Diabetes UK said up to one in three female diabetes sufferers under age 30 may be skipping insulin shots for weight related reasons, a practice known as diabulimia, The Daily Mail said Wednesday.
I have now seen it all! Come on people, are you kidding me? This is scary indeed. So instead of carrying 3-5 extra pounds, you choose to have heart disease, retinopathy, PVD, amputations, kidney failure and no eyesight?
We need to come up with a better way to transition juvenile diabetics into adult diabetics. There needs to be a support system and carefully address the …read more

Could adult diabetics be at an increased risk of mild cognitive impairment? This type of impairment is often considered a precursor to Alzheimer’s disease.
Health experts already knew that type 2 diabetes can be a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. The evidence has been less clear on whether diabetes is related to a higher risk of mild cognitive impairment, often considered a bridge state between normalcy and Alzheimer’s.
With new research comes new questions. Will there be evidence that shows maintaining a healthy blood sugar will lower the chance of developing mild cognitive impairment like in so many other diseases …read more