Taking My Type 1 Experience and Educating Others

Taking My Type 1 Experience and Educating Others

When I was in third grade, every student in my class wanted to be my best friend. If my blood sugar was high or low, the teacher allowed me to choose a friend to walk me to the nurse’s office who would proceed to give my friend a jolly rancher before sending that...

Other Forms (MODY, LADA, Neonatal)

Other Forms (MODY, LADA, Neonatal) Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of Adults (LADA) Sometimes referred to as type 1.5 diabetes, Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of Adults (LADA) appears in adulthood, typically around age 30, and like type 1 diabetes, is caused by an autoimmune...
A New Long-Acting Insulin Option

A New Long-Acting Insulin Option

The FDA has recently approved Toujeo (insulin glargine injection), which is a long-acting insulin containing 300 Units/mL of insulin glargine.  This insulin product comes in a 1.5ml pen that contains 450 units. Toujeo, a basal insulin, is approved for the improvement...
Mulled Rosy Cider

Mulled Rosy Cider

Ingredients: 4 cups cider or unfiltered apple juice 2 tablespoons grenadine (a syrup made from pomegranate juice, usually found in the liquor section of larger markets) Four cloves Four pods of cardamom, slightly crushed 1 cinnamon stick, cut in 2-inch pieces Fresh...