Buying a dozen roses is a traditional way many people say “I love you” for Valentine’s Day. But what if that token of affection also meant saving the life of a child with diabetes?
For the first time this year, it does! All you have to do is be a part of a new grassroots effort called Spare a Rose, Save a Child.
A small group of our friends in the Diabetes Online Community (DOC)…
Got diabetes questions? You came to the right place! Ask D’Mine is our weekly advice column, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois. This week, Wil has his eye on eye complications, and is waxing wise about the many different “ranges” for what might be considered ideal blood sugar levels.
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Charlotte, type 2 from New Mexico, writes: I feel so old!…
We’re back with another edition of our Global Diabetes series, in which we’re “traveling the planet” to bring you stories of people living with diabetes in various parts of the world. This month, we’re hosting Maryam Al-Ostad, a 25-year-old from Kuwait who’s been living with type 1 for 11 years.
Medical authorities estimate that in Kuwait, about one in four people are living with some form of diabetes (!)
Maryam was born in Kuwait and…
We’ve been traveling the world for the past year, bringing you different perspectives on life with diabetes with our Global DiabetesSeries. This month, we’d like to introduce you to Mila Ferrer, who lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with her husband and three sons. Puerto Rico is closely tied to the U.S., as it is a commonwealth, but it is also distinctly different.
Currently working as Director of Operations for Fundación Dulces Guerreros, an organization for…
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We’re back with another edition of our Global Diabetes series, in which we’ve “traveled the world” to bring you the stories of people living with diabetes, from Germany and Spain to India and the United Arab Emirates. Today, Anja Nielsen joins us from Copenhagen, Denmark, where approximately 5% of the population has diabetes. Anja was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1999, and soon after became an active diabetes advocate, involved in both the International…
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