diabetes and discrimination

A Mixed Military Bag for People with Diabetes

By MikeH on May 25, 2012

As we approach Memorial Day and recognize those serving our country, we thought it would be worthwhile to look at the ease with which people with diabetes are able to serve in the military, and how that’s changed through the years.
Sadly, the picture isn’t as optimistic as we would have hoped.
While access to military service for PWDs has gotten a little better over time, not much has changed and it remains mostly hit-or-miss…

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DSMA March — Diabetes in Your Work Life

By AllisonN on March 23, 2012

The topic for this month’s Diabetes Social Media Advocacy (DSMA) blog carnival is about dealing with diabetes at work and/or school. Do you tell people around you about your illness? Why or why not? Amy’s been out of school and self-employed since her diagnosis (lucky her!), so she deferred to me on this topic — and frankly, I’ve always been pretty “out there.”

 
I remember my first job interview out of college very clearly. It…

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