As a person with type 1 diabetes who’s been trying to lose weight for as long as I can remember, one of the things I often hear from other PWDs is that it takes twice as long to lose weight with diabetes as it does without. Now, I’ve checked with my expert sources and they tell me that isn’t true, but that doesn’t mean losing weight with diabetes is a walk in the park. Jessica…
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Every so often, we get questions here at our weekly advice column, Ask D’Mine!, that flat out break our hearts. Today, your host Wil Dubois, a veteran type 1 and diabetes educator & author, is responding to a teenage girl facing some pretty cruel treatment at her school relating to diabetes. Ouch…
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Taylor, type 1 from Oregon, writes: Hi, I’m 13 and got diagnosed with type 1…
Here we are on our final Friday in the month of January, and we find ourselves wrapping up our Life with Diabetes (LWD video series that’s been a regular find here for the past four months.
In this week’s final snippet, we visit with a teenager with diabetes struggling to keep her weight down and manage her blood sugar levels, all the while making it through college courses and working a job too, and, you…
Welcome once again to our weekly advice column, Ask D’Mine, where we talk all about navigating life with diabetes. In this edition, our host Wil Dubois (veteran type 1, author and diabetes community educator) takes on questions that may not only bring you to tears, but could also make you want to log some blood sugars! Read on!
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Joey from New England, type 1, writes: Hey, I was looking…
It’s always exciting to see a member of the D-OC accomplish a goal, so we’re thrilled to announce the release of Ginger Vieira’s self-published book, Your Diabetes Science Experiment. Ginger has lived with type 1 diabetes and celiac disease since 1999, but she’s most recognized for being a powerlifter (she’s set 15 records in drug-tested powerlifting) and owner of a life coaching business called Living in Progress. Ginger is powerfully committed to motivating and encouraging…
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