Include Type 2 Diabetes in Your Year-End ReflectionsYear-end is the time when many of us pause to reflect on our life. We look back on what we’ve just been...reactionscomments
What Is Clinical Inertia and Does It Affect You?Struggling with higher blood sugars? You may have also experienced clinical inertia and not even realized it. Clinical inertia describes what happens if...reactionscomments
Meet the Advocates: Christopher’s Journey With DiabetesOur latest ‘Meet the Advocates’ series includes details about their diabetes diagnosis and management journey. Meet, Christopher! I was diagnosed on August...reactionscomments
Understanding Basal InsulinBasal insulin (not to be confused with basil you cook with!) is a common medical term used to describe long-acting insulin. Long-acting...reactionscomments
Meet the Advocates: Meryl’s Journey Helping Those With DiabetesOur latest 'Meet the Advocates' series includes details about their experience helping others along their diabetes journey. Meet, Meryl! While I don’t...reactionscomments
Tips for Your Telemedicine AppointmentTelemedicine is stepping it up a notch in our current world, so that everyone can stay safe and healthy. Doctor’s offices are...reactionscomments
Frustrated By Blood Glucose Inconsistency?If there’s a single concern I hear most often, as a certified diabetes educator counseling patients, it is with the frustrating unpredictability...reactions5comments
The Power of EmpathyWhat if I told you that your life, literally, could depend on the amount of empathy your physician has for you? Would that...reactionscomments
Type 2 Diabetes Misdiagnosis: 3 Things That I’ve LearnedLast year, it was confirmed that after 8 years of living with type 2 diabetes, that I don’t have type 2 diabetes...reactions2comments
Telehealth 101: How to Visit Your Doctor OnlineTelehealth is a virtual service that lets patients interact with a healthcare professional online. This lets doctors and patients connect without being...reactionscomments
Diabetes Burnout! What to Do If You Get ItI love publicly speaking on the topic of thriving with type 2 diabetes. Many people have come to me after I speak...reactionscomments
Understanding Your Hypoglycemia Risk in Type 2 DiabetesIt’s a common misconception that if you have type 2 diabetes, you're automatically at risk for low blood sugars (hypoglycemia). However, diabetes...reactionscomments
Medication TourismHave you heard the term 'medical tourism?' Well, now there is something more specific: medication tourism. As a Canadian, I’m very concerned...reactionscomments
Doctors and Discrimination: What You Should KnowI’ve recently been reading about something that is very upsetting to me, and I think might bother you, as well: Obese and...reactionscomments
Could I Ever Have a Baby?I am 39 years old. I have never had a child. The thought of having a child, aside from some warm, fuzzy...reactionscomments
Dating and Type 2 DiabetesI dislike dating. There’s just something incredibly disingenuous about it. We meet people in artificial settings, dress fancier than usual, and present...reactionscomments
Auto Injection DifficultiesIn 2017, a year ago, I met my new endocrinologist. He did a thorough evaluation of my meds and changed them up...reactions2comments
The Loss of a Member of My Diabetes TeamI just lost a valuable member of my diabetes team. My family physician. The doctor that has been with my family for...reactions2comments
