The 411 on Growing Old with Diabetes

People with diabetes are living longer and healthier lives than ever. The life expectancy for PWDs has dramatically increased through the years (yay!), but that doesn’t mean that diabetes gets any easier. In fact, as the well-respected endocrinolo…

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Reflecting On My Not-So-Inspiring Diabetes Youth When I was growing up, I believed there were many things I couldn't do because of my type 1 diabetes.Be a professional athlete. Fly planes. Go to the moon. Join the military. Even grow up to be a "real" news reporter out on the streets covering cu......
My hope for the future is that stigma around mental health will be eradicated – Take 5 To Blog My name is Ellie and I have experienced an eating disorder, depression and borderline personality disorder. My mental illness has affected my whole life, I am unable to work at the moment and have been denied a place at university because of it. My greatest source of support has been my family, friends and being able to volunteer in mental health settings. My hope for the future is that stigma around mental health will be eradicated and access to support will be much easier. I am taking 5 on Time to Talk Day because I think that Time to...
Famous First Words… I'm not sure if this qualifies as an official meme, but lots of bloggers like to mark the end of the year by listing out the first lines of one blog post from each month - which makes for a fascinating little "snapshot" of what happens on any give......
Three Meters and a Pump – New Diabetes Video Product Reviews! HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY TO ALL!While you're hopefully out barbequing and throwing the Frisbee (and not working), we're at our stations with four more great Diabetes Community product reviews -- just published in the new DiabetesMine Test Kitchen, where......
Chucking Test Strip Coverage? (Not) Our new correspondent Wil Dubois takes on another test strip-related issue here - one that could effect the future of health care coverage for PWDs all over the country... by D'Mine Correspondent William "Lee" DuboisAlong with the mystery of how m......