Diabetes Archives

09.13.2024 Cropped image of person's feet standing on a scale with a tape measure in the foreground. weight loss from Ozempic concept

Health Equity

Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Ozempic

Body image trends have led those without diabetes to seek anti-diabetic medications, like Ozempic, and doctors are liberally prescribing them.

Fellow Heather Sherr

08.28.2024 Young woman doing blood sugar test at home

Disease
Chronic Disease

Cost vs Care: Florida's Insulin Crisis

Rising insulin costs are forcing people to make difficult decisions about their care, especially in states that did not expand Medicaid.

Guest Authors Natalie Axelrod, Michael Gemmell, Jessica Shapiro Gemmell, Amanda Green, Lindsey Morrow, Olivia Perdigon

07.17.2024 Shadow of a stressed, poverty-stricken man standing in alley

The Chronic Challenges of Poverty

People living in poverty are at an increased risk for chronic inflammation, a cause of symptoms linked to diseases like cancer and diabetes.

Fellow Heather Sherr

07.02.2024 Young girl sitting on bed with continuous glucose monitor on arm checking blood sugar levels through phone

Blood Sugar Blackouts in the Backcountry

Diabetic children living in rural areas have more difficulty accessing continuous glucose monitors, a convenient blood sugar management tool.

Fellow Heather Sherr

03.14.2023 a blue plate with a sad face on it next to a fork and knife

The Image of the Diabetic Body

Too often diabetic children make enemies of their bodies while trying to strike a balance between enjoying what they eat and managing their blood sugar.

Fellow Connor McCombs

06.02.2022 a close-up of a graph

Diabetes after COVID

Individuals with a history of COVID-19 infection were 1.4 times more likely to develop diabetes that those who did not have COVID-19.

Fellow Connor McCombs

11.05.2021 Gabriel Cortez

Health Equity

Gabriel Cortez

Gabriel Cortez is a poet, educator, organizer, and the director of programs at Youth Speaks where he works on The Bigger Picture – a project that is changing the conversation about health by engaging young spoken word poets.

Fellow Sara Mar

08.25.2021 map

Food Sovereignty

The Native Diabetes Wellness Program’s Traditional Foods Project was created to increase access to traditional food through gardens, health fairs, storytelling, and traditional games.

Fellow Devin O'Donnell

05.25.2021 samoa map

Health Equity

“US Territory” – A Consequential Label

Researchers explored if the different colonial histories between Samoa and American Samoa created health differences among the people who live there.

Fellow Sara Mar

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