18 Years with Diabetes: A Diaversary Post

Today is my 18th diaversary. That’s DOC slang for the anniversary of my diagnosis. I used to think 18 years with diabetes sounded like a looooong time. Growing up, most of the people I knew had diabetes for about as long as me, because most of my …

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Ask D’Mine, St. Paddy’s Edition: Revisiting Drinking & Diabetes with Uncle Wil Welcome back to our weekly advice column, Ask D'Mine!You may remember our special edition from late 2012, in which our T1 host and community D-educator Wil Dubois had a few things to say about drinking with diabetes. With St. Patrick's Day coming......
Even 4yrs out OH has been my rock So here I am 4yrs out and find myself in the research phase all over again. Just as wide eyed and naive and scared as I was when researching WLS only now its for plastic surgery. 4yrs ago when I first found this site it was such an amazing thing. ......
Troubleshooting Diabetes The only constant in diabetes is that it's always changing. Numbers go up, numbers go down. Medication doses change. Your body changes. So how on earth do you figure out what to do when things start to go haywire? This month's Diabetes Social Medi......
Excellence As a Survival Strategy for Black Women in Academia By Dellea K. Copeland for Conditionally Accepted, cross-posted with permission I am a 22-year-old queer womyn of color, first-generation college graduate, first generation American. I wear my afro like it’s 1969. I speak openly about patriarchy and racism. On my desk, you will find an American flag that says “Black Lives Matter,” inspirational books of […]...
New Matchmaking Game for Women with Diabetes = Fun Stuff Ladies: ever wish you could find the perfect group of girlfriends who "get you" and your diabetes too? Well, now you can!In another amazing feat from the Diabetes Online Community (DOC) in terms of inventing new ways for social media to impact PWD......