By
MikeH on
April 29, 2013
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…
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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 educator Wil Dubois.
This week, Wil’s setting our minds at ease about some of our most common dreads and fears — of complications, and potential insulin pump malfunctions.
Yes, anything’s possible in the world of diabetes, but Wil wants you to know: nothing’s inevitable. So try not to lose…
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It’s been a while, but we’re back with our ongoing series by and for loved ones of people with diabetes (PWDs), the so-called Diabetic Partner Follies. Today we’re proud to share a post written by Sandy Floyd, who lives with her type 1 husband Vince in the Philadelphia area and blogs over at A Diabetic Spouse. Vince was diagnosed at the tender young age of six months (!) and the complications he lives with bring…
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This is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and all across the country people are sharing various ways to “Save the ta-tas!”
Well, that mantra doesn’t just apply to cancer. There’s something else the ta-tas need saving from: diabetes.
Diabetic mastopathy is one of the more uncommon effects of diabetes, and it’s rarely included in warning lists of potential diabetes complications. But it’s real and it happens, so we’re going to talk about it and give…
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This is a good news + good news + bad news scenario, Folks. From announcements made at the ADA Conference in Philly, we’ve learned that long-term insulin use is shown to be safe – even Lantus use does not cause cancer risk! – but on the whole, type 1 diabetics in America aren’t faring so well, health-wise.
A huge and unprecedented study by the name of ORIGIN (Outcome Reduction with Initial Glargine Intervention) is the…
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