“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…
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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…
Excerpt: Using Type 2 Diabetes Superpowers to Cope With the COVID-19 Pandemic
But, believe it or not, I’ve found a way to turn my experience managing diabetes into an advantage during this pandemic. Three practices in particular have helped me…