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Getting Therapy as a Man with Diabetes: “Our pride gets the best of us.”
Asking for help is never easy—especially for a man in today’s world where mental health is often overlooked. Here, Keith shares why asking for help was worth it.
Remaining Fierce in the Face of Type 2 Diabetes
Tiff McFierce is a DJ and Music Director for the NY Liberty Basketball Team. Diagnosed w/ Type 2 diabetes in 2017, she's remaining fierce in the face of it.
Omnipod Helped Me Reduce My A1C by Nearly 10 Percent
After experiencing diabetic comas, neuropathy, and an A1C of over 17 percent, Prince was able to turn things around with the Omnipod insulin management system to reduce his A1C by nearly 10 percent.
Life is Easier with Omnipod
T2D patient Kathleen Weaver tells her story about wearing insulin pumps for 20 years and why life is easier with Omnipod DASH.
Trusting Myself with Insulin
Former pro wrestler, Dan Denton, shares when he first started taking insulin and how he's learned to trust himself with it to manage T2D.
“I stopped taking insulin in January 2021,” says Prince Blue
With an A1c of 17.6 percent at his diagnosis, Prince looks back and realizes he should’ve started insulin right away. But today, he’s no longer taking insulin and thriving.
“My doctor refused to put me on insulin for Type 2 diabetes, so I got a new doctor.”
Before Kate Cornell was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2005 at 50 years old, she had no idea anything was wrong. Today, she uses both metformin and insulin to manage her blood sugars.
How This Foodie Changed Her Diet After Being Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes
Chanel loves trying new foods and celebrating the classics. Here’s how she changed her diet to help manage her type 2 diabetes.
Stop the Stigma: Using Insulin is Not a Failure
Insulin is a life-saving drug, yet many people with type 2 diabetes are shamed for using it. The stigma needs to stop.
Insulin Improved My Quality of Life
Alex Charnin shares how she switched doctors to be put on insulin after her endo focused too much on her weight and not her glucose levels.