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Jan 23
Jan 21
Riva greenberg interview

Find your strength in diabetes: interviewing Riva Greenberg

Riva Greenberg is a New York-based global inspirational speaker, author, and diabetes advocate. She developed type 1 at the age of 18. Having won the International Diabetes Federation Lecture Award for education, Riva helps people with diabetes flourish and teaches health professionals to work from a more humanistic perspective. Diabetes... read more →
Jan 20
How to set realistic diabetes self-management goals

How to set Realistic Goals for Diabetes Self-Management

“Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.” — Pablo Picasso Inspirational quotations online. Post-it note messages to yourself. Blood-pumping tunes. Meditation. We all have different... read more →
Jan 17

Motivation and Diabetes Self-Management

Why do we lose motivation? When we want to reach that one goal above all else, why do we then run out of steam? Life is full of intricacies, and we tend to get bogged down with other priorities, anxieties, and distractions. Diabetes comes with its own set of intricacies... read more →
Jan 10
Diabetes and Alcohol

Diabetes and Alcohol – Best Practices

Hammered, slaughtered, blasted, mortal, wasted. The variety of words for being drunk is endless. Our society seemingly revolves around alcohol. The ancient Greeks worshipped Dionysus, the god of wine. Churchill made pithy statements about alcohol. Your dad probably tells that dad-joke about beauty being in the eye of the beer-holder.... read more →
Jan 03
Personal diabetes goals

Entering 2020: 6 Personal Diabetes Goals

It's the season of new year's resolutions! Not surprisingly, it's quite common to have personal goals for how to boost your mindset, manage diabetes in another way or just improve minor habits that might make everyday-life with diabetes easier. Maybe you've set some goals for yourself too? Goals that you... read more →
Dec 19
Dec 16
diabetes and the flu

How to deal with Diabetes and the Flu

Ahh, the crunch of frost underfoot, the glow of the fireplace – and mucus running down your face while checking your blood glucose levels. Yes, these are the delights of winter. Those with diabetes know that winter comes with some extra planning to avoid the flu. Having diabetes means illness... read more →
Nov 23

5 Reasons Why I Love My Internship

During my three-month internship at the SaMD start-up Hedia, I have garnered an insight into the workings of a success-driven, fast-paced workplace. The atmosphere created from amazing colleagues inspired ideas and cheerful attitudes make the office a delight. My Internship Experience at Hedia and Why I Loved it I started... read more →
Nov 14