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Article: Type 2 diabetes to LADA: story of a diagnosis
Living with one type of diabetes and finding out years later that you have another can take an emotional toll. Read more
Article: I Didn’t Beat Diabetes, I Fight with It
Yesterday, someone wrote to me the following sentence. “I want you to tell me how to beat diabetes, like you.” This simple statement stopped me in my tracks because that’s not how I perceive it. Read more
Article: Black Maternal Health Week: A Movement in Motion
As an African American woman who has never met my paternal grandmother because she died from postpartum hemorrhaging, and as a mother who is writing this essay while recovering from my third postpartum reconstructive surgery to repair the preventable damage caused during the birth of my daughter, Read more
Article: The Role and Value of Ongoing and Peer Support in Diabetes Care and Education
Increasing attention is being given to the challenges and emotional toll of managing diabetes. This Perspectives in Practice details the specialty’s guiding documents for initial and ongoing support. It also defines various types of social support, including peer support, for optimal diabetes care. Read more
Article: From Denial to Acceptance: Black-ish Portrays a Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis Journey
Dre Johnson, the protagonist on the television series Black-ish, is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in season four. While the ninth episode, entitled “Sugar Daddy,” is another example of the award-winning sitcom’s exceptional ability to overlap comedy with serious topics relevant to African Americans, Read more