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Mental Health
Strength Is Accepting Help for Chronic Anxiety
Kaylin Hunter used to think being strong meant refusing a life vest and fighting the T1D current and the anxiety of managing a chronic disease entirely on her own, but she now defines strength as reco...
Let’s Talk Diabetes: The Importance of Language
We created a language guide for those who mean well, who want to learn more about language surrounding diabetes, or those who want to use more empowering language when talking about themselves or othe...
Former Miss Idaho Cycles Entire US
“I don't think young women have permission to love ourselves,” Sierra said during a recent conversation with Beyond Type 1. “And I think girls need a reminder that it's okay to be nice...
How to Engage Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes: A New Study
Since 2014, the D1 now researchers have worked with Galway University Hospitals to examine how young adults interact with their diabetes teams and how consistently they attend appointments to figure o...
Diabetes Took Away My Childhood—A Teen’s Perspective
I don't hate diabetes for the finger pricks and injections; they aren't nice but they are bearable. I HATE diabetes for taking away my childhood.
On T1D and Manhood
For the most part it seems like men with T1D try to “tough guy” their way through this disease. So here I am, extending an olive branch to all my type-1 bros to say this: It doesn’t make you les...
“And Me, Mommy?”
How do you let your children know that no matter how much time and attention you MUST devote to their sibling that they matter just as much? How do you relay this when your actions tell them something...
Can Pets Help in T1D Management?
To say that the stress and anxieties that come with having type 1 diabetes can get daunting would be an understatement. But have you ever considered that the simple act of playing with a cute animal c...
My First Year with T1D
The silver lining was my first A1C check. I went from an 11.7 on day of diagnosis to a 5.7. That day I remembering thinking that I was going to show type 1 who was boss. How naïve I was.
This is What Type 1 Diabetes Looks Like
This is what type 1 diabetes looks like. Pretty normal, right? Well, what you can't see right now is someone recovering from a severe low blood sugar. The now dried sweat that, moments ago, drenc...
10 Reasons I’m Grateful for Type 1
It’s easy to approach one’s diabetes with cynicism and bitterness. There are certainly reasons to. But there are also plenty of things to be grateful for, things that might feel saccharine to both...
Diabetes Affects the Entire Family
The first thought after being told that this was a autoimmune disorder and that more than likely one of us had passed this along to her was, What did I do? The feeling of wanting to fix it or take it ...
What is Diabetes Distress?
According to Dr. Lawrence Fisher, Research Director at the Behavioral Diabetes Institute (BDI), Diabetes Distress or “DD” refers to all the fears and worries that people with diabetes experience o...
After They Took My Pancreas
He then took my husband aside and said he operated on the pancreas of a patient two weeks prior and the patient died; my husband should call my friends and family. It appeared I wasn’t long for life...
How to Survive a Health Crisis with Your Spirit Intact: Part II
In the initial months of my health crisis I had a difficult time accepting that I had to adjust how I was doing many of my daily activities. Every adjustment reminded me that there was something “wr...
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