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Denial is Overrated
She goes onto to say that college wasn’t any better. Very few people even knew she had type 1 diabetes (T1D). She would take shots but didn’t frequently check her numbers. Being in a sorority with...
From Junk Food Lover to Nutrition Nut!
All that I could think about was never having burgers again, or enjoying chocolate and junk food. I made it worse by staring at ‘naughty’ foods in the supermarket.
Making Peace with It—A Spouse’s Story (Part II)
I cried many tears when I got home—some were for myself, but most of them were for him. For the ways I haven’t supported him throughout this process and the recognition that he often shields me fr...
Making Peace with It—A Spouse’s Story (Part I)
There have only been a few times in my life when I’ve felt that amount of voltage run through my body — the current nearly knocked me over and I felt a wave a nausea that didn’t subside unti...
An Unexpected Chapter: Life with Type 1 Diabetes
It’s okay to be sad and let go. From January to early March, I was pretty much the worst version of myself. I gave in to fear, anxiety, anger and every other emotion under the sun. I snapped at peop...
Lack of Access to Insulin—Still A Global Problem
In the near century since, advances in diabetes care, many of which offer quite a dramatic improvement in treatment, have been seen. These would include a movement away from animal insulin to recombin...
Dear Katie, This is Your Diagnosis Day
I have some bad news. Tomorrow, you're going to be diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I know, it sucks. Turns out those leg cramps and crazy thirst you've been having isn't just a result o...
The Mediterranean Diet Gave My Son his Best A1C
Roman began (again) a daily regimen of insulin therapy. To accelerate Roman’s weight gain, we immediately incorporated pastas, meat and marinara sauces, and legumes. It became evident to us that our...
“You Have Sugar”—Being Diagnosed with Diabetes in India
If you are currently not fully-diagnosed or are pre-diabetic and look like you have all the symptoms of Type 1 diabetes and someone comes with herbal medication or some homemade concoction that they s...
Wolfram Syndrome—A Rare Form of Diabetes
We were doing fine with Audrey's diabetes management, but she started having some bladder issues that no one could explain. Assuming it was diabetes related, we didn't get too alarmed until ...
Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet
TrialNet is an international network of the world’s leading Type 1 diabetes (T1D) researchers who are exploring ways to prevent, delay and slow the progression of the disease. Studies are available ...
My Parents Had to Learn the Difference Between Type 1 and Type 2
At first, they treated me like a Type 2 diabetic and wanted to buy everything that was sugar-free. It was hard for them to wrap their heads around the idea that for me, the problem was my pancreas and...
Mistaken for an Anorexic—My Type 1 Diagnosis
Anorexia, bulimia and other eating disorders are common and dangerous misdiagnoses for diabetes, particularly in teens and preteens.
A T1D Endo Nurse Helps Families with Diagnosis
As I was going through nursing school, I always pictured myself being there for those kids and their families in that time of pure chaos. I thought, who better to help try to put these kids and famili...
Killing Myself Slowly and My Decision to Live
It’s tedious, annoying, and frustrating, but I was done feeling sorry for myself. Sometimes I cannot explain why I take all of my medicine correctly and my body still does not cooperate, but I’m l...
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