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Q&A with a Fellow Type 1 and Diabetes Educator
Jessica is a diabetes educator who has had type 1 since she was a child. We continue our diabetes Q&A posts with her encouraging interview.
Bible Verses on Anxiety to Help You Feel Peace
Reading Bible verses on anxiety can bring us feelings of peace in the midst of our inner turmoil and give us the calm strength we need.
How to Look at Life with Diabetes Differently
A quick glance at my continuous glucose monitor (CGM) can ultimately help me see how to look at life with diabetes differently. Here’s what I mean…
How to Trust God with your What Ifs
It had been one long week. I still couldn’t sleep through the night. Not knowing his blood sugar was the hardest thing for me as a mother. I kept checking to see if his chest was rising and falling, then every two hours I pricked his finger.
How to Deal with the Ever-Changing Nature of Diabetes
We live with a fickle disease. The ever-changing nature of diabetes can be frustrating. Every day with this chronic illness can be different.
Q&A: Managing Multiple Chronic Illnesses
Today we continue in our Q&A series with a conversation on what it’s like to manage multiple chronic illnesses. Anna shares her experience with type 1, Hashimoto’s, and Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria. She is not only a diabetes warrior, but a warrior in general who is sure to leave you encouraged.
Finding Your Why Behind Good Diabetes Care
Why do you want good diabetes care? What motivates you to maintain target blood sugar levels? How do you find endurance on the hard days? What is your why?
How to Find Joy While Suffering with Diabetes
The hospital hallways were still from footsteps, and the sun had not yet peeked into our room that morning. With my eyes still closed, nestled next to my three-year-old son, I could feel his chest rise and fall. How thankful I was in that moment that he was safe and resting.
Diabetes Isn’t Particular
I don’t know exactly why I have diabetes. I’ve mentioned that before in a blog post and in a podcast interview as well. No one in my family has type 1, and I’ve never had an endocrinologist who could pinpoint the cause either. Not that the cause is necessarily important. It wouldn’t change things – I have it regardless. But I’m a living example that diabetes can happen to anyone.
Q&A: A Wife’s Perspective on Diabetes
Today we continue in our Q&A series with a conversation with a personal friend of mine named Amanda whose husband has type 1. She shares her insights on his diagnosis, complications, and faith.
Two Diabetes Friends You Need in your Life
Diabuddies. Diabesties. Diabetes friends. Call them what you will, but they’re your friends who just get it when it comes to diabetes.
I Never Planned to Write a Diabetes Book
I never planned to write a diabetes book. It wasn’t until I was doing an online Bible reading plan that the idea came to me.
