There’s been a resurgence of interest in non-prescription insulin, no doubt a result of the high prices for the most widely dispensed-by-prescription branded analogs and a political climate that’s breeding uncertainty over the continued availability of insurance for people with diabetes. People have been turning to old-line products, such as Lilly Humulin and Novo-Nordisk Novolin, and Walmart’s store-branded ReliOn products, or at least researching whether such lower-cost brands are an option. MORE >>

The post titled, Still a Little Broken , popped up in my Facebook memories today. I read it as an outsider, sad for the girl that wrote the words. But then the memories came creeping back in. The brokenness that I lived with returned to me in powerful waves. I remembered clearly the heaviness of the day to day. I saw perfectly the worry that affected the person I was. I was more broken than I admitted to you that day. But life molds us. And as we move forward, perspectives change. MORE >>

Ten years ago, McBrayer learned he has Type 1 diabetes. Now he knows he faces dire consequences if he fails to control his blood sugar MORE >>

I chronicled someone with type 1 diabetes whose ability to exercise was compromised by his use of statins back in April 2016. Statins are medications prescribed to lower cholesterol levels or abnormal levels of blood fats, given to lower your risk of heart attack and stroke. Examples include Altoprev, Crestor, Lescol, Lipitor, Livalo, Mevacor, Pravachol, […]. Get Moving Treatments Type 1 Diabetes Type 2 Diabetes cholesterol exercise heart health muscles pre-diabetes statins study MORE >>

Today's column comes from a reader who I meet in the hall from time to time. She often has a comment on a column that I have written and so I had asked her for suggestions for topics for future columns MORE >>