Ginger Vieira

Should I Ask My Primary Care Provider for Glucagon?

If you use insulin or another blood-sugar-lowering medication to manage your diabetes, you should have...

Treating Low Blood Sugar as You Age with Diabetes

As you get older, your body and mind change, and that affects how you feel...

States That Let EMTs Give You Glucagon During Severe Lows

It’s fair to assume that a 911 call about severe low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) will...

5 Tips to Stop Overtreating Low Blood Sugar

Sensitive Topic Warning: For some people, eating a lot of food all at once when...

Do You Know How to Save a Life with Emergency Glucagon? You Should

You’ve probably heard of the EpiPen and how it can save someone’s life if they’re...

The Best Fast-Acting Carbs to Treat Low Blood Sugar

Low blood sugars can be one of the hardest parts about living with diabetes.Even if...

How to Support Students with Diabetes

A student with type 1 diabetes (T1D) may need support at school from teachers or...

Not All Sugars Are the Same: Using Glucose to Treat Hypoglycemia

If you could relieve your low blood sugar symptoms more quickly, would you? Low blood...

8 Low-Carb Substitutes for People with Diabetes

Don’t worry—we’re not suggesting that you ought to remove all the carbs from your diet!...

How to Get Afrezza Inhaled Insulin — From Prescription To Coverage

Editor’s Note: Educational content related to inhaled insulin is made possible with support from MannKind...

Participate in Type 1 Diabetes Research From Home

Research doesn’t always involve taking new medications. Instead, research on type 1 diabetes can actually...

The Surprising Benefits of Taking Metformin for Type 1 Diabetes

Editor’s note: This article includes Ginger’s personal experience taking metformin in addition to her daily...

Double Diagnosis: Type 2 Diabetes + Common Complications

If the day of your type 2 diagnosis came with the discovery of one or...

If You’re Tired of Injections, Try This Insulin Patch

Editor’s Note: Educational content related to insulin patch technology is made possible with support from...

If You Take Insulin: You Need a Prescription for Emergency Glucagon

Here's what you need to know about emergency glucagon if you take insulin to manage...

Using Inhaled Insulin with Type 1 + Type 2 Diabetes

Editor’s Note: Educational content related to inhaled insulin is made possible with support from MannKind,...

If a Strict Low-Carb Diet Doesn’t Work For You…

If you’ve struggled to follow a strict low-carb or ketogenic diet, it’s okay! In fact,...

1 Year Later: Why I Still Love Inhaled Insulin for Type 1 Diabetes

Editor’s Note: Educational content related to inhaled insulin is made possible with support from MannKind,...

The First Time I Called 911 After 51 Years of Type 1 Diabetes

Editor’s note: This article discusses severe hypoglycemia and does not substitute for medical advice from...

3 Tips: Getting Off the Blood Sugar Roller Coaster

Editor’s note: This article does not substitute for medical advice from your healthcare team. Severe...

What Doctors Want Most From Patients with Diabetes: Blood Sugar Data

Your blood sugar data might as well be a gold mine to your healthcare team....

How to Time Your Insulin Dose with Meal Digestion

How you time your insulin dose with digestion isn’t easy. In fact, learning how to time your...

Transgender with Diabetes: Fighting for Gender-Affirming Healthcare

Max was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 6 in 2002. His father has...

Tips + Tricks: Losing Weight While Taking Insulin

Editor's note: Always consult your healthcare team before making any changes to your insulin regimen....

Restarting Your Diabetes Journey After Burnout

Living with diabetes comes with a non-stop, day-after-day, hour-by-hour list of responsibilities. If you’ve ever...

Another Reminder that Racial/Ethnic Inequality Exists in Diabetes Care

Coverage of the ADA Scientific Sessions is brought to you by the ADA x BT1...

What to Expect During Recovery From Diabulimia

Sensitive Topic Warning: This article discusses disordered eating, including purging, severe calorie restriction and insulin...

6 Things Doctors Should Say to Patients with Diabetes

Editor's note: If you can't simply print this out and hand it to your doctor,...

Stem Cell Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes: Patient Achieved Insulin Independence on Day 270

Editor’s Note: The news shared below is from a recent and promising clinical trial. For...

My Experience Getting LASIK Eye Surgery as a Person with Diabetes

As a person with diabetes, annual visits to your eye doctor are critical to catching...

Can People with Diabetes Get LASIK Eye Surgery?

As a person with diabetes, annual visits to your eye doctor are critical to catching...

Getting Therapy as a Man with Diabetes: “Our pride gets the best of us.”

Thank you to BetterHelp for offering everyone in our community two free weeks of professional...

Avoiding Lows While Drinking Alcohol

Yes, people with diabetes can drink alcohol, but there are a few very important things to keep...

Diabetes Astrology: Snacks for Hypoglycemia Based on Your Zodiac Sign

DISCLAIMER: The stars are not medical doctors; all advice in this post comes from the stars’...

Protecting Your Eyes as a Person of Color with Diabetes

Today, more than 800,000 Black Americans have diabetic retinopathy. Retinopathy can lead to vision loss...

Tiffani’s Story: The Cost of Not Taking My Insulin

Tiffani Martin was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 5 years old, in 1993. At...

This Program Lets You Try the Freestyle Libre CGM for Free

Educational content related to CGM technology is made possible with support from Abbott, the makers...

What is LADA? (Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults)

Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) is a type of diabetes that is often misdiagnosed...

Managing Diabetes with a High-Deductible Insurance Plan

For a person with any type of diabetes, a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) isn’t usually...

Is COVID-19 Causing Type 1 Diabetes?

Editor’s Note: We have a simple goal: tap into the power of the global diabetes...

Diabetes Camp: Why Forcing Your Child to Go May Be The Best Decision Ever

Editor’s Note: This content was originally published at OnTrack Diabetes, acquired by EndocrineWeb, and is...

Inhaled Insulin: Myths Vs. Facts

This resource on inhaled insulin was made possible with support from MannKind (makers of Afrezza®...

What are diabetes complications and what causes them?

This educational content is brought to you by the ADA x BT1 Collab. The following...

Why does my body need insulin?

This educational content is brought to you by the ADA x BT1 Collab. The following...

How to Adjust Your Insulin Rates for Endurance Training

Whether you’re running 3 miles or 13, learning how—and when—to adjust your insulin rates for...

This is Why I Screen My Children for Type 1 Diabetes

This resource was created in partnership with JDRF through the JDRF – Beyond Type 1...

How Dehydration Can Spike Your Blood Sugar

This content was created as a part of a paid partnership with Ultima Replenisher, an...

Tips: Endurance Exercise with a Closed-Loop Pump

Training for a marathon or a triathlon as a person with type 1 diabetes comes...

Stem-Cell Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes Reduced Patient’s Insulin Needs by 91%

Editor’s Note: The news shared below is from a recent and promising clinical trial. For...

Avoid Exercise Lows: How to Time Your Workouts Around Insulin Doses

Exercising as a person with type 1 or type 2 diabetes who takes insulin can...

All About Nasal Glucagon

Glucagon is a hormone produced by alpha cells in the pancreas. Though they work in...

Preparing For Back to School with Type 1 Diabetes

Heading back to school is always an exciting part of the year, but for those...

Low Blood Sugars & Anxiety While Returning to Your Busy Routine

Editor’s Note: This content was made possible with support from Zealand Pharma, makers of Zegalogue®,...

Anxiety in People with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

Coverage of the ADA Scientific Sessions is brought to you by the ADA x BT1...

Prevalence & Treatment of Eating Disorders in Type 1 Diabetes

Coverage of the ADA Scientific Sessions is brought to you by the ADA x BT1...

Emergency Glucagon: Access, Coverage & Cost Help

If you take insulin or any medicine that can cause low blood sugar, having emergency...

Which Sunglasses are Best for People with Diabetes?

Before you buy your next pair of sunglasses, consider more than just how cool the...

What does 20/20 vision mean?

Normal vision is 20/20 or better, which means you can see something clearly from 20...

We Asked an Ophthalmologist: Who REALLY Needs Eye Exams?

Kevin Blinder, MD—an ophthalmologist and ADA volunteer— recently spoke to Beyond Type 1 on the...

Floaters in Your Vision: When Should You Be Concerned?

While anyone can develop this eye condition, floaters are more common in people with diabetes...

All About Glaucoma in People with Diabetes

Glaucoma is usually related to pressure in your eyes that is higher than normal—and it’s...

All About Cataracts in People with Diabetes

Cataracts is likely a term you’ve heard to describe an eye condition in older people,...

All About Diabetic Macular Edema

Diabetic macular edema (DME) is extremely common in older people with diabetic retinopathy, but it...

All About Diabetic Retinopathy

Retinopathy is one of the most common and most serious diabetes-related eye complications. It’s actually...

All About “Dry Eye” with Diabetes

One of the most common yet rarely talked about eye conditions in people with diabetes...

Patients Share: Treatments for Diabetes Eye Complications

While the causes and tests for diabetes-related eye complications are all the same, the experience...

Computer Screens & Blue Light: What Screen Time Can Do to Your Eyes

Throughout the day, you may easily spend more time with your eyes on a screen...

What’s the Difference: Ophthalmologist vs. Optometrist vs. Optician

As a person with diabetes, it’s important to have an eye-healthcare team, starting with an...

What to Expect at Your Annual Diabetes Eye Exam

Your annual diabetes eye exam can take anywhere between one to two hours because there...

Why You Should Schedule Your Annual Diabetes Eye Exam

As a person with diabetes, your annual eye exam is the best way to determine...

Rachael’s Story: My Stage 4 Diabetic Retinopathy Went Undiagnosed for Years

“I was diagnosed with retinopathy two years ago after a pretty significant hemorrhage in my...

Bethany’s Story: My Eye Started Bleeding the Day My First Child Was Born

“My first bleed was almost 12 years ago—the day my first baby was born,” explains...

After Years of Denial, This Man Manages His Diabetes with Insulin

When Arvind Ramaswamy was diagnosed with maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY) 1 diabetes—a...

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