Diabetes Stories
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Hi, I'm Riva. I have had type 1 diabetes for 48 years. I got it at 18. The blog began by collecting peoples' 'stories' of living with diabetes including those of loved ones and health professionals. I have gathered more than 175 stories. Today my mission includes helping people craft their 'flourishing story' of living with diabetes.
Diabetes Stories
3w ago
“In July 2024, a 33-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes was boating on a hot day when her insulin delivery device slipped off. By the time she was able to exit the river, she was clearly ill, and an ambulance was called. The hospital was at capacity. Lying in the hallway, she was treated with ..read more
Diabetes Stories
1M ago
Last week I needed a blood draw and an IV infusion for a lab test. I was greeted by a friendly, masked lab technician to draw my blood and insert the needle to set up the IV. As soon as I sat down I told him, “Use my left arm, they always have trouble getting ..read more
Diabetes Stories
1M ago
Abbott, maker of Freestyle Libre, is notifying people who use the Libre 3 that three lots of sensors may be giving false high blood sugar readings. Of course we all know the danger of thinking you’re high when you’re not, injecting insulin and finding you’ve just induced a bad hypo. The three lot numbers are ..read more
Diabetes Stories
1M ago
I don’t know why it’s so rarely mentioned but everyone who uses a CGM should know about compression lows. It’s a false low that occurs when you are leaning on your CGM sensor. It happens most frequently overnight, if you wear it on the back of your arm as instructed. You turn in your sleep ..read more
Diabetes Stories
2M ago
It’s a funny thing writing a blog for this long. If you’ve been with me for a while you’ve noticed I post less frequently and the pieces are shorter. When I come across something I feel is worth sharing, something newsworthy or just an insight, I’ll post it. The remainder of the time, I’m just ..read more
Diabetes Stories
2M ago
I was shocked to read today’s article in the New York Times, “Even Doctors Like Me are Falling Into This Medical Bill Trap.” It’s written by one of my favorite doctor/authors, Danielle Ofri. If you don’t have access to the Times, here’s the gist of the article. Dr. Ofri’s daughter needed a quick x-ray after ..read more
Diabetes Stories
3M ago
I just got the announcement in my email this morning although it was formerly announced June 4. The long-standing, original, research and advocacy organization, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, has renamed and rebranded itself into Breakthrough T1D. The former JDRF did move from ‘Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’ to ‘JDRF’ somewhere along the way I remember when ..read more
Diabetes Stories
3M ago
Above Yahya Ur Rehman, final year MBBS student at Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences in Pakistan Yahya wrote to me to share his story and I want to share it with you, below. It’s unique in that this young man, at only twelve years old, not only saw his future, but saw how ..read more
Diabetes Stories
3M ago
Just returned from a day at Camp Nejeda in New Jersey presenting ways to better handle our diabetes ‘demons’. This one was captured by my old friend, and amazing advocate, Ginger Vieira, pictured above. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7202768879683534849/ Camp Nejeda runs two weekends a year for adults with type 1. I’ll be back in September with the husband ..read more
Diabetes Stories
3M ago
Today the New York Times wrote an article and posted a video about the making of Smarties. In the early days, before glucose tablets, I relied on Sweet Tarts, but I know tons of people were gobbling Smarties. So thought you might enjoy ..read more