diabetes
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Editor’s Note: Living with an invisible illness
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As someone who lives with an “invisible illness” — type 1 diabetes — I have gone through a lot of trouble in order to ensure that it is, in fact, invisible to other people. With the exception of very close family and friends, I purposefully hide the aspects and realities of living with this disease…
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Breaking down some misconceptions about type 1 diabetes
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Let’s cut to the chase, shall we? I’m 21-years-old and I have type 1 diabetes. Many people are vastly unaware of what diabetes really is, apart from some vague information they may have picked up from the internet or media. I can’t fault this, as I could have been in the same boat had I…
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Salt Baby missed the mark
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On one of the stops on their nationwide tour, the play Salt Baby made a stop at The Registry Theatre in Kitchener, this past weekend. It follows the journey of an Indigenous woman and her struggle to identify her ethnicity. She debates having her DNA tested, but is afraid of the result. Meanwhile, she experiences…
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