๐ช๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ท๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ด๐บ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป? This international effort by 51 people affected by diabetes from 18 countries generated a strong research-backed statement in response to the harm done by diabetes stigma and discrimination. Let it be a catalyst for positive change. To find out more and…
Category: Mind
800,000 souls lost to COVID-19
2021 was bookended by COVID. We started the year hoping that the pandemic would end and we could get back to some kind of normalcy. But, here we are. Not only does COVID remain at the forefront, with the Omicron variant it looks like the pandemic will continue to disrupt our lives well into 2022….
Excerpt: You Are Your Own Best Health Advocate
“Iโve learned a lot from living with type 2 diabetes, but no lesson rings truer than this: no one knows you better than you. “No one else understands what you are experiencing as you manage life with type 2 diabetes. Your medical team will go over your numbers. Friends and family might mention theyโve noticed…
Excerpt: Diabetes Shouldnโt Mean Giving Up Who You Are
“Right now, all over the world, there are people successfully managing life with type 2 diabetes. Regardless of our culture, race, or ethnicity, we are living full lives. But even though we have the same condition, we donโt all manage diabetes in the exact same way. Each of us has to find a way to…
Excerpt: Using Type 2 Diabetes Superpowers to Cope With the COVID-19 Pandemic
But, believe it or not, Iโve found a way to turn my experience managing diabetes into an advantage during this pandemic. Three practices in particular have helped me…
August 9, 2020 – Do the Numbers Mean Anything Anymore?
2020-08-09 Today we learned that there are 5 million confirmed cases in the US. Nearly 20 million worldwide. Do these number mean anything anymore? #coronavirus #COVID19