LIVING WITH DIABETES

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ENTERTAINMENT
6 Rules To Help Manage Type 2 Diabetes
Andre says that he was “stunned” to learn that he has type 2 diabetes. The fire department captain and paramedic says he
Dr. Phil
ENTERTAINMENT
Dr. Phil Opens Up About Living With Type 2 Diabetes For 25 Years
More than 25 years ago, Dr. Phil went to his doctor for a thorough physical -- and came back with life-changing news. "I
WELLNESS
Wait, I Think I Almost Forgot That I Have Type 1 Diabetes
By Peg Abernathy, Contributor
Type 1 diabetes advocate and spokesperson for education, chang...
Yes, it happened. For a few blessed, fleeting hours, I actually forgot that I have Type 1 diabetes. I'm not talking about pushing it into the back of my mind, but completely and totally forgetting about it. Everything.
WELLNESS
Obamacare Has Already Transformed How We Diagnose Diabetes
By Erin Schumaker
Diabetes complications can include kidney disease, increased risk for stroke and poor circulation that can lead to amputations
WELLNESS
Type 1 Diabetes Finally Explained
By Riva Greenberg, Contributor
A leading expert on flourishing with diabetes and an internati...
I got diabetes in February 1972 when I was 18 years old. I'm now 60. I've had diabetes more than four decades, more than two-thirds of my life. I have no memory of what life was like before "staying between the lines."
HEALTHY LIVING
Reaching the Unreachable: A Personal Approach to Diabetes
By David Weingard, Contributor
Founder, Fit4D
People with diabetes have different experiences, contributing to the complexity of managing an already multidimensional disease. There were so many beautiful and human moments as people shared their individual challenges and successes living with diabetes.
WELLNESS
The Antidote to Living With Diabetes
By Riva Greenberg, Contributor
A leading expert on flourishing with diabetes and an internati...
As Diabetes Month ends, I don't know how much we've accomplished. I don't know how many more people with diabetes will take better care of themselves. Or how many people realized they may have undiagnosed diabetes and went to get a fasting blood sugar test.
WELLNESS
My Name Is Liddy, and I'm a Type 1 Diabetic
By Liddy Huntsman, Contributor
Wife, Mother and Diabetes activist living abroad
For 18 years of my life, I was embarrassed to admit I was a Type 1 diabetic. I was embarrassed to admit I was different from everyone I went to school with. I was embarrassed I had to eat or drink juice in front of peers when the time didn't permit.
WELLNESS
Why I'm Grateful for Very Low Blood Sugar
By Dan Fleshler, Contributor
Writer and Publicist in New York City
I realized how I came across to them. A sweaty young man with blood sugar problems, crutches leaning precariously against the counter, a form from the State of Connecticut sticking out of a pocket of his faded jeans.
WELLNESS
Diabetes, Sotomayor's Parents and the Memory of the Heart
By Dan Fleshler, Contributor
Writer and Publicist in New York City
Parents of children with Type 1 diabetes often experience "chronic sorrow." But my mother never let on that she had been given a double dose of grief while calmly doling out insulin, counting out precise numbers of grapes for my lunchbox and driving me to Cub Scouts and Hebrew school.
WELLNESS
Forgotten Dimension of Diabetes Revealed in DAWN2 Study
By Riva Greenberg, Contributor
A leading expert on flourishing with diabetes and an internati...
You can have access to better medicines and tools and yet do little because you haven't got the emotional strength, resilience and support to get up every day and manage this chronic condition.
WELLNESS
Life, Death and the Birth of Marjorie's Fund
By Riva Greenberg, Contributor
A leading expert on flourishing with diabetes and an internati...
"I do think managing Type 1 diabetes is difficult, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone, but it gives me a sense of purpose and clarity about what I'm meant to be doing. When I was diagnosed it woke me up to what's important in life, like relationships and helping others. Looking back, I don't think I'd change anything."
WELLNESS
Death Rate Drops Among Americans With Diabetes: CDC
By Reuters, Reuters
While the drop in death rates from cardiovascular disease was the most dramatic, overall death rates among diabetic adults
WELLNESS
How Society Influences Diabetes Management
By Riva Greenberg, Contributor
A leading expert on flourishing with diabetes and an internati...
Personally, I will not forget the openness, energy and passion Albright radiated when I met her. It's comforting to know she's advocating for all of us at the CDC.
WELLNESS
I'm Celebrating Two Anniversaries: Diabetes and The Huffington Post
By Riva Greenberg, Contributor
A leading expert on flourishing with diabetes and an internati...
I don't know the date I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, as so many of my peers do. But I do know this month marks my 40th year with diabetes.
BOOKS
How 24 Women Live Successfully With Diabetes
By Riva Greenberg, Contributor
A leading expert on flourishing with diabetes and an internati...
The book's publication is the successful accomplishment of clinical psychologist and certified diabetes educator, Dr. Beverly S. Adler, who has had type 1 diabetes for 36 years.