My Latest Content:

• • Misdiagnosed for 10 Years: Did Docors Cause Her Diabetic Retinopathy?
  • Trying to “Reverse” Type 2 Diabetes When You Actually Have Type 1
  • Update: Sernova’s Cell Pouch Technology to Cure Type 1 Diabetes
  • Misdiagnosed with Type 2: Diabetes Educator Fights Doctor to Get the Right Diagnosis
  • The Other 5 Dysfunctional Hormones of Type 1 Diabetes
  • Robert’s Type 2 Diabetes & Epilepsy Misdiagnosis Story
  • T’ara’s Type 2 Misdiagnosis Story
  • What’s the Difference Between Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes?
  • Do You Need Metformin if You’re Taking Mounjaro?
  • Why Moms are Less Likely to Pass T1D on to Children than Dads
  • T1D Screening Protocols for Stage 1 and Stage 2
  • Misdiagnosed at 24 Years Old: Emily’s Story
  • Lance Bass’ Type 1 Diabetes Misdiagnosis Story
  • Testing for T1 or T2 Based on Your DNA
  • Is Virtual Healthcare Enough for Diabetes?

• • Predicting a Woman’s Risk of Heart Attack

• • Calorie Counting as Effective as Intermittent Fasting

• • SGLT-2 Medications & DKA Risk

• • Metformin Produces Anti-Hunger Molecule

• • Can Vitamin D Preserve Insulin Production in T1D?

• • Depression & Heart Disease in Women

• • User Review: iLet ACE Insulin Pump

• • Does Insulin Really Expire After 30 Days?

• • Why Diabetes is More Challenging for Women

• • Misdiagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes

• • Day 2: Learning Session Highlights 2023

• • Day 1: Learning Session Highlights 2023

• • I’m a Mom with T1D: I Screened My Kids for Autoantibodies

• • Improving A1c Levels in T1DX Collab Clinics

• • Finally Diagnosed with T1D After T2D Misdiagnosis

• • How You Can Detect & Delay T1D Before Symptoms

• • The Journey to a Potential Cure for T1D

• • Struggling with Hospital Bills? This Could Help

• • Stigma & Shame: Why We Need to Support People with Type 2 Diabetes

• • The Impact of CGM Technology Within 6 Months of T1D Diagnosis

• • Most User-Friendly Pump: iLet ACE from Beta Bionics

• • Juneteenth: Critical Reminder that Diabetes Care for POC Isn’t Equal

• • The Impact of Climate Change on People with Diabetes Across the Globe

• • Fear of Hypoglycemia: New Screener Tool to Help Docs Identify “FoH” in Patient Care

• • How Cost Plus Drugs is Disrupting the Pharmaceutical Industry

• • Medtronic’s New 780G Hybrid Closed-Loop Pump

• • What I Wish Doctors Knew About Inhaled Insulin

• • Managing Sick Days with Type 1 Diabetes

• • T1D Stem Cell Therapy Gets Greenlight for Human Trials

• • Highlights of the Dexcom G7 Continuous Glucose Monitor

• • The Impact of Diabetes Tech on Safety & Quality of Life with T1D

• • If You’ve Lived with T1D for 10, 25, 50 or 75 Years…

• • Why Your Mental Health Should Be Part of Routine T1D Care

• • Using Ozempic with Type 1 Diabetes

• • Tidepool FDA Clearance: Chatting with CEO Howard Look

• • Mark Cuban Launches New Insulin Test Program

• • 7 Things People Say About T1D That Drive Us Crazy

• • 5 Habits that Help Me Thrive with T1D

• • Reaching A1c Targets: These Factors Matter Most

• • Using Glucagon: Embarrassing & Frustrating

• • Day 1: Improving T1D Patient Care at T1DX-QI 2022

• • Day 2: Improving T1D Patient Care at T1DX-QI 2022

• • How T1D Exchange is Changing Patient Care for People with Type 1 Diabetes

• • Breaking Down the Science: All About The T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative (QIC)

• • The T1D and COVID-19 Surveillance Study

• • The T1D Exchange Health Equity Advancement Lab Program

• • Evaluating Telemedicine: Connecting Patient Voice to Research

• • Improve Life with Diabetes by Participating in Research

• • 2022 Published Quality Improvement Research

Exercise with Type 1 Diabetes

• • Type 1 Diabetes Tips: How to Work on Weight Loss without Frequent Lows

• • How to Exercise in the Morning Without Low Blood Sugars

• • Why Your Blood Sugar Spikes During & After Lifting Weights

• • 5 Tips for Exercise with Type 1

• • Support Networks for Athletes with Type 1

• • Tips: Endurance Exercise with a Closed-Loop Pump

• • Endurance Exercise & Weight-Gain: Why It Happens & How to Prevent It

• • Avoid Exercise Lows: How to Time Your Workouts Around Insulin Doses

• • How to Adjust Your Basal Rates for Endurance Exercise Training

• • At-Home Workout: 15-Minute Dumbbell Routine for Beginners

• • Three Cardio Exercises That Are More Fun Than Jogging

• • Can 6 Weeks of CrossFit Training Help Ease Diabetes Symptoms?

• • 5 Exercises You Can Do At Home Today

Low Blood Sugars

• • 5 Tips to Stop Over-Treating Low Blood Sugars

• • 6 Tips for Treating Low Blood Sugars Without Binge-Eating

• • A1c Tip: Completely Change How You Treat Low Blood Sugars

• • 3 Tips: Getting Off the Blood Sugar Roller Coaster

• • Diabetes Astrology: Snacks for Hypoglycemia Based on Your Zodiac Sign

• • Fast-Acting Carbs to Treat Low Blood Sugar

• • Helping Young Children with Type 1 Diabetes Learn to Spot Low Blood Sugar

• • How to Stop Binge-Eating During Low Blood Sugars

• • Hypoglycemia 101: What You Need to Know

• • Insulin Overdose: Causes, Symptoms, and What to Do

• • Low Blood Sugars & Anxiety While Returning to Your Busy Routine

• • Not All Sugars Are the Same: Using Glucose to Treat Hypoglycemia

• • Preventing + Treating Hypoglycemia in Older Adults with Diabetes

• • Symptoms of Low Blood Sugar (Hypoglycemia)

• • What to Eat: Fast-Acting Carbs to Treat Low Blood Sugars

Emergency Glucagon

• • INFOGRAPHIC: All About Glucagon

• • Can EMTs + Paramedics Administer Emergency Glucagon?

• • How to Get Emergency Glucagon: CoPay Cards & Insurance Denials

• • Calling 911 After 51 Years with T1D

• • All About the Gvoke HypoPen

• • If You Take Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes, Your Doctor Should Also Prescribe This

• • Emily’s Story: Using Nasal Glucagon to Treat Severe Hypoglycemia

• • Gvoke: The FDA-Approved PreFilled Glucagon Syringe that Could Save Your Life

• • Too Much Glucagon is Not a Good Thing

• • Save a Life: It’s Time to Learn About Glucagon

• • How to Ask Your Primary Care Provider for Glucagon

• • Emergency Glucagon for Type 2 Diabetes: “My blood sugar was 37 mg/dL…”

Insulin Management

• • Does Insulin Really Expire After 30 Days?

• • Medtronic’s 780G Closed-Loop Insulin Pump

• • Using Ozempic with Type 1 Diabetes

• • 10 Signs Your Insulin Dose Is Wrong

• • 5 Ways to Lower Your Insulin Needs

• • A1c Tip: Increase Your Basal/Background Insulin By 1 Unit

• • All About Insulin

• • Diabetes Tips: Adjusting Basal (Background) Insulin for Max Impact

• • Dosing Insulin for Dietary Fat: How Fat Affects Your Blood Sugar

• • Dosing Insulin for Dietary Fat: When it Matters & Why

• • Dosing Insulin for Protein: When it Matters & Why

• • How to Improve Your Insulin Sensitivity

• • How to Protect Your Insulin in Hot Weather

• • Injecting Insulin Into Muscle: Good or Bad?

• • Insulin & Temperature: Why It’s Really Important

• • Insulin Dosing Tips for Pizza, Chinese Food, Lasagna, and Cake!

• • Insulin Side Effects: What You Need to Know

• • Making Insulin Easier

• • Small Background Insulin Adjustments Can Improve Blood Sugar

• • Tips: Timing Your Insulin Dose with Meal Digestion

Blood Sugar Management

• • How Often Should I Check My Blood Sugar?

• • The Surprising Benefits of Taking Metformin with Type 1 Diabetes

• • Insider Tips on Routine Diabetes Lab Tests

• • How to Know if You’re Over-Managing Your Diabetes

• • How to Bring High Blood Sugar Down Fast

• • What is the Somogyi Effect (the Blood Sugar Rebound Effect)?

• • 7 Ways to Simplify Type 1 Diabetes Management

• • Diabetes & Heat: Everything You Need to Know

• • 5 Tips to Lowering Your A1c

• • What are Normal Blood Sugar Levels?

• • Improve Your A1C: Focus On This Time of Day

• • Thanksgiving with Type 1 Diabetes: 3 Blood Sugar Management Tips

• • A1c Tip: Focus on One Part of the Day

• • A1c Tip: Staying “In-Range” While You’re Sleeping

• • Dawn Phenomenon: How to Handle that Early Morning Blood Sugar Spike

• • Timing Your Highest-Carb Meals to Make Blood Sugar Management Easier

• • A1c Tip: Change What You Consider a “High” Blood Sugar

• • Translating Your A1c to a Blood Sugar Level

• • Understanding Your A1C Reading When You Have Diabetes 10 Tips to Improve Your A1C Level

• • How Dehydration Can Spike Your Blood Sugar

• • Hate Math? Tips for Managing Diabetes With Fewer Numbers

• • All About Time-in-Range

• • Tips to Avoid Post-Meal Spikes in Your Blood Sugar

• • Best Times of Day to Check Your Blood Sugar

• • The Continued Importance of A1C Tests for Diabetes Care

• • How Often Should You Check Your Blood Sugar with Type 2 Diabetes?

Nutrition & Weight Loss

• • Using Ozempic with Type 1 Diabetes

• • 10 Surprising Foods That Spike Blood Sugar

• • 10 Tips for Weight Loss with Type 1 Diabetes

• • 11 Nutrition Tips to Help You Lose Weight with Diabetes

• • 2 Things That Helped Me Lose Weight with Diabetes

• • 3 Powerful Tips to Lose Weight with Type 1 Diabetes

• • 5 Low-Carb Alternatives to White Rice

• • 7 Ways to Make a Low-Carb Diet Work for You

• • 8 Common Habits That Sabotage Weight-Loss

• • A Moderate Carb Diet: A Sustainable Way to Eat Less Carbs

• • Alternative Sweeteners: What Are They & How Do They Impact Your Blood Sugar

• • Bake Up a Gluten-Free Holiday

• • Can a Diabetes Drug Help Obese People Lose Weight?

• • Can Fasting Improve Insulin Production in People with Diabetes

• • Carb Quality vs. Carb Quantity: Which is Healthiest?

• • Diabetes & Dietary Fiber: When and How it Affects Blood Sugar

• • Diabetes & Your Relationship with Food

• • Diabetes and Sugar Alcohols: What You Need to Know

• • Diabetes Experts Warn Milk and Cereal Will Not Help Your Blood Sugar

• • Diabetes Fad Diets: What to Consider

• • Diabetic Ketoacidosis vs. Nutritional Ketosis?

• • Dietary Fiber: Why it Does & Doesn’t Affect Your Blood Sugar

• • Fasting Blood Tests Can Be Dangerous for People with Diabetes

• • Gluten and Diabetes: Should People with Diabetes Avoid Gluten?

• • Habits that Lead to Emotional Eating & Over-Eating

• • How Drinking Plenty of Water Improves Your Diabetes Health

• • How high blood sugar increases your appetite

• • How I Create Healthy Food Habits Without Extreme Rules

• • How to Eat a Flexitarian Diet for Diabetes Management

• • If a Strict Low-Carb Diet Doesn’t Work For You…

• • Intermittent Fasting with Type 1 Diabetes

• • Is High-Protein Diet Dangerous for You?

• • Is this missing from your low-carb/ketogenic diet?

• • Ketones: DKA vs. Nutritional Ketosis

• • Losing Weight When You’re Over 250 lbs or Your BMI is Over 30

• • Losing Weight with Type 2 Diabetes: “You cannot hate yourself to wellness.”

• • Losing Weight with Type 2 Diabetes: Things to Consider

• • Low Carb Dinners for Type 1 Diabetes Made Easy

• • Low-Carb Diets Recommended for People with Diabetes — But How Low Is Low Enough?

• • Low-Carb Fruits: 10 Fruits with the Least Sugar

• • Low-Carb Vegetables: The 10 Healthiest Choices

• • Milk: These Options Are Better for You Than Cow’s Milk

• • My High-Carb, Low-Fat Experiment with Type 1 Diabetes

• • Nuts and Diabetes: Are Nuts a Good Snack for People with Diabetes?

• • The Best Breakfast Cereals for Diabetics

• • The Gummies Craze and Type 1 Diabetes

• • The Problem with Breakfast Cereal if You Have Diabetes

• • This Excuse Prevents You From Losing Weight

• • Tips + Tricks: Losing Weight While Taking Insulin

• • Tips to Help You Conquer Binge-Eating

• • What Happens When You Quit Diet Soda? 30 Days Without It

• • What to do When a Strict Low-Carb Diet Doesn’t Work For You

• • What to Eat for Breakfast with Type 1 Diabetes

• • Why a Ketogenic Diet Means Your Liver Will Produce More Glucose

• • Why Coffee Raises Your Blood Sugars

• • Why it’s Time to Stop Drinking Juice, Soda, and Sweetened Coffee Drinks

• • Why People with Type 2 Diabetes Should Eat Tree Nuts

• • Why Skipping Breakfast Spikes Your Blood Sugar

• • You still need Insulin for Low-carb Protein Powder

• • Your Guide to Living Well Gluten-Free with Type 1 Diabetes

Research: Preventing & Delaying Type 1 Diabetes

• • How You Can Detect & Delay Type 1 Diabetes Before Symptoms Start

• • Tzield: What’s the Process Really Like?

• • FDA Approves First-Ever Drug to Delay Full Onset of Type 1 Diabetes

• • Detecting Type 1 Diabetes in Children Before Symptoms Develop

• • Is Covid-19 Causing Type 1 Diabetes?

• • Studying Gut Health in Children with Type 1 Diabetes

• • This is Why I Screen My Children for Type 1 Diabetes

• • TrialNet: Preventing and Delaying the Onset of Type 1 Diabetes

Cure Research for T1D

• • The Journey to a Potential Cure for T1D

• • T1D Stem Cell Therapy Gets Greenlight for Human Trials

• • FDA Approves First-Ever Drug to Delay Full Onset of Type 1 Diabetes

• • This is Why I Screen My Children for Type 1 Diabetes

• • Stem Cell Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes: Patient Achieved Insulin Independence on Day 270

• • Research on Pancreas Transplants in Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes

• • Stem-Cell Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes Reduced Patient’s Insulin Needs by 91%

• • Why Dr. Denise Faustman Isn’t Deterred by Skeptics of Her Type 1 Diabetes Cure Research

• • Important Things to Know about Beta Cell Transplants for Diabetes

• • Why Doctors Are Hesitant to Do Pancreas Transplants for Diabetes Patients

• • Vertex Pharmaceuticals Pursues Investigational Cell Therapies for Type 1 Diabetes

• • A Cure for Type 1 Diabetes? A Look at the Most Promising Research

• • Will ViaCyte’s Encaptra Cell Delivery System ‘Cure’ Type 1 Diabetes?

• • New Biotechnology Promises to “Cure” Type 1 Diabetes Within 5 Years

• • Taking on Fake Diabetes Cures

• • Should You Test Your Child’s Diabetes Risk?

Dear Doctor…

• • Is Virtual Healthcare Enough for Diabetes?

• • Fear of Hypoglycemia: New Screener Tool to Help Docs Identify “FoH”

• • How a Person’s Race/Ethnicity Affects the Diabetes Care They Receive

• • Fasting Blood Tests Can Be Dangerous for People with Diabetes

• • How to Get Labs + Tests Done for Telehealth Visits

• • Preparing for a Telehealth Appointment: What to Know

• • I Struggle with Diabetes. Don’t Call Me ‘Non-Compliant’

• • When is it Time to Fire Your Doctor?

• • 6 Tips for a Better Endo Visit

• • Frustrated with Your A1c but Doctor Isn’t Changing Your Treatment?

• • The Difference Between a Great Endocrinologist and the Other Kind…

• • 6 Things Doctors Should Say to Patients with Diabetes

• • Doctors Need More Time with Type 2 Diabetes Patients

Mental Health

• • Fear of Hypoglycemia: New Screener Tool to Help Docs Identify “FoH”

• • The Mental Part: Excerpt in “Doing Diabetes Differently”

• • 3 Things I Never Say About Diabetes

• • 5 Tips for Juggling Multiple Chronic Illnesses

• • Anxiety in People with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

• • Depression in People with Type 2 Diabetes: Prevalence + Treatment Strategies

• • Diabetes & Depression: What You Need to Know

• • Diabetes & Stress: How Stress Affects Your Blood Sugar

• • Diabetes and Anxiety: Everything You Need to Know

• • Diabetes Burnout vs. Depression: What’s the Difference?

• • Diabetes Burnout: 5 Steps to Work Through It

• • Diabetes Burnout: 8 Things Everyone with Diabetes Should Know

• • Diabetes Burnout: Why It Might Not Be What You Think It Is (And How to Work Through It!)

• • Diabetes Stigma and 3 Ways to Change It

• • Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes: Dealing with Denial

• • Emotional Eating — Are You Abusing Food?

• • Has Type 1 Diabetes Affected Your Relationship with Food?

• • How Diabetes Impacts Your Mood

• • How stress raises your blood sugar

• • How to Break Your Habit of Negative Thinking Patterns

• • Life With Diabetes: Pride vs. Shame

• • Low Blood Sugars & Anxiety

• • Mental & Physical Health: Connecting the Dots

• • Mental Health in T1D: How the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative is Changing Patient Care

• • Moving Past Denial with Type 2 Diabetes

• • Restarting Your Diabetes Journey After Burnout

• • Stressed Out with Trying to Be Perfect

• • The Problem With Comparing Your A1c

• • The Shame that comes with a Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis

• • When and How to Take Antidepressants with Type 1 Diabetes

Diabetes Goals

• • Breaking Down the Science: How We Make Change Happen

• • Creating Diabetes Goals: DOs & DON’Ts for Success

• • The Awesomeness of Realistic A1C Goals

• • Creating the Right Diabetes Goals for Yourself

• • Improve Your Eating Habits with More Realistic Goals and these 3 Tips

• • Frustrated with Your Diabetes Goals? Try This Approach Instead

Health Insurance, Insulin Access and Cost of Diabetes

• • How Cost Plus Drugs is Disrupting the Pharmaceutical Industry

• • Why Diabetes Drugs Cost So Much — and What Can Be Done About It

• • Why Is the Cost of Insulin Rising and What Can People Do About It?

• • The High Cost of ‘Insurance Gaps’ If You Have Diabetes

• • 4 Things to Consider When Choosing a Health Insurance Plan

• • Everything You Need to Know About Walmart Insulin

• • Why Insulin Coupons & CoPay Caps Aren’t Good Enough

• • Eli Lilly Insulin Price Cap Program

• • FDA Enables Generic Insulins with Lower Prices

• • Medicare Benefits for Diabetes Patients Include Free Nutrition Counseling

• • How to Get Emergency Glucagon: CoPay Cards & Insurance Denials

• • Access to Insulin: In the United States

• • Access to Insulin: In Low-Income Countries

• • Managing Diabetes with a High-Deductible Insurance Plan

Diabetes Complications

• • Coping with Trigger Finger and Diabetes

• • What People with Type 2 Diabetes Can Do to Lower Their Risk for Cancer, Dementia

• • DNA Damage Is the Latest Theory on Why Diabetes Increases Cancer Risk

• • Diabetic Foot Ulcers Can Be Deadly — This New Treatment May Be the Answer

• • How Diabetes Raises Your Risk for All Major Cancers

• • Diabetes & Erectile Dysfunction: Causes & Treatment Options

• • Diabetes and Cancer: What’s the Connection?

• • Diabetes and Excessive Sweating: Causes and Treatment Options

• • How Blood Sugar Levels Affect Your Testosterone & Sex Drive

• • Diabetes Skin Problems: Common Conditions & Treatment Options

• • Diabetes and Itching – Causes and Treatment Options

• • Diabetes & Kidney Stones

• • Diabetes and Polyphagia (Excessive Hunger)

• • Diabetes & Heart Disease: What You Need to Know

• • Diabetic Neuropathy: Symptoms & Treatment Options

• • Diabetes and Sleep Problems: Causes and Treatment Options

• • Diabetes and Your Teeth: How to Keep Your Mouth Healthy

• • Diabetes & Dry Mouth: Causes and Treatment Options

• • Diabetes and High Blood Pressure: What is the relationship?

• • Diabetes & Trigger Finger – Prevention and Treatment

• • Is Diabetes to Blame for Your Headaches?

• • Diabetic Nephropathy (Kidney Disease): Symptoms & Treatment

• • Diabetes & Hair Loss: Causes & Treatment Options

• • Diabetic Gastroparesis: Symptoms and Treatment Options

• • The 5 Stages of Kidney Disease

• • Erectile Dysfunction: How Diabetes Can Affect Your Sex Life

• • High Blood Sugars & Your Skin

• • Why Diabetes Increases Your Risk of Kidney Stones

• • Insulin resistance & low testosterone: which causes which?

• • Reducing Inflammation Not Blood Sugars Key to Preventing Diabetes Complications

• • How a New Treatment for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy Changed This Man’s Life

• • Learn How to Recognize Painful Diabetic Neuropathy

• • Treatment Options for People with Painful Diabetic Neuropathy

• • Deep Dive: All of the Non-Drug Pain Treatment Options for Diabetic Neuropathy

• • Diabetic Neuropathy: A Common Complication with a New Solution

• • Yeast Infections + Diabetes: What You Need to Know

• • Weight + Diabetes Complications: What’s the Connection?

Various Diabetes Research

• • Apple Cider Vinegar for Diabetes: Does it Help?

• • Are Diabetes Supplements Effective: What the Research Shows

• • Can Ketone Products Help People with Diabetes?

• • Can Metformin Slow Kidney Disease?

• • CDC Reports Decrease in Trend of New Diabetes Cases During the Last Decade

• • Diabetes + Dementia: Using Nasal Insulin to Improve Brain Function

• • Hugging Babies Born Addicted to Opioids Is a Powerful Treatment

• • Is COVID-19 Triggering Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes?

• • Is This New Insulin Research a ‘Game Changer’?

• • Ketones Role in False Positives on Breath Alcohol Tests

• • Needle-Free ‘Tattoo’ May Help Make Diabetes Pain-Free

• • New App May Predict Diabetes Long Before Blood Sugar Levels Do

• • New Bandage May Help Wounds Heal More Quickly for People with Diabetes

• • New Insole Uses Oxygen to Help Heal Diabetes-Related Foot Ulcers

• • New Needle-Less Patch Could Help Measure Blood Sugar Levels for People with Diabetes

• • No More Finger Prick. New Technology May Help with Diabetes Management.

• • Oral Insulin Capsule Makes Progress in Patient Trials

• • Overall Health Not Improving for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

• • People with Diabetes May Be Having Fewer Heart Attacks, Strokes

• • Reduced-Carbohydrate Diet Beneficial for Blood Sugars and Liver Health

• • Researchers Say People with Prediabetes May Want to Take Vitamin D — Here’s Why

• • Scientists Studying Brain Stimulation as Possible Diabetes Treatment

• • Statins have Benefits but Increase Insulin Resistance and HbA1c

• • The Impact of Blood Sugar Levels & DKA on Your Brain

• • Two Vitamins Everyone with Diabetes Should Take: B-Complex & D

• • Why People Living with Type 2 Diabetes Should Be Careful with Vitamin D

• • Will Needle-Less Device Make Life Easier for People with Diabetes?