help those newly diagn…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I Sort of Have Type 1 Diabetes
Although I was diagnosed three years ago, and Jack three months ago, neither of us has taken a speck of insulin. Having …
A Heartbreaking Diabetes Coincidence that Made a Friendship Stronger
I called my friend Anne from the ER. “Lauren’s in the hospital,” I said. “She was just diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. A…
Climbing Over a Diabetes Diagnosis
Two months ago, I hopped into my car, feeling fine, drove an hour down to San Antonio, confidently walked into the resea…
