Daniel Wittler
Diabetes
How To Stay Sober From Drugs and Alcohol
Being newly sober is both exciting and terrifying. We have finally escaped the grips of addiction and now we have a brand new life to build and begin living. Things can get overwhelming...
Daniel Wittler
Diabetes
The Dark Path Of Drug Addiction
I was petrified of drugs while in high school, the belief that drugs could ruin your life was well established in my upbringing in a small suburbia town in Northern New Jersey....
Daniel Wittler
Diabetes
Are You Dependent On Alcohol? Here Are Some Signs
As we approach the holiday season we come towards a time involved with a lot of celebrating and in turn, drinking. Alcohol in moderation is generally safe if of course, you are...
Jane Stern
Diabetes
If You Were Able to Come Face to Face with Diabetes, What Would You Say?
Go ahead. Vent your frustrations. Share how you persevere in the face of the everyday struggles of having diabetes. Hello Type 1. When we met in 1964, you were introduced to...
Daniel Wittler
Diabetes
Diabetes and The Sugar Problem In America
My father was a hard-working, generous man who didn't have a great upbringing. I always looked at him with nothing but respect and we were very close. As great of a life as he...
Carol Brown
Diabetes
How to View Health with a Diabetes Diagnosis
A diabetes diagnosis often changes the way you view your life. How has it changed yours? Yes definitely. Getting and then staying fit is a priority. What precautions have you...
Debbie Lazar
Diabetes
Diabetes Comfort, Care, and Routines
Is checking your blood sugar and taking insulin second nature to you or is it still difficult? I don't know if it'll ever be second nature. I hoped it would just be part of my...
Debbie Lazar
Diabetes
How Has Your Life Changed with Diabetes?
Give us a bit of backstory. Are you a Type 2 Diabetic? Do you take insulin? The sort answer is yes and yes. How has diabetes affected the family dynamic (good and bad? )It's...
Jane Stern
Diabetes
How My Life Has Changed
My life hasn’t changed; it started with Type 1. Give us a bit of backstory. What was life like before diagnosis? No idea - I was diagnosed at 2. According to my mom, I had a...
Debbie Lazar
Diabetes
I Was Complaining All the Time...
I try not to complain because it doesn't help anyone. But I found myself complaining all the time. I didn't know what was going on. I had issues with self confidence because...
