Diabetes… Why things are completely unfair for folks Living with Diabetes 22 Jan 201924 Jan 2019 "When I grow up, I want to be in the Air Force!" I once told my mom when we went to the base in Colorado. Basically, she told me, well,…
Diabetes… How to Feel When A Product Actually Works 12 Sep 201712 Sep 2017 I’m getting married in less than a year. If there’s anything that comes along with the happiness and dread you feel planning a wedding, the pressure to look impeccable is…
Diabetes… Hope? Is that the right word? 11 Jan 2016 As much as we all want to believe there will be a cure for diabetes, especially Type 1, in our lifetime isn't it still a reach? Happy New Year to…
Complications… Having Vitiligo AND Diabetes: How I’ve Dealt 14 Nov 2013 Happy World Diabetes Day everyone! Instead of writing about something that everyone is writing about right now (something along the lines of "What Diabetes Day means to me") I decided…
Diabetes… Off With The Pump! 31 Jul 2013 I know, I know. You must be thinking, how can this girl, the one who made up #WhereThePumpAreYou get off the pump? Right. Well, it's called lack of funds and…
Diabetes… Predicting the Drop 7 Jun 201322 Jan 2019 I walked into Stroger Hospital today for a pump clinic meeting. Interestingly enough, I knew a few people sitting in the room. The diabetic educator was one. The other was…
Complications… DENIED Because of a Pre-exisiting Condition 19 Apr 2013 As I was walking in this gloomy weather, I couldn't help but think about the issues I have to go through because I am a person with diabetes. I mean,…
Diabetes… And the point of working out is… Bad dreams! 30 Mar 201124 Mar 2017 So everyone knows that working out is good for you. That's no secret. But when you're living with diabetes and on medication for it, working out is a problem. My doctor…
Complications… The World Epidemic that No One Gets 24 Mar 201125 Mar 2011 First of all, I would like to announce that I am now a member of the American Diabetes Association's Young Professionals Board, which is the only one in the nation…
Complications… Pay Attention! 18 Mar 2011 I never realized the impact of diabetes on my thoughts until I attended a tweet chat with #dsma or the Diabetes Social Media Advocates. They began asking deep questions like, "Who…
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