As if diabetes doesn’t give us enough to worry about in the day-to-day, we also have to be constantly aware of what could happen to us, down the line. Here at the ‘Mine, we’re big believers that knowledge is power, and it’s better to be prepared for the worst, which is why we’ve been bringing you an in-depth look at various diabetes complications in our “411 Series” since the beginning of the year.
September is…
Anybody heard about the first-ever upcoming United Nations (UN) High-Level Summit Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), in which heads of state from around the world will meet in New York City on Sept. 19 and 20? Um, we’re not sure President Obama has either, and that’s very bad news for diabetes, according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).
IDF approached a bunch of us D-bloggers and online advocates at the Roche Social Media Summit in…
Type 2 diabetes is a sneaky beast, and often has been hiding in the background for far longer than people realize. So for many people, the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes also comes along with diagnosis of a complication.
This is what happened to Mike Durbin. When he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2008, he was also diagnosed with heart disease. He was also only 27 years old! He immediately had to reverse…
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Last month, we launched a new series on diabetes complications. The idea is definitely not to use scare tactics to convince you to take better care of yourself, but rather to embrace the notion that “knowledge is power” and that if you are diagnosed with a complication, life goes on…
(Hey, we’re facing our own worst fears here, too)
It just so happens that February is National Heart Month (go figure), so this month we’re…
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It’s February. The month of sweet tarts and sweet hearts (and far too much candy being tossed around, if you ask me).
Fittingly, it also happens to American Heart Month, a time to call attention to cardiovascular diseases (CVD), including stroke, which are our nation’s No. 1 killer (!) A full 50% of people with diabetes die of cardiovascular disease, according to the World Health Organization.
The first thing you should know is that this…
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