Diabetes Advocacy Videos
Videos by Diabetes Advocacy. www.diabetesadvocacy.com provides information and support for people living with diabetes that helps them to live their very best life. We bring people and information together in one place.
I created Diabetes Advocacy as a place to empower and educate people living with diabetes.
You don't choose to have diabetes, but you can choose to make the best life possible for yourself.
As we move toward Diabetes Awareness Month and the end of another year, I would love your input.
If you have diabetes or care for someone who does, what is your biggest challenge?
Barring financial relief or a cure, what would help you to live a better life with diabetes?
Let me know by answering the short survey attached or DM me your thoughts. I would love to hear from you.
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I created Diabetes Advocacy as a place to empower and educate people living with diabetes. You don't choose to have diabetes, but you can choose to make the best life possible for yourself. As we move toward Diabetes Awareness Month and the end of another year, I would love your input. If you have diabetes or care for someone who does, what is your biggest challenge? Barring financial relief or a cure, what would help you to live a better life with diabetes? Let me know by answering the short survey attached or DM me your thoughts. I would love to hear from you. https://forms.gle/z3TL2nZMhCB4MzBD6
When you live with diabetes, it is important to remain educated on your options. When you know your options, you can make informed decisions. You can take your information to your diabetes team and discuss with them if something will help you or not. When it comes to choosing an insulin pump, make sure you talk to all of the reps. Even if you don't buy their product, most have a vast amount of knowledge that they will share with you. That knowledge will continue to help you as you manage your diabetes care.
Today is the 20th anniversary of Diabetes Advocacy. 🥳 20 years of sharing information and our journey of life with type 1 diabetes. 💙 20 years of bringing advocates together. 💙 20 years of changes 💙 Thank you for being a part of this journey! Barb Wagstaff (mother to a person with diabetes since March 2000)
Do you think that there will be a cure for diabetes in your lifetime? 💙Melanie Hibbard from the DRIFCan Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Canada believes that it will happen. Listen to our recent conversation wherever you listen to podcasts and decide for yourself.
If you have subscribed to the Diabetes Goddess Podcast, you saw that there was a new episode released yesterday. In it, I talk about worry as a parent of a child with diabetes. 💙What is your biggest worry when it comes to living with diabetes? You can listen to this episode and previous episodes wherever you listen to podcasts.
Stand Out. The True Story of Hockey Hero Ajay Baines is a fun story to read and an even better one to listen to. Tune into the Diabetes Goddess Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts and here Barb's conversation with Ajay and his longtime friend Sean. Hear how Ajay managed the highs and lows and life with diabetes with the help of an incredible support team. Once you have listened to the episode, make sure that you come back here to 💙 tell us what you think! 💙 make sure to follow this account 💙 tag a friend who might also enjoy the book or podcast and 💙 tag this account and share on your stories When you do any or all of these things before midnight ET on April 12, 2023, you will be entered to win a FREE copy of the book "Stand Out: The True Story of Hockey Hero Ajay Baines" 💙 Each task will entitle you to one entry in the draw. The winner will be drawn at random and will be mentioned on the @Diabetesgoddess Instagram account and the @DiabetesAdvocacy Facebook account.
If you subscribe to the Diabetes Goddess Podcast, you have seen that a new episode is here for season 3!!! Head over to wherever you listen to podcasts and check out this fun interview with hockey legend Ajay Baines and his amazing friend, and author, Sean Campbell @rameyseancampbell Together they have created the sweetest, must own book! Once you have listened to the episode, make sure that you come back here to 💙 tell us what you think! 💙 make sure to like/follow this account 💙 tag a friend who might also enjoy the book or podcast and 💙 tag this account and share on your stories When you do any or all of these things before midnight ET on April 12, 2023, you will be entered to win a FREE copy of the book "Stand Out: The True Story of Hockey Hero Ajay Baines" 💙 Each task will entitle you to one entry in the draw. The winner will be drawn at random and will be mentioned on the @Diabetesgoddess Instagram account and the @DiabetesAdvocacy Facebook account.
If you subscribe to the Diabetes Goddess Podcast, you have seen that a new episode is here for season 3!!! Head over to wherever you listen to podcasts and check out this fun interview with hockey legend Ajay Baines and his amazing friend, and author, Sean Campbell @rameyseancampbell Together they have created the sweetest, must own book! Once you have listened to the episode, make sure that you come back here to 💙 tell us what you think! 💙 make sure to like/follow this account 💙 tag a friend who might also enjoy the book or podcast and 💙 tag this account and share on your stories When you do any or all of these things before midnight ET on April 12, 2023, you will be entered to win a FREE copy of the book "Stand Out: The True Story of Hockey Hero Ajay Baines" 💙 Each task will entitle you to one entry in the draw. The winner will be drawn at random and will be mentioned on the @Diabetesgoddess Instagram account and the @DiabetesAdvocacy Facebook account.
If you are a Canadian living with diabetes, be sure to join me today at noon EDT to learn how recent changes to the Disability Tax Credit legislation impacts you!
Summer officially begins on June 21. Remember to ✔️stay hydrated ✔️enjoy fresh fruit ✔️eat sugar-free popsicles to stay cool ✔️spend time in a pool or under a garden hose ✔️stay in air conditioned areas whenever possible. How do you stay cool in the summer? Let us know in the comments!
My husband was in bed. He had to work the next morning and I was sitting in our living room by myself. The lights were off. I looked out over the water. I grabbed a pillow. I pulled it in close and I began to cry. I cried and I cried because all of a sudden it hit me just like a wall. And I realized that I was doing everything right! I was giving him his insulin on time. I was checking his blood sugars as often as I was supposed to. I was scarring his little body with all of those needle jabs and pokes. I was getting him to eat when I could. I was dealing with the highs and the lows. And no matter what I did I was never going to fix it. The first year of living with diabetes was HARD. Every year is hard, but there when the shock wore off and reality set in...it rocked me to the core. You can hear more about my feelings during that first year on the Diabetes Goddess Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.
Great news for people with diabetes living in PEI. There will now be some financial assistance for individuals looking to use a CGM!! This is an income dependent program (the lower the income the lower your deductible) that takes effect June 1st, 2022. https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/glucose-sensor-technology-available-for-islanders-living-with-diabetes?fbclid=IwAR0Y6BSUTs5Be8t3BOND40i7J2VlSNxNSmGTamDjTHWGybRAzLMi_ohV3EE