Three of the most important topics in relation to teenagers are illicit drugs, alcohol, and sex. Clearly diabetes has implications on all three. I want to be proactive in these blogs and address these sensitive topics. Ginger and I already discussed Alcohol and Diabetes. (Diabetes and Alcohol: Part I - If You Choose to Drink) The next very relevant concern for all teens is sex, birth control, and protection from sexually transmitted diseases.
Diabetes complicates the issue of sex in very...
Partnering with your diabetes doctor to get the information YOU want (without your parents asking the questions). Every three to four... Read more »
Editor's Note: This is a response from Ann Bartlett's mother on her decision to go abroad as a teen with diabetes. Read Ann's account on... Read more »
Teens and Insulin Pumps – Isn’t the challenge really diabetes? I’m struggling with the media hype coming out of the... Read more »
About three years ago, 14 year old Nick Jonas was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. He had all the classic symptoms: guzzling absurd amounts... Read more »
While casually reading SELF magazine today, I came across a very comprehensive article about diabetes. More specifically, it was about the... Read more »
Babies who are exposed to their mother's obesity and diabetes while in the womb have a higher chance of developing Type 2 diabetes in their teens,... Read more »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More women and teens are developing diabetes before they become pregnant. A new study from Kaiser Permanente looked at 175,249... Read more »
Hey Ginger, I know “diabulimia” [skipping insulin and running really high blood sugars to lose weight] is bad for you, but is it really that... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Type 1 diabetes increases the risk for many serious health complications. However, during the past several decades, the rate of serious complications... Read more »
Having diabetes is not for wimps. Most patients with the disease are aware of the long-term complications: the increased risk for heart disease,... Read more »
Can diabetic nerve pain be reversed? The painful sensations (called dysesthesias or parathesias) that are associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy may disappear over time. Sometimes this is due to improvement in diabetes control (for...
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