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1. I don’t want an A for anorexia | Charlotte Samantha A grim spell in the eating disorder wing of a psychiatric hospital has only raised more questions about ignorance of the disease“You haven’t scooped all the butter out. Finish it all.” The nurse’s stare invaded from across the table, and her words continued the assault. She had finished supervising my breakfast, but was hell-bent on discovering any trace of leftovers, any hint of my illness now showing its mark in the almost empty flora pat beside my sticky fingers. They were sticky because – bowl of full-fat milk-soaked cereal, cup of tea, glass of water, glass of orange juice, two...
2. Are Arizona teen eating disorders caused by climate? A recent article in the February 28, 2015, edition of the Arizona Daily Star calls much-needed attention to the high incidence of eating disorders among southern Arizona teens. Arizona ranks second in the United States for teens who have purged as a method of weight control and has twice the incidence than the U.S. average, according to a recent study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, I must take issue with two of the article’s conclusions. Firstly, the article attributes the prevalence of eating disorders to Tucson’s climate. It quotes Dr. Nia Sipp, medical director for...
3. Sunday Funnies: D-Fathers, Unite! Hats off to all the loving fathers out there, who can take out the trash AND change an infusion set with equal savvy.Something special for you all today from our fave type 1 illustrator Haidee Merritt:...
4. Sunday Funnies: Out of the Closet? In light of this week's rant on diabetes etiquette, the topic of "disclosure" was top of mind.Our diabetes illustrator bar-none Haidee Merritt has shared this: Yup. You out of the closet yourself yet? Or what?...
5. Meet Jana Beck: Grad Student with Big Ideas About Diabetes Tech In the second in our series of interviews with the 10 winners of the DiabetesMine Patient Voices Contest that were announced in June, we're chatting with a Philadelphia woman who wants to see more integration and feedback factored into diabetes so......