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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 […]

The Diabetes Paradox By: Maram Taibah Fearless Pilgrim (Travel Blog) F*** diabetes. This was my mantra today after a meager dinner of 3 chicken wings, 3 onion rings, and kale salad raised my blood sugar to 239. 239!!! The awesome fact is…I’m very hungry. It’s not that I don’t know how to plan my meals right to […]

Project: End Diabetes Stigma Stigma is a negative attitude or mark of shame placed on a person or group of people based on characteristics or circumstances by society. Diabetes Stigma is based on how the disease is perceived and how those affected are able to cope and manage. The main issue with diabetes stigma: If […]

Pharmaceutical Companies Are Robbing Diabetics Of More Than Just Money Today, as a fill my pump with insulin, I think to myself how grateful I am for this life-saving medicine. For without it, I wouldn’t be here. This life that I’ve grown accustomed to is normal to me. Normal in a chaotic way. I go […]

My Battle With OCD and Diabetes We have all heard of the anxiety disorder that causes people to act or think in repetitive ways is known as OCD (Over-Compulsive Disorder). Where someone may have unwanted thoughts, fears, and/or perform certain rituals. But having diabetes, there is also a form of OCD and diabetes called “Over-Correcting […]

Diabetes and Postpartum: Finding My Way Back To Normalcy Now that I’m almost 6 months postpartum (after my third child)—I’ve realized the significant changes & how unpredictable diabetes and postpartum has been. It’s like being on a roller coaster ride constantly. Each day to the next I’m noticing my requirements of insulin are changing. I will […]