Feature Friday: Author, Shai Mercedes This week I wanted to share an amazing author with you! Her name is Shai Mercedes and if you didn’t already know, she is the author of two T1D books. Her books are titled: “Shai Learns About Insulin,” and “Shai Learns About Diabetes Care.” Her books caught my eye …
Feature Friday with Denethia This week’s Feature Friday is with Denethia who is from North Carolina. She is an easygoing person, who says that she loves to laugh, tell jokes and spend time with her loved ones and family. She has been living with Type 1 Diabetes for 11 years and despite the shock that …
Tracking Your Blood Sugar: 5 Wonderful Benefits! Hello Diabetes family! As you know there are many wonderful benefits that come with tracking your blood sugar and making changes over time. Some of us have the luxury and privilege of having CGM’s track our sugars for us and then we simply check the data and make …
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Feature Friday ~ Yassmin This week we will meet a beautiful soul from Palestine named Yassmin Al Shalabi. She is a person who has a positive light shining from within. As a diabetic and diabetic health coach, I had to ask her to share her story! I love how she keeps it real on social …
6 Ways to Connect to Diabetics In Your Area! Connecting to other diabetics is a great way for children and adults to feel better about having diabetics, trade tips/tricks for management, and learn new things about diabetes. I highly encourage you to try one of these things on the list- and I plan on doing …
Feature Friday, Jane and Family! (A Type 1 Diabetic Story) Today we are learning about Jane (age 4) who has been diagnosed with T1D and her beautiful family! The diagnosis story reminded how scary and quickly symptoms can appear and how precious life truly is. Jane’s mom Claire listened to her gut and was able …
Diabetes and Hydration: 3 Things You Should know! We all know what to do in order to live a healthy life… eat “heathy” (whatever that means to you), get a good amount of sleep, move your body daily, and drink water! For many, this is easier said that done. I always hear people saying “I …
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This week we are hearing from an inspirational father, and “blood sugar boxer” who doesn’t let his diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes bring him down! Post diagnosis was hard for Elvis but he learned that through daily movement (walking and boxing), eating healthy, and education he could learn how to live and thrive with diabetes! …
