A few weeks ago, I was reading around on one of the many diabetes message boards of which I’m a member. I spotted a thread that included a note from a woman who wrote that her A1c has never been above 7% in 40 years of living with type 1 diabetes. Rather than responding directly, I tweeted, “I want to die a little.”
Why the strong reaction? Because in the 18 years I’ve had type…
After the whole Paula Deen controversy earlier this year, we were interested in seeing what her “Diabetes In a New Light” cooking campaign was going to be all about. That chance arose recently when Indiana-based fellow D-blogger and journalist Mike Hoskins took a bus ride to Chicago, where one of Paula’s sons was doing a cooking demonstration showing their new “diabetes friendly” Southern recipes. Mike had the chance to not only watch the demo and…
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We’re always hearing the scary warnings that the rate of diabetes is increasing dramatically. Here’s another scary statistic: 1 in 88 children is diagnosed with autism each year. April is National Autism Awareness Month, so we wanted to take some time to highlight not just autism, but the relationship between autism and diabetes… if there is one.
If you’re not familiar with autism (or “Autism Spectrum Disorder” known as ASD), it’s actually a wide-spectrum disorder,…
Right now, I’m on vacation. To be more specific, I’m on an insulin pump vacation.
Which, to be honest, it’s not much of a vacation (still have the ole diabetes to contend with!).
What is a pump vacation? It’s taking a break from wearing an insulin pump for short period of time. I’m not switching back to shots permanently, although I do know of people who have done so after taking a pump vacation. Sometimes…
April is national Minority Health Month, so we’ve turned to our man in the trenches, Wil, for some insight into what it’s like helping minority populations with their diabetes:
By D’Mine Columnist / Correspondent Wil Dubois
If your skin is darker than mine, I’ll likely live longer than you will. And better, too — at least health-wise. Sucks, I know, but it’s true. But why is it so? Why aren’t the needs of America’s minority…