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My Journey With Diabetes and The 5 Stages of Grief Throughout my journey, I’ve experienced and endured the five stages of grief. The hardest part about this disease is the emotional aspect. If only I could have accepted the diagnosis from the get-go, adjusted to the life long changes, and lived happily ever after. But unfortunately, that’s not how […]

Overcoming An Eating Disorder With Diabetes With being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes since the age of 12, I never anticipated all the hurdles that I would have to overcome over the years—including overcoming an eating disorder with diabetes. Nor did I ever anticipate having diabetes at all—but here I am. Throughout my teen years, […]

Diabetes and Depression: Ways To Cope What I’ve noticed is that “depression” is a touchy subject topic, whether diabetic or not. From what I’ve experienced, depression is not brought up frequently in conversation. I’m sure it has a lot to do with not wanting to feel “labeled”, and not wanting more attention drawn upon us. But […]