CWD News
Bridging the Diabetes Care Divide
Access to specialized diabetes providers has been a challenge that many endocrinologists have been discussing for years. Since endocrinology is a specialty that performs few procedures, it is among the lower-paying specialties in medicine. Additionally, the fellowship program is longer than those of some other specialties. When considering the amount of debt that most physicians […]
What I Wish You Knew Before You Walked Into the Room
Before you open the door and call my name, I need you to know something. We are not walking into this appointment as a blank slate. We are walking in carrying the last three months with diabetes. Every number. Every alarm. Every night we woke up to treat a low. Every high we could not […]
Listening to Your Body: Avoiding DKA on Sick Days
It’s one thing to know what sick day recommendations are, and it’s another to be sick and make the decisions while feeling ill. This past weekend, I ended up with strep throat. Late Friday night and early Saturday morning, I woke up with severe throat pain. I’ve had strep before, and many other illnesses, but […]
Snow Days! (and Diabetes)
This week, North Carolina did something we are still talking about. Snow. At the beach. For families in the south, snow days are rare, magical, and a little chaotic. You grab every sweatshirt you own, hunt for gloves you haven’t seen in years, and run outside before it melts. This year was no different. Except […]
Super Bolus – A Game Changer in Diabetes Care
Originally posted on February 7, 2024. Super Bowl Sunday comes with big plays, loud commercials, and a lot of food. If diabetes is part of your life or your household, it also comes with a little extra planning tucked between the chips and kickoff. The good news is that nothing about diabetes means you have […]
A Car Accident and the Lessons Learned Long Before It Happened
Friday mornings are usually predictable. A test in AP Biology. A stop at Dunkin for a hot breakfast grilled cheese. Coffee in hand. Emotional support water bottle secured. A sixteen-year-old new driver feeling ready for the day. And then everything changed. At a red light, Ava’s car was T-boned. In an instant, a normal school […]
Diabetes Is Heavy: Real Struggles, Real Tools
Diabetes is heavy. It’s a nonstop guessing game that you’re almost constantly losing because a variable you didn’t think of was at play. You are also often experiencing glucose levels that are either too high or too low, or your glucose levels are fluctuating at a speed that causes you to feel symptomatic. Sure, the […]
Preparing for the Unexpected with Diabetes
Life throws us into plenty of situations we never see coming, whether we have diabetes or not. But when you live with diabetes, those moments can come with extra layers of complexity. Here are some real-life scenarios you might face, along with tools and strategies to help you stay safe and confident through them. Stranded […]
The Anniversary I Never Asked For
Some weeks are full before they even begin. The calendar is a battlefield of stacked meetings with the churn of household duties as the background noise that never goes silent. There are emails to answer, dinners to scramble together, and a grocery list that feels like a living, breathing thing. Laundry hampers are overflowing, and […]
Pizza without the Panic
Pizza is infamous in diabetes-land for causing erratic glucose levels after eating. This screenshot is from Reddit, where many people with diabetes (PWD) gather crowd-sourced information about diabetes management. When all PWD had were injections, it was almost impossible to succeed with a bolus adequate for covering the carbohydrate, fat, and maybe protein combination. Now […]