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Anastasia Albanese-O’Neill, PhD, ARNP, CDE, is an assistant professor of nursing at the University of Florida in Gainesville, as well as a nurse practitioner and diabetes researcher. A longtime volunteer for the American Diabetes Association, she currently serves as co-chair of the Safe at School Workgroup and also sits on the ADA's National Advocacy Committee, Legislative and Regulatory Subcommittee and Volunteer Engagement Workgroup. She and her family live in Gainesville, Florida. This is her story: Reflections on Our Daughter’s Type 1 Diagnosis My daughter Cassidy was 16 months old and

Danielle has been living with type 2 diabetes for seven years. She’s written two books to empower and educate others living with diabetes. This is her story: Hello, my name is Danielle, and I'm a type 2 diabetic. I was first diagnosed back in 2013, and I instantly went into denial because I could not believe I was a diabetic. I instantly stereotyped what and who I should be as someone with diabetes. I was in denial for a very long time, but when my first symptom showed up, I took control of my life and became a fighting machine against this disease. I became an author with my first book, Let

Ella's diagnosis came as a shock to Noelle, her mother. Now, Noelle is committed to educating others about the warning signs of type 1 diabetes. This is Noelle's story: Ella was brought to the doctor when she was 22 months old, when I was concerned about her weight loss and constant peeing through diapers. We were told it was a urinary tract infection (UTI) and sent on our way. Luckily, mama's intuition was a bit stronger and I pushed for a urine test. Just 24 hours later, we were in the pediatric intensive care unit in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), and left with a new type 1 diabetes diagnosis

If you feel like you are developing symptoms, be sure to call your doctor. Here are some common tips, which may vary for each person: Drink lots of fluids. If you’re having trouble keeping water down, have small sips every 15 minutes or so throughout the day to avoid dehydration. If you are experiencing a low (blood sugar below 70 mg/dl or your target range), eat 15 grams of simple carbs that are easy to digest like honey, jam, Jell-O, hard candy, popsicles, juice or regular soda, and re-check your blood sugar in 15 minutes to make sure your levels are rising. Check your blood sugar extra

On April 4, 2018, my life took a complete 180-degree turn to rock-bottom status. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Now, you would think this would have come as a complete shock. Deep down, however, I was not surprised. I knew it was coming. For years, in fact, but I was constantly adrift upon the River “Denial”. But, looking back, I was at high-risk for developing the disease. Here are the facts… First, I was genetically disposed. Type 1 and type 2 was rampant in my family history. My maternal grandfather lost his leg. My maternal aunt died of a leg infection at 9 years old that was masked

Julie Paradis was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) at age 28. Though she has encountered some challenges, including navigating pregnancy, she chooses to focus on the positive. Just when you think you've got things figured out, life throws a curveball! In May 2017, I was 28, living in NYC, and recently married... when all of a sudden, those textbook symptoms hit and - BAM! - I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. To be diagnosed so late in life was an interesting balance of emotions. On one hand, life as I knew it was completely changed (a life I had gotten very comfortable with!). On the

Life has changed a lot for me over the past 28 years of living with type 1 diabetes. Leading up to my diabetes diagnosis at just 12 years old, I remember experiencing some common symptoms including weight loss and extreme thirst. I also dealt with some eye-related issues – severe conjunctivitis and trouble seeing certain colors, such as when my teacher would write in red and green on the whiteboard in school. However, once I was diagnosed and started taking insulin, my eye problems quickly subsided. From then on, I never had to wear glasses or contacts and didn’t experience any eye-related

I’ve lived with type 1 diabetes for much of my life. Having lived with diabetes for 6 decades now, I’ve had the unique opportunity to observe how diabetes management has changed over the years. Back in 1960, the only way to test your blood sugar was through a urine sample. Times have certainly changed since then! Having diabetes for as long as I can remember, the way that I have managed it over the years has been no easy feat. There have been times throughout my diabetes journey that I managed it better and worse. In my early years, my mother and father helped me stay on track, but when I

Roxanna, from Brownsville, Texas, shares the story of her diagnosis — and how it changed her life. My diabetes journey began in August 2016. I was 29 years old. Like many who are first diagnosed, I ended up in the hospital with high blood sugar, severe dehydration, fatigue and exhaustion. “If you were my sister,” I recall my doctor saying, “I’d send you to the hospital.” And off to the hospital I went. I remember that day like it was yesterday: the doctors, the nurses, the diabetes educator, the concerned look on my parents’ faces. I didn’t even know what diabetes was at the time, much less

An estimated 84 million Americans are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes—and someone you love could be among them. However, many people don’t realize that type 2 diabetes can be delayed or even prevented with healthy lifestyle changes. This means that even if your loved ones are at risk for diabetes, there’s still time for them to take the steps necessary to turn their health around. November is American Diabetes Month, an opportunity to encourage the people in your life to learn their risk for type 2 diabetes by taking the one-minute Risk Test . Not sure how to bring the topic up? Follow