We’ve all seen the headlines claiming that “Diet Soda Raises Diabetes Risk!” Even the American Diabetes Association is touting how diet sodas can lead to metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. But that claim — and other health claims like it — are also frequently debunked or dismissed. For those of us already living with diabetes (especially type 1), does it even matter if diet sodas might cause type 2?
Well… since March is National…
Last week, we interviewed the American Diabetes Association’s CEO Larry Hausner on that organization’s ambitious plans for the next few years. FYI, Larry is also currently chair of the board of directors of the National Health Council (NHC), a national patient policy organization representing all people living with chronic illness.
In our phone interview, in which he was very generous with his time, we talked about what the NHC organization does, along with asking Larry…
Sometimes bad things happen to good people. Lucky for us, fellow D-blogger and journalist Mike Hoskins is on the case.
Special to the ‘Mine by Michael Hoskins
As if we PWDs (people with diabetes) didn’t have enough to keep our minds busy with daily blood sugar tests, health insurance coverage headaches and finding the time to read all the D-blogs and #dsma tweets, apparently now also have think about something else in our homes on a daily…
Talk about “patient-centered design.” Anyone paying attention to what we go through in real-life (often after dark)?
We love the heck out of T1 blogger and talented illustrator Kim Vlasnik, who once again knows exactly what PWDs want.
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Diabetes is both painful and a pain to deal with, so it’s no surprise to us that it can affect our body in mysterious ways. In this edition of our diabetes advice column, Ask D’Mine, our host, veteran type 1 and diabetes community educator, Wil Dubois fills us in on whether or not lows can cause any permanent brain damage (yikes!) and whether cramps are yet another diabetes complication.
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