The theory in my family is that my pancreas had been dying a slow death for fifteen years. A cow’s milk-related allergy …
Diagnosis
A Weekend Excursion to a Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis
“Your blood sugar was five hundred and twenty four,” whispered the doctor through pale lips, after gently pulling back t…
Surviving, But Barely: A Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis in Nepal
The number staring back at me on the display was in the low 400s. I had no idea what that meant, but I sensed it was bad…
A Father’s Letter to His Son, Newly Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes
Diabetes is so new, and the pain of it coming into our lives is still fresh. The sleepless nights are the only thing tha…
Kids First Diabetes Second: Quinn’s Diagnosis at Three
My husband had taken the morning off to spend time in the classroom, and since it was also our turn to clean, I left wor…
What I Wish I’d Known When my Child was Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes
Don’t talk A1C’s with your kids. Ever. Listen, before diabetes, did you take the lab sheet from your child’s annual phys…
How Our Daughter’s Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis Changed her Life—And Ours
Even though Bisi can live a long, healthy life, I feel terribly sad for her, and for us. Sad that she will need tens (hu…
LADA and GAD: Diagnosing Type 1.5 Diabetes
Until now, the effectiveness of GAD antibody testing as a diagnostic has not been completely endorsed by the scientific …
Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis Leads A Woman to Lose 100 Pounds and Make Lasting Changes
She described her diagnosis with Type 2 diabetes, decision to join a clinic-based weight loss program, and gradual incor…
Swimming Through a Diabetes Diagnosis
I had only managed to swim a mile once in my pool and my health seemed off that summer. I still pushed myself, despite …
