Tag: Diagnosis

“I Needed to Demand the Best”: How I Became My Own Diabetes Advocate

A diabetes advocate shares how she fought to get the care she deserved after her type 1 diabetes diagnosis.

Just Diagnosed with Diabetes? Why and How to Find Mental Health Support

Just diagnosed with diabetes? No matter how you're feeling right now, you deserve help; here's how to find it.

Just Diagnosed with Diabetes? Here’s Who You Need on Your Team

Just diagnosed with diabetes or feel like you need more support with an existing diagnosis? Remember - you don't have to do this alone.

Mental Health Check-In: Identifying + Processing Trauma

Members of the Beyond Type 2 team speak with diabetes psychologist Dr. Mark Heyman about how to identify and get help processing trauma.

Ask a DCES: Why Was I Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes or Prediabetes?

Wonder why you were diagnosed with T2D or Prediabetes? Diabetes care and education specialist, Jodi Lavin-Tompkins gives you a couple of reasons why.

Stages of Grief: Accepting Your Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis

Adjusting to your new life with diabetes can be while mourning your life prior to it is normal. Learn how to use accept your Type 2 diagnosis using the stages of grief.

Diagnosed with Type 2 at Age 12, But I Call Myself a Diabetic Hybrid

Marisol was diagnosed with T2D at the age of 12. Diabetes is part of you. Learn to love and embrace this new part of your life because your survival depends on it."

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.