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Davor Skeledžija

Editor of the portal diabetesABS.com. Long-time volunteer of the Big for Little with Diabetes Association. Former president of the Zagreb Diabetes Association. Former member of the executive board of the Croatian Federation of Diabetes Associations, and the HZZO Commission for General and Medical-Technical Aids.

Top Dancer and Dance Judge Has Type 1 Diabetes! Interview

Marko Ciboci (Instagram) is a professional dancer, choreographer, teacher, and model. He was also the President of the European Dance Council! In Croatia and the region, he is best...

How to Naturally Reduce Insulin Resistance – 6 Practical Tricks

How many times in your diabetes journey have you encountered insulin resistance — when the body does not respond to insulin? Many factors contribute to this condition. In addition...

My Diabetes Story

I was asked to share my experience with diabetes, and I hope it helps someone walking a similar path. Diagnosis I was 34 or 35 years old when, one...

Reaching the Summit of Mont Blanc with Dexcom – Part Three

You can read the beginning of Boštjan’s adventure in the first part, then get ready for the adrenaline-filled sequel The Corridor of Death, and here we are at the...

Mont Blanc and the Corridor of Death – Part Two

Find the first part of the Mont Blanc travelogue here. After getting off the train, we walked the first part of the route through what is known as the...

With Dexcom on an Adventure to Mont Blanc – Part One

I go to the mountains fairly often, I have type 1 diabetes, and I’m in quite good physical shape. Still, at the end of May my son Domen surprised...

Challenges of Type 1 Diabetes in Women

Previous research has shown significant differences in glycemic control between women and men living with diabetes. At the ATTD conference, lectures dedicated to the challenges women face in everyday...

Diabetes and Diving

My name is Denis. I am currently 22 years old and have been living with type 1 diabetes for 19 years. I developed diabetes as a child, at the...

Aidex CGM – personal experience

Aidex is a small continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensor that lasts 14 days. There is also an Aidex Lite version on the market that lasts 10 days. Aidex sensors...

Diabetes Remission or the “Honeymoon” Phase

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease, and the pathophysiology of the disease itself is not fully understood. It is known that there must be a genetic predisposition and...

I’m allergic to insulin — the one thing I can’t live without. What now?

Ira, an 18-year-old girl from Croatia, lives with something you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy — an insulin allergy. In fact, she is allergic to a preservative that...

Everyone with Type 2 Diabetes Has Insulin Resistance

Type 2 diabetes causes numerous health complications. And everyone who develops type 2 diabetes actually has a metabolic condition—often years before diagnosis—called insulin resistance. What is insulin resistance? In...

I Visited a Sensor and Pump Factory in China

Recently, I had an incredible opportunity to visit the Microtech insulin pump and sensor factory in China. I must admit, China amazed me with its remarkable technological progress, but...

The Association Between Type 1 Diabetes and Obesity – an Increasingly Common Phenomenon

Unlike the well-established causal relationship between excess body weight and type 2 diabetes, obesity is rarely associated with type 1 diabetes. However, epidemiological data refute the former belief that...

Personal story – a nurse with diabetes

My name is Ivana. I am from the beautiful country of Croatia, I am 23 years old and I work as a nurse. I am currently completing the fourth...

From Fearing Carbs to Consuming a Kilo of Sugar in One Race

.Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Nebojsa Nikolic, I am 47 years old and I am from Croatia. When I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in...

Beta-Cell Transplantation - News in Type 1 Diabetes Treatment from ATTD 2025

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system destroys the pancreatic beta cells – the cells responsible for insulin production. Without them, the body cannot...

Expert’s Insight: Peripheral Vascular Rehabilitation with CO₂

The goal of diabetes treatment is to prevent and/or delay the onset or progression of micro- and macrovascular complications. Among macrovascular complications are peripheral artery disease (PAD), coronary artery...

Corticosteroids and Managing Diabetes: My Personal Journey

In this text, I will share my several-month experiences with various doses of corticosteroids, how I brought my blood sugar under control, and what helped me the most and...

Mom - The Chaos Coordinator: A Story About Graduation and the Dexcom ONE+ Sensor

Graduation and Our Story. For many students, it's a moment full of anticipation, tension, and stress, but for the mother of two sons with diabetes, this period was something...

Flavors of Autumn and Stable Blood Sugar

My diabetology check-up is coming up. It’s not that I’m scared, but I think most of us “sweet ones” would gladly skip that part of the week. Still, the...

The Importance of Changing Insulin Injection Sites in Diabetes

People living with diabetes who depend on insulin quickly learn which things truly matter — such as changing injection sites or correctly placing infusion sets. Of course, this assumes...

Marija (76) has been using a glucose sensor and app for a year – and feels free again.

For more than two decades, Marija has been living with type 2 diabetes in the small village in Croatia. She’s overjoyed that, for the past year, she’s been receiving...

My Takeaways from the EASD 2025 Congress in Vienna

From September 15 to 19, 2025, I had the opportunity to attend the EASD Conference in Vienna, one of the world’s largest gatherings dedicated to diabetes. The location itself...

Continuous Glucose Monitoring with Apwell Anytime

Sensor technology has finally become the standard among people with diabetes who use insulin. All sensors share the same basic function – continuous glucose monitoring instead of just a...

First Experience – The New Roche Sensor!

Interestingly, Roche has for years been sending clear signals in various ways that they are well aware of how important sensors are – and now they have delivered an...

Dietary Supplements – Support in Diabetes Management and Complication Prevention

Elevated blood glucose levels gradually damage blood vessels and nerves and can lead to numerous complications. Keeping glucose within the normal range is based on proper nutrition, regular physical...

Diabetes grounded him, but technology gave him wings!

Leon isn’t an ordinary man. Once, in Montenegro, he was an exceptionally talented instructor at the best fighter pilot school, affectionately nicknamed Top Gun 🙂 There, he taught young...

Testing the New iCan Sensor – My Honest Thoughts

After living with diabetes for several decades, it’s exciting to try out new technology that helps us better understand what’s happening with our blood sugar at any given moment....

6 Things Everyone Should Know About CGM

Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) can significantly improve glucose management – but these devices can also come with their own set of challenges, especially if you have sensitive skin. Fortunately,...

IDF Bangkok – Young Diabetes Leaders from Around the World!

Young Diabetes Leaders from IDF Are Not Just the Future – They Are the Power of the Present, Boldly Shaping the Change We Wish to See in the World....

Why Don’t All Diabetics Simply Transplant a Pancreas?

Someone who is not well-acquainted with diabetes and its treatment might think that pancreas transplantation is a simple and definitive solution. If the problem is a pancreas that does...

Diabetes and Frozen Shoulder – What and How?

If you’ve never had a frozen shoulder, ask people with diabetes around you—someone has likely experienced this unpleasant condition. There are many definitions of frozen shoulder. For example, some...

Latest update: integration of the insulin pump with both glucose and ketone sensors!

This article will be of particular interest to advanced diabetes patients, especially parents of children with diabetes, who are generally better informed than the broader diabetes community. A completely...

Kidneys – Can They Be Saved or Is Dialysis Inevitable

Sadly, the Numbers Speak for Themselves According to alarming statistics, one in three individuals with diabetes is at risk of ending up on dialysis. Dialysis is an unpleasant process...

Medtronic: Big and good changes for people with diabetes!

The first explosion happened when we announced that Medtronic and Abbott had reached an agreement to connect Abbott’s Libre 3 sensors with the Medtronic 780G insulin pump. Then you...

Dawn phenomenon and high blood sugar - what and how

Does your blood sugar rise every morning for no apparent reason? You might be experiencing the “dawn phenomenon.” While frustrating, this occurrence is common, and this article will provide...

What ELSE is Medtronic preparing for us?!

After a long time and demonstrations of 3D pump models only to selected individuals, the wider public has finally had the opportunity to see and learn what’s new cooking...

7 Ways to Reduce Blood Sugar Spikes After Meals

Many people with diabetes – even those using the latest technology – struggle with high blood sugar after eating. We’ve all been there: it’s been a long, demanding day...

A Child with Diabetes and a Journey to the Other Side of the World

It’s been about six months since our then eight-year-old, Tin, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Unconsciously, under the weight of stress and life’s uncertainties, our outlook on the...

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