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Tag: advocacy
Podcast: What the Stigma?
It was my pleasure to help continue the conversation around diabetes health and countering stigma as a guest on the Think Like a Pancreas podcast. ๐ฃ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป to today’s episode ofย Think Like a Pancreas podcast. This conversation explores the complexities of diabetes management, particularly in women, and the importance of understanding reproductive health,…
Employers Paying for Abortion Travel Costs Isn’t a Solution
More and more companies say they’ll cover abortion travel costs for their employees. While this policy is being applauded, it is little more than a band aid on an open wound.
Living in a post-Roe world
After 50 years of debate, the conversation around abortion collapsed down to a woman’s right to choose. Not a person’s right to access healthcare โ to have access to a particular healthcare procedure, one that could save that person’s life.
Due process and a fundamental right to privacy got pushed aside as individualism was put at the center. The fundamental human right to healthcare came into question.
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…
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