When I was growing up, I believed there were many things I couldn’t do because of my type 1 diabetes.
Be a professional athlete. Fly planes. Go to the moon. Join the military. Even grow up to be a “real” news reporter out on the streets covering current events. Honestly, I never thought I’d get even get married.
All because of my diabetes.
Keep in mind, this was the 1980s and early 90s. And this…
They say that April showers bring May flowers…
Of course, this month has once again also brought us some great blog posts from the Diabetes Online Community (DOC)! Here are some of our faves, in no particular order:
Those of us in the D-Community know well the stresses of living with chronic illness… and so we saw our own stories in many of the posts included in this month’s Patients For A Moment blog…
April is National Foot Health Awareness Month — yep, the feet have a month, too! — so we’re returning to our 411 on Complications series with a foot-featured post for y’all. But not a typical “neuropathy is bad” post with toe-curling scary scientific talk. No, we’ve done something along those lines about diabetic neuropathy before.
This time, we wanted to explore the emotional side of living with diabetic foot problems, and why so few PWDs…
Welcome back to Ask D’Mine – the web’s most quirky yet informative diabetes Q & A column, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois.
This week, Wil’s exploring the term “Type 3,” and he’s taking a look into the toilet bowl for us — errr, so to speak, as he explores urine issues with diabetes. Never a dull moment here at the ‘Mine!
{Got your own questions? Email us at AskDMine@diabetesmine.com}
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Having lived with type 1 for close to four decades now, Gina Gaudefroy has seen her share of news stories and articles about the latest research and technology relating to diabetes.
She was diagnosed at age 12 when living in Ireland, back in a time that many of us refer to as “the dark ages of diabetes.” Her sister also has diabetes, and her 21-year-old son Sean-Michael was diagnosed about four years ago.
So with…