Diabetes
Everything you need to know about living, learning, and thriving with diabetes — broken into bite-sized chapters you can explore at your own pace.
Understanding Diabetes
The essentials — what it is, who gets it, and how it’s treated
📊Epidemiology — How Often Is Diabetes?
How often it’s diagnosed, whether all genders are affected equally, and whether it’s becoming more common.
🩸What Is Diabetes?
Why blood-sugar issues happen, the different types of diabetes, and what makes each one different.
🧬Disease Origin
What causes diabetes to develop in the first place.
🤒Symptoms
Common symptoms, how they differ by type, and what to look for before a diagnosis.
🚨Recognizing Highs, Lows & Emergencies
Spotting signs of high and low blood sugar, and knowing when something needs urgent help.
🧪Diagnostics
How diabetes is diagnosed, the different tests used, and how doctors decide between types.
⚠️Diabetes-Related Health Problems
Possible physical and mental-health complications — and how they can differ by diabetes type.
💪General Treatment & Challenges
What diabetes treatment looks like day-to-day and the everyday hurdles that come with it.
🧾Treatment by Diabetes Type
How treatment differs depending on the type of diabetes you have.
Daily Management
Food, movement, medication, and handling everyday bumps
🏃Physical Activity & Sport
Why sport matters and how exercise affects your blood-sugar levels.
🍎Nutrition & Carb Counting
How food affects blood sugar and why (and how) to count carbs.
💉Insulin & Medication
Types of insulin, insulin regimens, type-2 medications, and what a correction factor is.
⚡Managing Highs & Lows
Signs of hypo- and hyperglycemia, how to treat them, and what a HypoKit is.
🤧Sick Day Management
What to do when you’re sick, what belongs in a sick-day kit, and warning signs to watch for.
💊Vaccinations & Diabetes
Why vaccines matter a little more when you have diabetes, and what to keep on your schedule.
⏰Tips to Remember Medication
Easy ways to remember blood-sugar checks and daily diabetes meds.
Tech & Monitoring
Devices, checks, and staying on target
📈Blood Glucose Monitoring
Why checking your blood sugar matters — and how often you actually should.
🩹Finger Prick & CGM
Finger-prick testing vs. continuous glucose monitoring, and how CGM-pump combos work.
📱Diabetes Tech Tools
Continuous glucose monitors, insulin pumps, pump types, and how to actually wear one.
🎯Blood Sugar Control Targets
What healthy target levels look like and what HbA1c actually measures.
Growing Up with Diabetes
Independence, body changes, school, and getting on the road
🎓Taking Charge: What Is Transition
Becoming an adult with diabetes, what you should be able to do solo, and a transition checklist.
🌀Puberty & Blood Sugar Swings
How hormone changes (and periods) can affect blood-sugar levels.
❤️Relationships & Sexual Health
Why contraception and condoms matter, what to think about during intimacy, and common issues.
🏫School, College & Work
The kinds of support available at school, in college, and at work.
🚗Behind the Wheel — Driving
Tips for getting your license and staying safe when driving with diabetes.