Tag Archives: diabetes

Today I am going to share my story of living with diabetes, and some of the challenges and positive changes that I’ve encountered. I also will speak to the intersection of trauma and its effects on living with a chronic illness.

Today I want to talk about the most recent cure for type 2 diabetes. A lot has been in the media regarding the benefit of gastric bypass surgery and its ability to make diabetes go away. I think it is really important to make sure we have the facts straight.

If you are a close family member of the individual with diabetes that you support, you are automatically at risk of developing the condition. If you are just a close friend of the person, but are of the same high-risk ethnic descent, you are similarly at risk.

As a social worker I meet individuals who have diabetes in counseling sessions and in educational classes. In each setting we talk about the emotional roller coaster ride these individuals may go through

Lifestyle choices or health behaviours, as they are called now, can make a significant difference to life expectancy for all of us, but even more so for a person living with diabetes.

Learn about sexual health related to people with diabetes. Includes information about erectile dysfunction for men, and problems with vaginal lubrication and sensation for women.

One of the most common questions regarding diabetes is 'Can it be cured? This is a question to which, unfortunately, there is not the answer that people want to hear.