Erin Stapley has dreamed of becoming a professional dancer ever since age 10 when she auditioned for and made the Anchorage Ballet Company in Alaska.
Though the 14-year-old was stunned by last year’s discovery she has type 1 diabetes; Stapley …
Tag Archives: Diabetes Health
Living With Type 2 Diabetes: I’m Not Drunk
Several items on the market today will alert others of our medical conditions. Choices range from electronic devices that can be worn on the belt or around the neck, to medical alert bracelets, to paper cards that are carried in …
Flashback Friday: How Diabetes Topics in the News Can Start to Feel Like a Game of “Telephone”
A past Wall Street Journal article shows once again how misinformation about diabetes-related topics can be spread by even the most expert journalists.
The article, headlined “Eli Lilly to Pay for Right to Sell Diabetes Treatment Outside U.S.,” begins, “Eli …
Metformin May Reduce Cancer Death Risk
Metformin, a commonly prescribed diabetes drug, may reduce the risk of dying from some cancers for postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests.
The study found that for women with type 2 diabetes and cancer, the odds …
Diabetes Health Type 1: 7 Behaviors You Need to Stop
Diabetes self-care is much more fun when I’m happy. It’s so much easier when I have a smile on my face. For a long time I thought negative emotions could be controlled or denied. I thought I could just put …
Diabetes Health Tips for Taming Your Winter Allergies
By Joan Lehach, MD
As frigid temperatures and unusually snowy conditions over much of the nation continue to keep many Americans indoors, a veteran allergy expert reminds us that staying inside may keep us warm, but also gives us prolonged …
Diabetes Health Type 2 Diabetes: Staying Employed With Diabetes
Sometimes diabetes presents us with issues that can impact a lot more than our health. While most people think about improving their diet and exercise routine to stay healthy, I was motivated to improve my health so that I could …
Diabetes Health Type 1: Taking It One Step At A Time
Like many young people diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, my family and I were shocked when I was diagnosed. Granted, I felt hungry and thirsty no matter how much I ate and drank (classic symptoms), but we had no family …
Living With Type 2 Diabetes: Under Control Without Meds For 25 Years
When Bonny Damocles was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, he asked his doctor if he could try diet and exercise before starting the recommended medications.
Granted a reprieve, he immediately began the most grueling workout he could think of: running …
Type 2 Diabetes: What’s The Deal With Sugar-Free?
Have you ever stopped to compare the carbohydrate content of “sugar-free” products to regular sugared products? If you haven’t, you might be in for a surprise. While the word “sugar-free” sounds good and in-line with what we should be eating, …
