Freedom Found In Sharing (And Lightening) The Burden

By Tara Layman on Mar 21, 2017

I’m fairly new to the diabetes community, in comparison to the number of years I have had diabetes and to how long I’ve known other people with diabetes. In numbers, I’ve had diabetes for 22 years, I’ve known other people with diabetes for six of those years, so I didn’t know anyone at all, other than myself, in my network of people for 70% of my life. (more…)

The Million Dollar Election Question: Will I Be Paying A Million Dollars To Stay Alive?

By Tara Layman on Oct 11, 2016

I have to speak up after the second presidential debate on the issue of the healthcare reform.

I feel the need to stand against someone like Trump. I need to talk about healthcare reform and the miracle that has given me the gift of life, because of the policy put into place by President Obama, Secretary Clinton, and all of the government that made it possible for me to have health insurance and healthcare in this country.

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Post-Transplant Thought: Who Am I Without Diabetes?

By Tara Layman on Oct 5, 2016

So I don’t have diabetes anymore, I think. Or at least for now I am on a diabetes vacation. After twenty two years living with type one diabetes, I am having somewhat of an identity crisis.

As people with diabetes, we are thinking constantly about our health. We are so in tune with how we feel throughout the day. From symptoms of high and low blood sugars, to fatigue, to nausea, to blurry vision, to cloudy thinking, we feel it all on most days of our lives. (more…)