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December 21, 2012
Welcome back to our Friday “life with diabetes” video short series from filmmaker Jenny MacKenzie, who created the documentary film Sugar Babies. This week’s snippet looks at a teenager with diabetes who’s trying to do better in his D-management, but is facing that common sense of burnout that we PWDs (people with diabetes) know all too well.
In this boy’s words, diabetes burnout is when “you don’t care about diabetes — period,” and your D seems like “a…
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AmyT on
December 7, 2012
Happy Friday! Once again, it’s time for a “life with diabetes” video short from filmmaker Jenny MacKenzie, who created the documentary film Sugar Babies. In this week’s clip, we get a peek inside a family’s experience of taking their adorable little girl with type 1 to preschool for the first time!
But this mom and dad face having to give up the constant supervision of her diabetes, and help the new teacher learn how to…
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AmyT on
November 30, 2012
As we move into December (food-fest season), we’re continuing our weekly “life with diabetes” video series straight from Sugar Babies film creator Jenny MacKenzie.
This week’s snippet looks at one family’s struggle to give up sugary treats and eat healthier in order to combat type 2 diabetes.
Episode 9: Speed Bumps, Not Road Blocks
What do you think? Any white bread fans out there who’ve struggled in particular? Any personal experiences on changing food…
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AmyT on
November 23, 2012
Welcome again to our Friday video shorts, where we’re bringing you a weekly “life with diabetes” snippet from filmmaker Jenny MacKenzie, who created the documentary film Sugar Babies.
In this week’s clip, we get a peek inside the world of a teenager with diabetes who says she weighed 311 pounds. But by piecing together and personalizing a management plan, she was able to lose a whopping 140 pounds (!) and get her health on track.…
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AmyT on
November 9, 2012
Keeping up with our new Friday series, we bring you the next “life with diabetes” video short from filmmaker Jenny MacKenzie. This week’s clip dives into the scary deep end of the diabetes world by looking at the high costs of keeping up with daily management.
But despite the costs, this family’s motto for their kiddo: “Just Keep Swimming!”
Episode 6: Costs of D-Management
Anybody got any tips you’d like to share on managing…
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