Thyroid-isms: Beware of Tricky Symptoms and Questionable Care

Nearly 20 years ago, it was the sleepiness and crackly, dry skin that first alerted me something was wrong. Not diabetes, as I’d already been living with type 1 for close to a decade at that time.No, these symptoms were different.I had a visibly e…

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The Pill Can Kill In Rare Cases — If You Don’t Know The Signs And Risk Factors I nearly died when I was 18 years old because I was taking birth control pills and did not realize I had a blood clot. Neither did my doctor. For five weeks. After traveling up my legs with no symptoms and lodging just below my heart, the pulmonary embolism grew ...
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 ......
Meditation and Pregnancy This exercise will bring you and your baby together through the breath of life. ; In this exercise you will be bring guiding your breath through your lungs and circulatory system into that of your baby and then the baby will give you its waste and carbon dioxide to exhale. ; Remember, you are currently one unit functioning as two beings....Read Full Post...
I’ve recently lost a lot of weight and I’ve become obsessed with what I eat and trying to be healthy but it’s just resulted in obsessive calorie… I would highly suggest you talk to your parents. Obsessing over what you eat, restricting your caloric intake, and over-exercising are all symptoms of anorexia. Additionally, if other people are noticing it, that causes a lot of concern and raises some red flag for me. It can definitely be scary to talk to your parents, but if you want to get help, that is the best first step. Just tell them what you have told me and go from there. For eating disorders, early intervention is key to positive outcomes.Jessica...
Around the Diabetes Blogosphere: Sharing the Love in Feb. 2015 February may be a shorter month, but that doesn't mean our Diabetes Online Community (DOC) was short of amazing content. There was a lot of love in the air as usual this Valentine's month, and unfortunately a lot of snow for our friends in much ......