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Julia Flaherty

Wisconsin
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Does Type 1 Diabetes Kill Your Sex Drive?

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By Julia Flaherty
| T1D Strong
One topic that stood out in particular at the conference was an emphasis on T1D “killing the mood.” So what is its real impact on your sex drive? Kersti Spjut, PhD, Licensed Psychologist and Certified Sex Therapist, explained during her DMH Conference session, “When Diabetes Kills the Mood: A Sexual Health Primer for People Living with Diabetes.” Why Is It Awkward to Talk About Sex and Diabetes?
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The Risks of Renaming Type 1 Diabetes and Why It Could Do More Harm Than Good

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By Julia Flaherty
| T1D Strong
However, changing the name could have serious ramifications for people with all types of diabetes, and it’s not the answer to a larger systemic issue that has persisted in our culture for some time. Here’s why. Why Some People Want to Change the Name of T1D To understand why some T1D community members want to change the name, it’s important to understand what causes both diseases, particularly type 2 diabetes. A T2D diagnosis is about more than food choices alone.
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Bill’s Story: A Later-in-life Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis that Led to Gluroo

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By Julia Flaherty
| T1D Strong
For Bill Sheppard, Head of Business at Gluroo, the signs were there—weight loss, excessive thirst, subtle shifts that are easy to explain away when life is busy. It wasn’t until after a school event, standing in the kitchen with his wife, that things came into focus. “In retrospect, typical story,” he said. “I had been losing weight, had been thirsty, and all the usual things.” His wife, a physician, suggested that he check his blood sugar.
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