Lipohypertrophy

Possible Solutions for Diabetes Skin Bumps

By AmyT on April 19, 2013

From the long list of lesser-known indignities one experiences with diabetes comes the “lumps and bumps” problem… Once again we’d like to welcome long-time type 1 PWD and Columbia University journalism grad student Amanda Cedrone to add her two cents:
 
Special to the ‘Mine by Amanda Cedrone
Like most people, I’m not always as hyper-aware of my diabetes as I should be. While I feel like I have pretty decent control, there are times when…

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Lipohypertrophy… Say What?

By AmyT on March 14, 2013

From the “crap no one ever tells you about with diabetes” file, comes:

Dissect the word with me for a moment:
Lipo — OK, that sounds like weight loss surgery.
Hyper — Yes, we often are. How else could we juggle work, kids, exercise, myriad lab tests and doctor’s appointments, non-stop carb-counting and dosing adjustments, etc., etc. and still do our taxes?
Trophy — Do I get one, for putting up with all this diabetes…

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