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ASK GINGER - Does diabetes ever make you depressed?

Hey Ginger, Does diabetes ever make you depressed? A kid in my high school has diabetes and he told me he also goes to a doctor because his diabetes makes him depressed. I get really angry about my diabetes sometimes, and it’s been getting worse since I got into high school. I just wish I didn’t have it, and didn’t have to... Read moreChevron
posted 10/27/2009, comments (2)|
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A Decade with Diabetes!

March 23rd of 2009 marks the tenth year I’ve lived with diabetes. A decade! It doesn’t really seem like it’s been “that long,” and on the other hand, I don’t remember what it was ever like to not have diabetes even though I was producing insulin for the first 13 years of my life. How am I going to celebrate?... Read moreChevron
posted 03/22/2009, comment (1)|
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Director, Child/Adolescent Diabetes Program at Children's Nat'l
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Sharing your diabetes diagnosis: When and to whom do you share information?

When asked to join the Diabeteens medical "expert staff" team, one of the first requested topics for discussion was this very issue. With who and when do you share your very personal diagnosis of diabetes. I even feel uncomfortable blogging about this sensitive issue. However, I realized that if I was uneasy about the subject as a healthcare... Read moreChevron
posted 07/21/2008, comments (2)|
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Diabetes and Your Emotions

It's common to have feelings of anger and frustration in relationship to your diagnosis of diabetes. Why should you not feel this way? A diagnosis of diabetes (or any chronic illness for that matter) is life-altering and reflects the way you feel about yourself and how others feel about you (particularly parents, family members, and friends).... Read moreChevron
posted 07/16/2008, comments (0)|
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