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Archive for the Personal Essay Category

Diabetes: A Path to Joy?!?

By Heather Nielsen on October 17, 2024   /   Diabetes Burnout, Emotional Health, Personal Essay, Stress   /   2 Comments

Yes, you read that right! Shaped by experiences in her own life, LPC Heather Neilsen shares how living with diabetes for 28 years has helped awaken joy in unique and unexpected ways.

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6 Ways to Stay Hopeful Living with Diabetes

By Amy Wolk on October 17, 2024   /   Emotional Health, Personal Essay   /   Leave a comment
6 ways to stay hopeful living with diabetes

The theme for Diabetes Awareness Month 2024 is well-being, and we’re all about it. CDCES Amy Wolk, who has lived with diabetes for over 50 years, knows a thing or two about living well with the condition. She shares six ways she stays positive about living in the now while being hopeful for improvements in diabetes management.

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How Mounjaro Helped My Diabetes, My Weight and My A1c

By TCOYD on January 26, 2024   /   GLP-1 RA, GLP-1/GIP, Personal Essay   /   16 Comments
Anita's Mounjaro Story

Dr. E’s former patient Anita opens up about her 18-month journey with Mounjaro, highlighting the benefits and offering tips for side effects.

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Why Mounjaro Is My New Miracle Drug

By Keri Leone, MS, RD, CDCES on July 24, 2023   /   GLP-1 RA, GLP-1/GIP, Personal Essay, Type 2, Weight Loss   /   5 Comments
Mounjaro Essay

For one of Dr. Edelman’s patients, Mounjaro was a life-changing medication that helped address several health challenges she struggled with for years. She shares her journey taking Mounjaro for the last six months, and explains why it’s been her “miracle drug”.

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Diving Into Competitive Spikeball with Type 1 Diabetes

By TCOYD on May 25, 2023   /   Exercise and Fitness, Personal Essay   /   Leave a comment
Spikeball

As the first person with type 1 diabetes to win the Contender Division of the California State Spikeball Championship, recent college grad John Brown had to learn how to keep his blood sugars in an optimal range without his insulin pump during 10-hour long competitive tournaments.

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**We love sharing the latest and greatest in diabetes education, but we are not your doctors! All of the information on our website, in our videos, on our podcasts, on our social media platforms, and in any other current or future communication method is for the purposes of general education only. Please do not post personal medical information on this platform. Always consult with your medical team for testing, diagnosis, treatment, and medical advice before making any changes to your healthcare. AND if you think you are having a medical emergency, call 911**
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