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Permalink Reply by Christine on July 23, 2008 at 8:40pm

Name: Christine
age: 29
type of diabetes: Type 1
how do you manage it?: Pump
School you attend: PSTCC
Major: Photography
Minor: Foreign Language
career goals: To work for National Geographic
expected date of graduation: 2011
one tip that has helped you deal with diabetes in college: Exercise = stress reliever

Permalink Reply by Megan S on September 9, 2008 at 6:43am

Name: Megan
age: 29
type of diabetes: Not sure yet, but doc is leaning towards type 1
how do you manage it?: Mostly diet
School you attend: Rhodes University (South Africa)
Major: Masters by thesis in psychology (studying online eating disorder support groups)
Minor:
career goals: Do a Clinical or Counselling masters, and then become a psychologist (private practice) and do volunteer work with NGO's
expected date of graduation: 2010 for this Masters, not sure for the next...
one tip that has helped you deal with diabetes in college: I found a low GI muffin recipe. I make a huge batch of these and freeze them, so I can just grab them out the freezer and stick them in the microwave if I've overslept or am running late.

Permalink Reply by Jess on October 7, 2008 at 3:40pm

Name: Jessica
age: 23
type of diabetes: Type 1
how do you manage it?: Pump
School you attend: University of New England
Major: Doctorate of Physical Therapy
Minor:
career goals: Right now it's just to finish the program and certification!
expected date of graduation: May 2011
one tip that has helped you deal with diabetes in college: Just try to have some fun. I need to figure out some good stress relief.

Permalink Reply by *Doreen* on December 16, 2008 at 5:01pm

Name: Doreen
age: 18
type of diabetes: type 1
how do you manage it?: insulin shots
School you attend: Florida State University
Major: Business
Minor: not sure yet
career goals: uh not sure yet I just started so I am still researching what type of career I'm gonna get into
expected date of graduation: 2012
one tip that has helped you deal with diabetes in college: haven't heard a good one yet...

Permalink Reply by Emily Whiting on December 16, 2008 at 11:39pm

Name: Emily
Age:20
Type of Diabetes: Type 1
How do you manage it? Omnipod
School you Attend: Great Plains Technology Center Lawton,OK
Major: Medical Administration/Nursing
Minor: No time with two majors
Career Goals: Pediatric Endo Nursing
Expected Graduation: Business Summer 2009 or Begining 2010 Nursing 2012
One tip that has helped you deal with D in College: School is not number one and should never be number one... PRAY AND PRAY OFTEN!


(Oh I know I can't spell so forgive me!)

Permalink Reply by Sarah on March 17, 2009 at 8:29pm

Name: Sarah
Age: 23
Type: 1
How I manage: Shots
School: Old Dominion University, (Norfolk, VA)
Major: Communications
Minor: Political Science
Career Goals: Lawyer
Expected Date of grad.: May 2010
One tip: I need tips... i dont know enough yet to be handing out advice :-)

Permalink Reply by Jessi <3 on April 28, 2009 at 9:23pm

Name: Jessica
age: 20
type of diabetes: T1
how do you manage it?: insulin, carb count, exercise
School you attend: George Washington University
Major: History
Minor: Pre-Med
career goals: No clue... med school? lol
expected date of graduation: 2010
one tip that has helped you deal with diabetes in college: do not stress eat! lol

Permalink Reply by sparrowrose on May 22, 2009 at 2:49pm

Name: Sparrow
age: 42
type of diabetes: type 2
how do you manage it?: diet, exercise, prayer
School you attend: Idaho State University graduate school
Major: Political Science
sub-specialty: History
(My undergrad degrees were in Political Science and Applied Economics)
career goals: professorship
expected date of graduation: umm... 2013? 2014? Depends on how hung up I get on thesis/dissertation
one tip that has helped you deal with diabetes in college: research professors before signing up for their classes! (Because ill-fit between professor and student = extra stress)

I'm gradually getting better at handling the stress. I also have asperger's syndrome so just leaving my house can be a lot of stress, but I survived undergraduate work and might even survive graduate work. I definitely can't take summer classes, though, because it takes all summer just to work through two semesters' worth of stress and get back to normal again.

Permalink Reply by Arturo Lopez on May 23, 2009 at 10:49am

Name: Arturo "Turtle" Lopez
age: 18
type of diabetes: Type 1
how do you manage it?: Insulin, exercise
School you attend: Long Beach City College
Major: Psychology
Minor: Human Development
career goals:become a Child Psychologist
expected date of graduation: transfer to Cal State University Long Beach in 2012?
one tip that has helped you deal with diabetes in college: shouldnt do frequent all nighters and should start taking care of myself again

Permalink Reply by myriam josette joga on June 1, 2009 at 6:15am

Name: myriam
age: 21
type of diabetes: 1
how do you manage it?: paradigm pump
School you attend: millersville university
Major: math ed.
Minor: music
career goals: get a phd
expected date of graduation: may 2011
one tip that has helped you deal with diabetes in college: i dunno, that's why i came here! but we have professional counselors at my school that you can see for free and i think that's helped me. then again i also have major depression....

Permalink Reply by Courtney on June 1, 2009 at 8:04am

hey myriam, i was in the same boat when i was in college (graduated in '05), only i didn't talk to anyone about my depression and i didn't have the resources or where-with-all to reach out to other diabetics. since starting to see a therapist and taking meds for my depression, i've been able to talk about the things affecting my mental health (diabetes just being one of many), and in sharing those parts of my life, by not keeping them so tightly covered and my myself to tightly guarded, i've seen such a difference and really feel like i'm making progress. you should give yourself a lot of credit for seeking out the counselors at your school and looking for a place like tudiabetes to connect with others like you. i wish i'd had that wisdom at your age :-) good luck!

Permalink Reply by Taylor Bennett on July 4, 2009 at 10:41am

I promised myself I would respond to the first thing I randomly clicked on to get over my irrational anxiety over social networking! :P Here goes...

Name: Taylor
age: 17
type of diabetes: 1
how do you manage it?: MDI (for now)/exercise/diet
School you attend: UCLA
Major: Anthropology
Minor: Ethnomusicology
career goals: Rock star ;) failing that badass, world-traveling Anthropologist would suffice
expected date of graduation: May 2012
one tip that has helped you deal with diabetes in college: This is more of a life tip but, be on top of your shit and don't procrastinate. That paper is due, you have a meeting with your advisor for undergrad research, your bg is low, you need your glasses script changed/new contacts, whatever; handle it right away. Handling it = low stress, low stress = healthy mind, healthy mind = healthy body. It all fits together. :) And ultimately it boils down to taking responsibility for yourself; every part of yourself.

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