By Kirsten EllisFor the more than 350,000 young Americans living with diabetes, leaving home for work or college...
Blog Articles
Tracking, Learning, Growing: Apps to Help Manage Diabetes
By Janet JayThere are a dizzying array of apps to choose from when it comes to managing, tracking, and better...
Diabetes and Depression: How Mental Health Affects Disease Management
By Ashley HattleA diabetes diagnosis can upend your quality of life. You may find yourself having to track your blood...
An interview with Cindy Steinberg: CDC’s final issued Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
On November 3, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its final 2022 Clinical Guideline for...
When pain doesn’t leave: The intersection of acute and chronic pain
According to the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), pain is "an unpleasant sensory and emotional...
DESENSITIZATION THERAPY CAN EASE PAIN BY REWORKING THE BRAIN’S RESPONSE TO STIMULI
By Calli Barker Schmidt By exposing the body to painful stimuli in a gradual way, desensitization therapy can help...
BIOFEEDBACK: AN EMPOWERING MODALITY TO EASE NEUROPATHIC PAIN
By Sara Walsh When severe back pain 45 years ago rendered Cindy Perlin, LCSW, unable to function for more than three...
ADVOCACY EFFORTS, BOTH LARGE AND SMALL, ADD UP TO PROGRESS IN IMPROVING PAIN CARE
By Kiley Reitano More than 50 million Americans live with chronic pain. Although chronic pain is commonly defined as...
DIABETES AND NEUROPATHIC PAIN: IT’S COMPLICATED
By Mark Odlum Diabetes is the number-one cause in the United States of neuropathy, which is damage to one or more...
GIVING ‘NATURE’S NURSE’ A HELPING HAND: WHEN POOR SLEEP AND NEUROPATHIC PAIN BECOME A VICIOUS CYCLE, HERE ARE STEPS YOU CAN TAKE
By Mark Odlum Throughout the day, our bodies generate lots of waste. When we sleep, our lymphatic system helps drain...
FROM ELECTRIC EELS TO WEARABLE DEVICES: HOW ELECTRICAL STIMULATION CAN HELP TREAT NEUROPATHIC PAIN
By Jill Waldbieser How far will people go to stop nerve pain? Well, there’s documented evidence that ancient Romans...
5 TIPS FOR SELF-MANAGEMENT OF NEUROPATHIC PAIN: TRIED AND TRUE METHODS FROM SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS
By Rebecca McKinsey Self-management is perhaps the most accessible, most affordable, and lowest-risk form of treatment...