Here’s a quick biology quiz: what is the largest organ in your body?
Time’s up!
It’s… your skin! Did you get it right? Despite the fact that your skin is on the outside, it is your largest organ and as we’ve discussed in previous editions in our 411 on Diabetes Complications series, diabetes can affect every organ in (or on!) your body. This goes for your skin too! With the summer heat barreling down, more…
June is Men’s Health Month, so as one of the ‘Mine’s men in the trenches, I’ve been asked to cover what’s unique about diabetes and men. You might be surprised to learn that it’s not all below the waistline (although some of it is). Diabetes uniquely effects men’s bodies differently from women’s, and yes — the classic male traits may get in the way of good healthcare as you’d expect.
But don’t worry guys, we’ve got…
When I started writing our 411 series on diabetes complications, I expected that it would take me roughly a year to cover them all. Off the top of my head, I knew the Big Four: blindness, kidney failure, neuropathy, and heart disease. I knew there were some “lesser known” — or at least, lesser recognized — complications like depression and erectile dysfunction. But we’re now 18 months into the 411 series, and there are still more. Oy!…
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I have been thinking about depression a lot lately. And not just because May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. When I wrote our post on Diabetes and Depression last year for our 411 series on diabetes complications, I had no idea that this particular complication was going to impact my life in such an unexpected way.
Earlier this spring, I found out that my friend, Caitlin McEnery, a type 1 PWD for 25 years…
Happy Saturday! Welcome to another edition of our weekly advice column, Ask D’Mine, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and community educator Wil Dubois, where our goal is to always “tell it like it is” — no matter what! We’re glad you’re here!
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Megan from Nevada, type 1, asks: Can you tell me how this whole “giving yourself a small dose of Lantus so you…