My Rejection for Life Insurance Revealed My Type 2 Diagnosis
Jeannette Alligood is a health coach who has been living with Type 2 diabetes since 2016. Her diagnosis was revealed after being rejected by life insurance. READ MORE
Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes after Being Displaced by Hurricane Katrina
April Lawrence was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in the midst of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Read about how April took charge of her diabetes treatment while rebuilding her life in Atlanta after being displaced. READ MORE
Swimming Master Turned Diabetes Educator
I belonged to the Master Swimming Team so I didn’t think I could ever develop diabetes. My health was good and my habits were almost perfect. This is how I changed my life. READ MORE
Diagnosed with Type 2 Without Experiencing the Typical Symptoms
Antionette Blake is a multi-award winning blogger from Delaware and the owner of ABlake Enterprises, a social media management & consulting company. Antionette was recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in January 2019 without experiencing the typical symptoms.READ MORE
A Caribbean Certified Diabetes Educator’s Perspective on Diabetes Care in Trinidad
A conversation with Anica Sanoir, a Caribbean Certified Diabetes Educators and owner of the Caribbean Lifestyle Diabetes Centre. READ MORE
How I’ve Dealt with My “Freshman” Year of Type 2 Diabetes
Bill Santos was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2018. He likens adjusting to diabetes to living in a new country and reflects on the changes he made in his first "freshman" year of having Type 2 diabetes.READ MORE
Health Insurance – Pulling Back the Veil
Brenda Hunter discusses how people with diabetes can learn to appeal insurance claims and other challenges faced when dealing with health insurance companies. READ MORE
What Nobody Told Me About Accepting a Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis
You know what diet and exercise to expect after a Type 2 diabetes diagnosis. But what about everything else? Phyllisa Deroze talks about what no one told her about accepting her diagnosis.READ MORE
How I Found Myself in an Unexpected Hypoglycemia Crisis
Adrian Marquez has been living with Type 2 diabetes for over 7 years, however, while learning about his condition, he experienced an episode of hypoglycemia. Adrian has been featured in our #BeyondPowerful campaign on Instagram. Read more about his experience below. READ MORE
How Luther Vandross Inspired Me to Become a Diabetes Advocate
Max Szadek, the personal assistant of the late legendary R&B singer, Luther Vandross, talks about how his former boss's battle with diabetes inspired him to start a non-profit diabetes advocacy organization. READ MORE
How to Remove Shame from Type 2 Diabetes
There's no reason to be ashamed to have Type 2 diabetes. Read our article on how to resolve and remove shame from Type 2 diabetes in your life.READ MORE
I Didn’t Beat Diabetes, I Fight with It
Diabetes patient advocate, Phyllisa Deroze, writes about her ongoing battle with diabetes and gets real about winning and losing with it.READ MORE
Sugar in Action, a diabetes runner’s life experience
Edgar Garcia became one of the most important T2D influencers in Latin America after his diagnosis. This is his story. READ MORE
An Interview with Susan Weiner from the Science Advisory Council
Susan Weiner, (MS, RDN, CDE, FAADE) is the owner and clinical director of Susan Weiner Nutrition, PLLC. She has been elected to serve as a Director, on the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) Board of Directors, 2018-2020. READ MORE
Meet T’ara: The Project Manager of Beyond Type 2
T'ara Smith, MS, joined the Beyond Type 1 team in December 2018 as the project manager for Beyond Type 2. Diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in the summer of 2017, T'ara has dedicated her career to helping people live full lives with Type 2 diabetes. READ MORE
How much does it cost to produce insulin?
A recent study sets prices for the future of biosimilars.READ MORE
Introducing Francine Kaufman: Newest Member of Science Advisory Council
Meet Francine Kaufman M.D., the newest member of the Beyond Type 1 Science Advisory Council! Dr. Kaufman recently spoke with Beyond Type 1 about her history of treating diabetes, her work abroad, the global diabetes landscape, and the future of T1D.READ MORE
6 Ways to Make Healthy Eating Easy
Taylor Riggs, registered dietician and food enthusiast, has just published her cookbook Real Food, Real Simple. In addition to dozens of scrumptious paleo-friendly and gluten-free recipes, she has some sage advice on food and health for those living with Type 1 diabetes. These 6 easy tips can help jump-start a healthier lifestyle!READ MORE
Start Working out with T2D
Fitness personality and diabetes advocate, Christel Oerum, shares her tips on how you can start your fitness journey with diabetes! Read more on how to find your formula to successfully combine diabetes and exercise. READ MORE
Secrets to Lowering Your A1C — A Diabetic Health Coach Gives Us the Scoop
Today, I want to share with you how I lowered my A1C from a 7.5 to a 5.7, and became the healthiest and happiest I have ever been. If you want tighter control of your blood sugar numbers, start by looking at your level of satisfaction in these 5 areas:READ MORE
Yoga for People with Diabetes
Interested in yoga? Then this piece is for you. Lauren Bongiorno shares how yoga helped her manage diabetes, including helping her become more mindful about her food choices and practice discipline. READ MORE
