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Writing About Diabetes to Stay Healthy

Writing About Diabetes to Stay Healthy

An online Australian program tests writing as a therapeutic tool for diabetes self-care.
4 Baseball Players with Type 1 to Watch in 2015

4 Baseball Players with Type 1 to Watch in 2015

We’re tracking three pitchers and an outfielder with diabetes who are performing at an elite level in professional sports.
Are Women with Type 1 at Greater Risk Than Men?

Are Women with Type 1 at Greater Risk Than Men?

Multiple studies have shown that women die younger than men with the condition.
FDA Approves Lucentis for Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment

FDA Approves Lucentis for Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment

The drug can now be used to treat diabetic macular edema.
Driving While Diabetic

Driving While Diabetic

A lawyer examines the patchwork laws governing people with diabetes and licenses to drive.
7 Decades with Type 1 Diabetes

7 Decades with Type 1 Diabetes

Before she passed away, chemist Heathra Whitlow shared how attitude and a little chemistry knowledge shaped her diabetes care.
5 Ways to Stay Sane as a D-Parent

5 Ways to Stay Sane as a D-Parent

Taking care of a child with diabetes is an art, not a science. Learn how one mother does it in the first of a two-part series.
5 More Ways to Stay Sane as a D-Parent

5 More Ways to Stay Sane as a D-Parent

Here are more tips for keeping it together while keeping your child with diabetes healthy. The conclusion of a 2-part series.
I Hate My Son’s Honeymoon Period

I Hate My Son’s Honeymoon Period

A parent of a teen diagnosed with Type 1 describes the struggles of predicting what a dying pancreas might do.
Spare a Rose, Save a Child Campaign Kicks Off

Spare a Rose, Save a Child Campaign Kicks Off

The diabetes online community finds a romantic way to support people with Type 1 in the developing world.
6 Tattooing Tips for People With Type 1

6 Tattooing Tips for People With Type 1

A tattoo aficionado with Type 1 shares his experience on getting some ink done.
Early Warning Signs for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Discovered

Early Warning Signs for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Discovered

A study shows that doctors might be able to diagnose future eye problems by looking at nerve cells in the cornea.
5 Stories on Teenagehood and Type 1

5 Stories on Teenagehood and Type 1

In this compilation, we share the best Insulin Nation stories on handling diabetes while growing up.
The Newly Diagnosed Vacation

The Newly Diagnosed Vacation

A woman with Type 1 grapples with the newness of treating her diabetes while on a tour of Italy.
Inserting Type 1 Diabetes into Literature

Inserting Type 1 Diabetes into Literature

We rewrite some modern-day classics to bring diabetes into the plot.
What if Type 1 Was the Norm?

What if Type 1 Was the Norm?

In this video, we flip the script and make having a working pancreas a rare event.
Too Old for Diabetes Summer Camp?

Too Old for Diabetes Summer Camp?

In Sweet Tooth , Tim Anderson describes how his first experience of diabetes summer camp did not go as planned.
The First Bloom of Diabetes Device Rage

The First Bloom of Diabetes Device Rage

In this Sweet Tooth excerpt, a teen recently diagnosed with Type 1 takes out his frustration on his glucometer.
The Public Struggles of a Quarterback with Type 1

The Public Struggles of a Quarterback with Type 1

What people are saying, and not saying, about Jay Cutler’s diabetes and his poor play in 2014.
My Diabetes Boot Camp Drill Sergeant

My Diabetes Boot Camp Drill Sergeant

In Part 3 of our Sweet Tooth excerpts, Tim Anderson describes learning about his diabetes from a difficult nurse.
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