Consider this: If a woman with diabetes visits her diabetologist/endocrinologist/diabetes doctor the recommended number of visits per year (four) and spends the average amount of time (15 minutes) with her doctor, she will spend a total of one hour per year working with her physician on her diabetes management.  This leaves over 8,700 hours in the year for her to manage her diabetes on her own.  It is during this “alone” time that questions often arise and support is needed.  After all, no one can manage a chronic illness on her own.

 

Through DiabetesSisters’ Expert Advice Columns, you can find answers to all of your questions in the areas of nutrition, physical fitness, eye health, emotional wellbeing, diabetes education, and legal matters.  Many of our experts are living with a diabetes diagnosis themselves, so they are talking from a clinical and personal perspective.  If you do not find an answer to your question, feel free to email one of our experts for an answer.  All email addresses are listed on their respective pages.  

 

Remember: It is likely that, if you have a question, so do many other women with diabetes.   That’s what DiabetesSisters is here for… to help you live a happy, healthy life as a woman with diabetes!