Last night’s Diabetes Roundtable podcast inspired by Kate Middleton featured Molly Lepeska from 100 Campaign. Molly’s a devoted wife and mother living with diabetes who’s on a mission to make insulin accessible to everyone by the 2022. Here’s more:
Disheartened by the lack of global action towards access to insulin, a small team of advocates with experience in diabetes communities in resource poor settings came together in 2012 to launch the 100 Campaign via the platform of the International Insulin Foundation (IIF). Our goal is to bring to light the current lack of global action on the issues surrounding access to insulin and promote action so that by 2022, the 100th anniversary of the first use of insulin, all those in need of insulin will have access.
The 100 Campaign believes that these barriers to 100% insulin access are not insurmountable. Combining, advocacy and mobilization with a decade of research, we hope to grow a movement of empowered citizens committed to overcoming these barriers, thus improving the lives of those living with diabetes around the world. Please follow us or email to find out more! Facebook/Twitter: 100Campaign email:100Campaign@access2insulin.org
LISTEN NOW: May’s Diabetes Roundtable podcast featuring Patricia Addie Gentle RN, CDE,Kathy Gold RN, CDE, Neva White CRNP, CDE, Mama RoseMarie, Digital Divas, Lorraine Brooks, Molly Lepeska from 100 Campaign and Liz Wolff, the owner of CURE Thrift Shop who is living with type 1 diabetes.
Are you struggling with you’re diabetes? Are you feeling overwhelmed from one day to the next?
Facing an illness is a life changing event. Research has shown that people who are more engaged in their health care enjoy better results. But if you’re struggling with your meds, foods, family and moods – where do you start?
Divabetic wants to help you take charge of your diabetes like a diva! The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic developed the Divabetic 9 Steps with a team of national diabetes educators to help you transform your life and journey from ‘Diagnosis to DIVA!’
For the past 8 years, Divabetic has inspired women to face their diagnosis head on and seek the proper care necessary to resume a healthy, full life. Mr. Divabetic and his entourage of friendly diabetes educators, beauty/fashion experts and fitness instructors have presented ‘Divabetic – Makeover Your Diabetes’ diabetes programming to thousands of women living with diabetes across the country. He’s witnessed firsthand how boosting someone’s confidence with beauty and fashion services can impact improve their diabetes health in a positive way. Plus, we experienced how a little lipstick can go a long way to helping boost spirits after having a difficult day dealing unexpected blood sugar readings.
Follow easy step-by-step approach to help empower you to manage your diabetes self-care with confidence, inspiration and knowledge. Divabetic created a different step to represent each letter in the phrase ‘Divabetic.’ The Divabetic 9 Steps also relate to the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) 7 Self Care Behaviors: Healthy Eating, Taking Medications, Monitoring, Reducing Risks, Problem Solving, Being Active, and Healthy Coping.
Use the ‘Divabetic 9′ as your blueprint to living the “glamorous life” aka a life without diabetes health-related complications. Keep in mind, the most important thing is to feel good about yourself and your health.
Diagnosis To Diva! Step #1
D = Declare Out Loud that You’re Living With Diabetes
You have to “claim it” to change it. Diabetes is a complicated disease. It can affect many areas of your body as well as many areas of your life. What you eat, when you eat, treatments and medications, testing your blood glucose, exercising… all these play a role in successful management of diabetes. No one should deal with diabetes alone.
First, you need to admit to yourself that you are in fact living with diabetes. If you don’t like the term ‘diabetic’ then we recommend using the term ‘DIVAbetic’ to remind you that you are still a beautiful, loving woman. Next, you need to start talking to your girlfriends, co-workers and family about your condition.
Learning to accept your diagnosis may take days, weeks, months and/or years but coming to terms with the fact that you need help managing your diabetes is truly the first step to living a happy, healthy life with diabetes.
It’s normal for people living with diabetes to wonder if they’re somehow to blame for their condition. It’s also normal to think that a diagnosis of diabetes is somehow a mistake.
However, according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), if people living with diabetes are checking their blood sugar only once every few weeks or ignoring their doctor’s suggestions regarding diet and exercise, they are probably in denial.
The ADA also suggests that a person is probably in denial if they habitually say any of the following:
“One bite of this fatty/sugary/unhealthy food won’t hurt.”
“I’ve had sores before. This one will heal by itself like the others did.”
“I don’t have time to do all the things they say I need to do.”
“I feel fine. I don’t need to see the doctor yet.”
The longer a person remains in denial about diabetes, the longer the disease controls them — instead of them controlling it. Take ‘control’ like one of our favorite divas, Janet Jackson. YOU can do it!
LISTEN NOW: Diabetes Roundttable Podcast - “LIVE from the RED CARPET SPECIAL” featuring: Ginger.io spokesperson, Peter Smith, diabetes advocate, author and coach, Riva Greenberg, Divabetic Image & Style Advisor, Catherine Schuller, Go2Bra creator, Connie Elder, Pumpwear Inc. & Girly Girl Studio co- owner, Julie De Fruscio, poet Lorraine Brooks, Patricia Addie Gentle RN, CDE, Constance Brown-Riggs MSEd, RD, CDE, Neva White DNP, CRNP, CDE, makeup and skin guru, Sue Perez, celebrity photographer, Winston Kerr, Mama Rose Marie and Marilyn from Pasadena, CA who is living with type 1 diabetes.
Let’s Talk About Sex! Here’s a sneak peak of Divabetic’s upcoming ‘Love On A Two Way Street’ free outreach program focused on ‘Sexual Health & Diabetes’ and presented at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital on Sat., Feb, 9, 2013
Basics In Diabetes Pattern Management – Divabetic
Experience Mr. Divabetic’s wellness with a wow programming in Tucson, AZ, Santa Clara, CA, Philadelphia, PA, Savannah, GA and Bethesda, MD in 2013. Get more details at www.divabetic.org
Walmart launched an effort to save diabetes patients in the U.S. up to $60 million annually with Walmart’s exclusive ReliOn brand of diabetes products. ReliOn products provide an affordable, high-quality option to help the nearly 26 million individuals who live with diabetes in the U.S. better manage their disease.
In particular, Walmart introduced today the low-cost ReliOn Prime meter and blood sugar test strips. The retailer will offer the ReliOn Prime meter for $16.24 and ReliOn Prime blood sugar test strips at $9 for 50-ct strips, or 18 cents per test. People with diabetes use meters and blood sugar test strips daily to test their blood sugar levels and determine when they need to take insulin.
“Many people with diabetes struggle to manage their disease due to its terrible financial burden,” said John Agwunobi, M.D., president of Walmart U.S. Health and Wellness. “We’ve worked closely with our suppliers and found a way to significantly reduce the cost of diabetes products for all of our customers, whether they have insurance or not, so they can better manage their disease.”
Walmart will provide increased savings on a variety of items to help patients ease the cost of diabetes management. ReliOn items that will see reduced prices include gloves, lancets, syringes and more. Walmart also offers ReliOn insulin products at the everyday low price of $24.88 per bottle.
What are you eating this summer? The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic talks to everyday people about their healthy appetites at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA.
Meet Mr. Divabetic on the red TOMATO carpet in Phildelphia, PA, the American Diabetes Association Expo in Pittsburgh, PA and the Taking Control Of Your Diabetes Conference in San Diego, CA and Austin, TX in Fall 2012. For more glitter, games and glucose advice visit: http://www.divabetic.org
Charlie’s handed over the reins to Mr. Divabetic and there’s a new group of angels in town.
From left to right, meet Jessica Issler, RD, CDE of Norfolk, VA; Judi Wilcox, RD, CDE of Hollywood, FL; and Pamela C. Butler, MS, CDE of New Orleans, LA. Hear them tonight on Diva TalkRadio Diabetes Roundtable. Call in with your questions to speak with them live: 1-347-215-8551.
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I am well rested and ready to blog about wellness with a WOW!
On the wings of spreading the gospel of diabetes prevention, management and care earlier this month in Philadelphia, I hosted a fabulous Divabetic Club meeting in NYC. This meeting was exciting for a number of reasons. One, the devoted divas who attend really know how to pass that boa! Second, we’re sizzling with plans for next month’s “Beauty and the Beach,” our summer-themed educational session with tips on skin care, diets and fashion trends. With an all-star line-up of presenters, I am thrilled to announce that for those of you outside of the city, we plan to post video of the meeting on our website: www.divabetic.org. Stay tuned!
The following weekend as I fought a budding bug, I traveled to South Carolina to spend Mother’s Day with my number one diva, then returned to NYC with a persistent cough but enough energy to participate in the May 11th Living Well With Diabetes webinar hosted by Clinilabs. More than 40 people logged in to hear a presentation and ask questions about health and nutrition, diet and exercise, motivation and support. Thank you Clinilabs for the invite!
After the webinar, I spent the remainder of the week in solitary confinement, sidelined by that cough. Following doctor’s orders and the advice I so often give to others, I’m back in the game! Turns out, I didn’t have to go very far for the moral of this story: Practice what you preach!
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