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Learn more on emotions and eating, which can hinder weight loss efforts, tips for taking control of emotional eating.

Understand how sexual health can be affected by diabetes, and can help you and your health care providers manage this important life issue successfully.

Sydney Williams is a founder, author, speaker, hike leader, outdoor advocate and self-described feeler of feelings. This is her story: Diabetes is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me Every November, I like to reflect on the past year and think about what I'm thankful for. This is the third November where the thing I'm most thankful for is being diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. When I was diagnosed with T2D in September 2017, I took it as a challenge. I've been a people pleaser my entire life, and I channeled that into being the best diabetes patient my doctor has ever seen. I am an

Living with Type 1 Diabetes and Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy When I was first diagnosed with diabetes, I didn’t realize the complications it could lead to – or that you can experience them at any age. As someone living with both type 1 diabetes and non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy, I know how important it is to stay on top of your health as best you can at all times. I knew that diabetes came with complications, but when I was diagnosed with a diabetes-related eye disease, it was still a shock to me. While I knew diabetes is the leading cause of vision loss in the US, I thought

Kylie’s son, Rowen, lives with type 1 diabetes—but Kylie refuses to let the fear hold their family back. I’m the parent of a type 1 diabetic. It’s probably something you never wondered about before—I know I had never thought about it. One day your 14-month-old baby is healthy and happy, the next they are vomiting, weak, unable to move and being rushed to the ER. It’s a terrifying time to a be a parent. In the PICU we were scared and overwhelmed. Hundreds of questions and thoughts raced through our minds. Is my child going to survive? Type 1 diabetes? You can’t be serious?But no one in my

Whitney's daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes over two years ago. She says sharing her story has "helped me with my own feelings of having a child with diabetes, and I hope and pray my stories will also help other new moms and dads going through this." Read Whitney's letter to the parents of kids with type 1 diabetes (T1D): Two years, one month, and 18 days and I still remember that day like it was yesterday. All the doctors, nurses, and blood draws—the hospital room, the overwhelming amount of information being thrown at us, and that first whiff of synthetic insulin. That’s a smell

Some days, taking care of your diabetes can feel like a full-time job. There’s new technology, new medications, and information from lots of sources about how to manage your diabetes. It can be hard to know which way to turn. A long-term condition like diabetes is complex. What works for you may not work for someone else. You need to find the tools that work best for you and fit your life and health goals. Keeping track of your blood sugar (blood glucose)—by testing on a blood glucose meter or a continuous glucose monitor (CGM)—is a vital first step. But there are other tools you can use to

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