Sunday Funnies: Disappearing Diabetes?

We try so hard to create diabetes awareness — but sometimes we just end up biting our tongues. It’s another “superpower” of sorts…Thanks again to cartoonist Terry Keelan, a fellow type 1 living in Southern California, for this latest additio…

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Diabetes Votes Needed: #ShowMeYourPump For Miss America! By now, you've probably heard about the young PWD (person with diabetes) from Idaho who's competing to become the next Miss America.Yep, the 20-year-old's name is Sierra Sandison, and she's been living with type 1 since she was 18. And yes, she wo......
D-Blog Week: My Diabetes Hero On our final day of Diabetes Blog Week 2012 (boo, so sad!), we are ending the week on a high note by blogging about our "Diabetes Hero." As Karen suggests: "It can be anyone you'd like to recognize or admire, someone you know personally or not, so......
Former Miss America Pens "Reality Check" for Young Adults with Diabetes (with Giveaway!) We're always impressed by people who just won't let diabetes stand in their way.One of the best examples of that is Nicole Johnson, a fellow type 1 who achieved the dream of becoming Miss America in 1999, and also became a journalist, despite bein......
Weight Stigma and Binge Eating: What’s the Connection? My article appeared originally on Recovery Brands' Pro Corner site.Karina, a 42-year-old obese woman, put off her annual doctor’s appointment again. The reason for her reluctance? Karina fears her doctor’s judgments and admonitions about her weight. Several years back, her doctor read her the riot act about her weight and since that visit, Karina’s weight has climbed even more.Karina is not alone. Research indicates that higher weight individuals report experiencing weight stigma and negative stereotypes across a variety of situations and at the hands of family members, friends, doctors, bosses, teachers, and often, strangers.Last month marked the second annual Weight...
Diabetes Flower Power: Second Spare A Rose Campaign Going Strong! The butter compartment of my fridge is fully stocked with unopened bottles of chilled insulin.I'm so very thankful to have this medicine that keeps me alive, when so many people around the world cannot say the same. Sadly, more than nine decades ......