I Didn’t Know Glucagon was an Option
Jenita Stubblefield has been living with Type 2 diabetes since 1995. She recalls her episodes and just recently learned that Glucagon is an option to treat hypoglycemia. Read her story here.
READ MOREFinding Our Inner Foodie with Shelby Kinnaird
Shelby Kinnaird has been living with Type 2 diabetes for 20 years. Since her diagnosis, she's started her website, The Diabetic Foodie, to show people with diabetes can eat well without sacrificing flavor or neglecting their sweet tooth. As a member of DiabetesSisters, an organization dedicated to helping women live well with diabetes, Kinnaird serves as a PODS leader, where she hosts meetups to help women find peer support. She chatted with the Beyond Type 2 team to share her diagnosis story, her website, role with DiabetesSisters, and easy ways for you to start cooking at home today.
READ MOREDiabetes Support Helped Me Confront Trauma
Shanerica Churchill has had Type 2 diabetes since August 2018. Receiving support from her husband helped her confront trauma and thrive with diabetes. Read her story here and how having a supportive partner is essential to her diabetes care.
READ MOREBeyond the Stigma: Diabetes and Body Image
Bianca Grima is a 17-year-old from New Zealand living with Type 2 diabetes. She advocates living beyond the stigma of negative body image in diabetes. Read her story on how she maintains and promotes body positivity and how you can do it, too.
READ MOREDiabetes Sisters CEO Anna Norton on Building Peer Support Through Sisterhood
Anna Norton is the CEO of DiabetesSisters, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping women with all types of diabetes live healthier and fuller lives. The organization offers a range of education on women's health issues and support services, including online and in-person meetups, and programs. Recognizing that emotional and peer support are vital to a woman's overall wellbeing, DiabetesSisters provides an environment where women can openly share information and their own stories to form meaningful bonds. Norton, who's been living with Type 1 diabetes for over 25 years, talked to Beyond Type 2 about the organization and the importance of peer support among women with diabetes.
READ MOREChallenging Diabetes in the Kitchen with Chef Leticia Moreinos Schwartz
Leticia Moreinos Schwartz is a spokesperson for America’s Diabetes Challenge, a program from Merck that urges people with Type 2 diabetes to work with their doctors to set and reach their A1C goal, as well as learn the symptoms of hypoglycemia and how to reduce its risk. As part of her role, she’s featured in the program’s documentary, “A Touch of Sugar”, which aims to destigmatize Type 2 diabetes. Leticia spoke with the Beyond Type 2 team about her role in the documentary, her passion for helping people with Type 2 diabetes overcome the challenges to healthy cooking, and her own personal link to Type 2 diabetes.
READ MOREI Know What’s Best for Me
It's frustrating when doctors think they know what's always best for you without getting to know you, first. In the end, I know what's best for me and wish doctors respected that. However, I know how to advocate for myself and want others with Type 2 diabetes to know how, too.
READ MOREGetting to Know Mila Clarke Buckley, the Hangry Woman
Mila Clarke Buckley is a Houston-based Type 2 diabetes advocate and digital storyteller. She started her website, The Hangry Woman, after being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2016. Per her website, her goal is to show every person with diabetes has nothing to be ashamed of when it comes to their chronic illness. Mila chatted with the Beyond Type 2 team about her diabetes diagnosis story, how she currently manages diabetes, and her approach to eating her favorite dishes.
READ MORELearning about Black Diabetic Info with Phyllisa Deroze
Phyllisa Deroze, Ph.D., is the founder of Black Diabetic Info and Diagnosed Not Defeated, where her mission is to provide culturally-competent, personal, and professional information about diabetes in black communities. Since 2011, Dr. Deroze has been living with Type 2 diabetes and travels around the world as a global diabetes patient advocate. Dr. Deroze chatted with the Beyond Type 2 team about her diagnosis story, Black Diabetic Info, and how she got involved with global diabetes advocacy.
READ MOREBeyond Type 2 x DiabetesSisters: Sisterhood Takeover
Starting September 30th, sisterhood takes the spotlight on Beyond Type 2 and Beyond Type 1's Instagram pages! We're partnering with DiabetesSisters to show how women in their organization live #BeyondPowerful and #LiveBeyond with Type 2 and Type 1 diabetes.
READ MOREA Second Chance in Life
This was my second chance and thanks to which I was able to make great decisions and favorable changes in my life, thanks to diabetes, I believe this second chance has been a blessing in my life because without her I would not have learned to love and love others and I probably would not be here
READ MOREUnderstanding Nutrition for Diabetes Management
Diana is Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with a Master's in Nutrition Science. She combines evidence-based, medical nutrition therapy with a personalized holistic approach to help others develop a healthy, lasting relationship with food. Learn more about her story and approach to understanding nutrition for diabetes management.
READ MORELanguage Matters
Diabetogenic blog creator Renza Scibilia writes about the power of language and why it matters so much, especially in the diabetes space.
READ MOREHow I Managed Type 2 Diabetes While Pregnant
Ashley Leigh has been living with Type 2 diabetes for over a decade. In those years, she has given birth to two healthy babies. Ashley shared her story with us about how she managed her diabetes while pregnant and advice she has for those with Type 2 who are planning to start a family.
READ MOREA LADA Thoughts
All I knew was something was wrong and I was happy my endo appointment was just a few days later. It never occurred to me the cause was a different diagnosis. It never occurred to me that it was LADA.
READ MOREThis CDE is All About Type 2 and You
Megan Munoz is a registered nurse and certified diabetes educator based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She runs a blog called "Type 2 and You", where she addresses the struggles people with Type 2 diabetes experience, including shame, the lack of self-management training, and more. Megan recently chatted with Beyond Type 2 to talk about her unique approach to putting her patients on the path to lasting behavior changes, why she loves working as a diabetes educator, and what behavior changes people with Type 2 diabetes can make today.
READ MOREFormer Professional Wrestler Discusses Living with Diabetes
Randy Thornton is a former NFL player and professional wrestler. He played for the Denver Broncos from 1988-1990 and wrestled in the WCW from 1991 to 1998 under the name "Swoll" as member of Master P's No Limit Soldiers. Since being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2011, Thornton has become an advocate for people living with the disease. Read our interview with him
READ MOREHow 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 MOREMeet 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 MORE6 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 MOREStart 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 MOREYoga 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 MORESwimming On Insulin
Hannah Vester is a competitive swimmer and a person with diabetes, read her story on how she manages while staying on top of her game.
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