10 Diabetes Myths Demystified
From the time I was quite young, I remember being aware that my cousin, Esther was a little different. She had (Type 1) diabetes. Early on, I simply understood this as “cousin Esther has to give herself shots…Wow, isn’t she brave!” Often, when we gathered for holiday dinners, she would ask my mother if she remembered to make unsweetened ice tea. To those of you who are not from the South, it may come as a surprise but all ice tea in a southern home contains sugar and sometimes lots of it. That is the very definition of ice tea. But I digress. Because of my cousin, I was made aware of just how serious an illness diabetes was.
