Mind Over Mellitus

Hypoglycemia probably causes me more day-to-day suffering and frustration with diabetes than anything else. It triggers a cascade of counter-regulatory or “stress hormones” - adrenaline, cortisol, epinephrine - activated by our “fight or flight” reflex when something really bad happens. “Yikes!”, my body responds.
The vice tightens in my gut. My face and shoulders become involuntarily [...]

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Recently, I wrote my first letter to a small circle of friends interested in diabetes-friendly dating online. (Drop me a line if you would like me to share it with you.)
What amazed me was how much I enjoyed writing to them. I felt the same way when I wrote this article for Taking Control [...]

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