“In my experience, there’s a misconception that people with type 2 diabetes who use insulin have somehow failed. “As someone who’s lived with type 2 diabetes for more than a decade, and who uses insulin to manage it, this can be frustrating to hear. More than 4 million Americans use insulin as part of their…
November 14, 2020 – World Diabetes Day
November 12, 2020 – #OzDSMS
12 hours later and so many thoughts are still swirling around in my head. ??: ???????? ?????? ?????-?? Communication failures added to the anxiety experienced by people with diabetes. Is it that diabetes puts us more at risk for contracting COVID-19 or is it that if we contract COVID we are greater risk of worse…
Excerpt: Diabetes Shouldn’t 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 don’t all manage diabetes in the exact same way. Each of us has to find a way to…
November 1, 2020 – Diabetes Awareness Month
November is National Diabetes Month, a time when communities across the country team up to bring attention to diabetes
Excerpt: Having a Seat at the Table Isn’t Always Enough
Representation matters. But being in the room, in and of itself, is not enough to ensure that the many voices of people living with diabetes are heard or that disparate health needs are addressed. This is especially true when implicit bias also has a seat at the table.