The High Costs of Diabetes Kills: RIP, Shane Patrick Boyle

Shane Patrick Boyle has been on my mind and in my heart since last Thursday.  I've reached out to Shane's cousin on Facebook, but ha...

Dear Jason Chaffetz, If My t1 Diabetes Cost As Much As A New iPhone...

Dear Jason:  Hi, my name's Kelly Kunik and I'm writing to let you know that unlike you, my constituents don’t pay for my health care...

Me + T1 Diabetes+ Weight Gain+ Insulin Resistance + Metformin ER =

A little over two years ago I started gaining weight - and no matter how much I walked, rode my bike, counted carbs and kept an eye on my pl...

Diabetes, Family History And The Stress Of A Stress Test

  An insider look at what went on in my head  before,  during, and after my stress test.   It’s also a great primer on using your words wise...

Slate.Com : With Diabetes, "Even" Little Words Matter

This post started out as a post about the disgusting Mylan epi-pen price increase and how it mirrors the insulin prices increases, but then ...

#MypumpMychoice #AccessMatters: I Didn't Choose To Have A Preferred Relationship With Diabetes

By now everyone is talking about UnitedHealthCare and Medtronic’s partnership and the press release that states in part:  “As part of our on...

American Girl Diabetes Care Kit Review & Giveaway

Very cool and incredibly detailed, American Girl  Diabetes Care Kit ~ Two years ago, the then 11 year old Anje Busse created a Change.Org p...