Let's Talk Weight
Weight and Diabetes
Let's take control of the conversation
Raise your hand if you’ve ever heard “Should you be eating that?” or “You don’t look like you have diabetes”.
Dude, we get it.
Join us as we take control of the conversation on weight and diabetes. We pledge to focus on science—not stereotypes—to drive the conversation forward. So without further ado, let’s talk weight.
Stigma Undermines Health
Stigma does not motivate people to be healthy—it has the opposite impact.
If managing the physical impact of diabetes wasn't enough, there's also this brain thing to think about.
50% +
More than half of people living with diabetes have experienced stigma.
2-3x
People with diabetes are 2 to 3 times more likely to have depression than people without diabetes.
“You cannot hate yourself to wellness, you have to love yourself there.”
Mary D., community member
Diabetes + Weight Resources
Technology + Equipment
How to Use CGMs and Fitness Trackers for Weight Management
Diabetes Types + Diseases
Lessons Learned From Hiding My Type 1 Diabetes
Advocacy
What is the Health at Every Size Movement?
Physical Wellness
How Walking Helps with Weight—and Other Things—if You Live with Diabetes
Advocacy
People Aren’t “Noncompliant”—They Are Struggling
Physical Wellness
BMI: What You Need to Know
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How do you celebrate your diaversary?
Celebrate my 20th diaversary with me 🎉💛 Living with T1D isn’t easy, but every year is proof of your strength and resilience. If you needed a sign to celebrate your own diaversary… this is it!
“Be transparent with the people around you about what you need, what you`re living with and even the signs and symptoms they should look out for so they can care for you. It`s ok to be cared for.”
Read the rest of Jackie Hill Perry’s story on our website!
Can someone pause the gossip until my candy kicks in?
diabetes: "every morning you wake up I`ll be there, every night at dinner I`ll be there, every birthday party I`ll be there."
Look at him now #t1dlookslikeme #diabetesawareness #padresbaseball @padres @officialmikeking
For it’s one, two, three stages of type 1 diabetes at the old ball game #diabetesawareness #t1dlookslikeme #sandiegopadres
San Diego got screened!🩸Over 800 people learning more about type 1 diabetes and 200+ screened.
Almost 90% of people diagnosed with type 1 diabetes have no family history of the disease. T1D can affect anyone at any age. A simple blood test can help identify risk before symptoms appear and reduce the chance of a dangerous diagnosis, plus open the door to therapies that could help delay the onset.
Huge thanks to @kingofthehillfoundation, @sdpadresfoundation and @padres!! And shout out to @dexcom for giving Stelos to the first 200 screened to help them understand their glucose 💛
And thank YOU for showing up for early detection!
Several photos by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images
#diabetesawarness #t1dlookslikeme #sandiegopadres
Find me and my diabuddies on the jumbotron #t1dlookslikeme #diabetesawareness #padresbaseball
T1D brides and grooms: tap in and tell us how your blood sugars survived your wedding day
moms with T1D, we see you 💛 Balancing your own health while caring for your kids is a lot to carry, and you’re doing it every day!
Inspired by one of the amazing T1D moms on our Beyond Type 1 team who’s living this reality every day!
T1D parents, what tips and tricks help you balance diabetes and parenting? 👇
Affordable insulin shouldn`t depend on your insurance, employer, or zip code.
Last week, the INSULIN Act cleared the HELP Committee and now heads to the Senate.
It`s not law yet—but it`s an important step forward. 💛
If you or someone you know needs help affording insulin, see cost-saving options at getinsulin.org
105 years after insulin was isolated, the Banting house is still standing strong 💛 Have you been to London, Ontario?
In my opinion, this is a national holiday 🥹💉
If you or someone you love is struggling to afford insulin, visit getinsulin.org
Insulin started as frozen ground pancreas? 105 years ago today, Banting and Best isolated insulin for the very first time.
If you or someone you know is struggling to afford insulin, find cost-saving options at getinsulin.org
Sources:
UMass Diabetes Center of Excellence. (n.d.). Frederick Banting and Charles Best Isolate Human Insulin. In University of Massachusetts Medical School. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from https://www.umassmed.edu/dcoe/diabetes-education/patient-resources/banting-and-best-discover-insulin/
Mazur, A. (2011). Why were “starvation diets” promoted for diabetes in the pre-insulin period? Nutrition Journal, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-10-23
de Groot, K. (2021). 100 years of insulin. In Penn Today. University of Pennsylvania. https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/100-years-insulin
(2023). In Nobelprize.org. https://educationalgames.nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/insulin/discovery-insulin.html
#insulin #diabetesawareness
I never knew how much I wanted to prick my dad`s finger until now
Come hang out with Beyond Type 1 at the Padres game on August 1 and get yourself or your family members screened for type 1 diabetes from 10 am - 12 pm! ️🌭⚾️
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