When you see news about diabetes being linked to “brain shrinkage,” it can be tough to take that seriously and not smirk about the silliness of headlines.
But the links between diabetes and brain disease are more serious and substantial than many once thought, even just a few years ago when the media reported that a new type of diabetes — type 3 — had been discovered.
Now, this isn’t to be confused with the…
Standing in the corner of a dark room, my eyes took a few moments to adjust to the darkness.
Ten feet in front of me, my mom sat at an eye-testing device the size of an oven. Next to her, a doctor stared at a dimmed screen, with two boxes displayed — one had a close-up of my mom’s right eye showing the inside crosshairs and the other resembled a line graph of what an eye-based…
People with diabetes are living longer and healthier lives than ever. The life expectancy for PWDs has dramatically increased through the years (yay!), but that doesn’t mean that diabetes gets any easier. In fact, as the well-respected endocrinologist and person with diabetes (PWD) himself Dr. Irl Hirsch put it at a conference earlier this year: we’re seeing more “geriatric PWDs” these days and that presents a new host of issues that endocrinologists and patients traditionally…
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Who doesn’t sometimes need help navigating life with diabetes? That’s why we offer Ask D’Mine, our weekly advice column, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois. This week he’s offering some thoughts on diabetes and seizures, and… well, funky toenail concerns.
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Marty, type 1 from Florida, writes: I’m 22 and I’ve been a diagnosed diabetic for 8 years. My A1C’s are always under…
You might say music industry celebrity Randy Jackson is a pretty big deal.
Most people these days think of him as one of the celebrity judges on American Idol. Not me. I don’t watch reality TV, so I’m not familiar with his persona there. But being a classic rock music lover and huge fan of legendary band Journey that Randy was a part of in the ’80s, having a chance to chat with him on…