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Life with Diabetes in Syria
I am the oldest among five siblings. I was a third-year medical student when my 9-year-old brother M. was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) back home in our native Syria. It was very traumatizing...
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“This Is My New Math. This Is Diabetes.”
Siani looks like a typical college student. She goes to the campus dining hall for breakfast, takes classes in Business Administration during the day and dances with her friends at parties in the...
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“This Is My Miracle. This Is Diabetes.”
When Julie was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes during her senior year in college, it changed everything. She thought her boyfriend would break up with her, but he didn’t. Now happily married, they’ve...
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This Is World Diabetes Day
Imagine cable news interrupting regularly scheduled programming with breaking news that nearly 30 million Americans—almost 10 percent of the population—have been discovered to have a disease and 86...
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“This Is Role Reversal. This Is Diabetes.”
Guadalupe has 10 brothers and sisters. Thinking back on his childhood, he remembers his father, an immigrant from Mexico, working long hours every day of the week to pick produce like tomatoes, peaches...
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This is Christina. This Is Diabetes
Christina thrives on a busy, on-the-go lifestyle. But because of her schedule and frequent business travel away from her home in Seattle, her eating habits were often sporadic. “I would eat whatever...
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“This Is Our Life. This Is Diabetes.”
Robin developed gestational diabetes while pregnant, but her doctors thought it would go away after her son was born. When she returned to the doctor weeks, months and then years after her delivery,...
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#DearDiabetes: Martha Clark
Dear Diabetes, You moved in 42 years ago… unexpectedly, uninvited and unwelcome… like a high-maintenance relative who requires my constant attention. At first they told me to be patient… that they knew...
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#DearDiabetes: LaShawn McIver
Dear Diabetes, I will never forget the day I was introduced to you. I met you through a friend of the family and then later found out you already knew several members of my family. At first, I thought...
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#DearDiabetes: Mara Darsow
Dear Diabetes, How are you these days? I see you are continuing to do your thing, sneaking up on people—quietly and efficiently moving in while no one is paying much attention, bringing all your nasty...
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