Chronically Yours: DME Edition

Literally and metaphorically, diabetic macular edema has changed one woman’s perspective on life. Here’s what she’s learned.

Top tips on getting through these action-packed days when you’re dealing with vision loss.

Diabetic macular edema isn’t something most people have heard of. Here’s how our warrior explains it.

For information and advice, this is where HealthCentral’s diabetic macular edema warrior turns.

Life with diabetic macular edema comes with a unique set of challenges—and solutions.

Life with diabetic macular edema is tough, but little swaps in everyday life can make a difference, according to this warrior.

After learning these lessons the hard way, this diabetic macular edema warrior has wisdom to share.

No one wishes for diabetic macular edema, but once she was diagnosed, Ashley Loerzel was determined to learn from her experience.

Living with diabetic macular edema isn’t easy, but it gets easier when you’re surrounded by people who support you.

Take the sting out of your next injection with this hard-won advice from our DME warrior.

Treating diabetic macular edema requires partnering with a doctor you trust. Here’s how one DME warrior makes it work.

Scary? Just a bit. But when diabetic macular edema is stealing your eyesight, you don’t really have a choice.

Life with diabetic macular edema is tough, but little swaps in everyday life can make a difference, according to this warrior.

After learning these lessons the hard way, this diabetic macular edema warrior has wisdom to share.

Living with diabetic macular edema isn’t easy, but it gets easier when you’re surrounded by people who support you.

Treating diabetic macular edema requires partnering with a doctor you trust. Here’s how one DME warrior makes it work.

Diabetic macular edema does more than steal your sight. It can add a whole new level of challenges to parenting as well.

From redefining independence to realizing how important family really is, this diabetic macular edema warrior has wisdom to share.

Low vision from DME requires leaning on friends and family for help—and that’s not always easy.

The biggest fear with diabetic macular edema remains loss of vision. Here’s how one warrior copes.

Dealing with eye injections for diabetic macular edema was truly terrifying, but Sarah Castaneda found a way to get it done.

Of all the health issues you face when you’re diabetic, this was one Sarah Castaneda didn’t see coming.

Literally and metaphorically, diabetic macular edema has changed one woman’s perspective on life. Here’s what she’s learned.

Top tips on getting through these action-packed days when you’re dealing with vision loss.

Diabetic macular edema isn’t something most people have heard of. Here’s how our warrior explains it.

For information and advice, this is where HealthCentral’s diabetic macular edema warrior turns.

Life with diabetic macular edema comes with a unique set of challenges—and solutions.

No one wishes for diabetic macular edema, but once she was diagnosed, Ashley Loerzel was determined to learn from her experience.

Take the sting out of your next injection with this hard-won advice from our DME warrior.

Scary? Just a bit. But when diabetic macular edema is stealing your eyesight, you don’t really have a choice.

In this video, our DME warrior shares her best advice for taking the stress out of eye injections.

Realizing there was no one in her social circle who could give her advice on diabetic macular edema, one woman decided to be that source of support for others.

Hindsight is everything, and when you have diabetic macular edema, some lessons are hard-earned.

Stick a needle in your eye? No, thank you, you’re thinking. But if it saves your vision, you just might.