Resources

By Quinn Nystrom, MS I’ve lived with type 1 diabetes for over 25 years. When I was diagnosed back in the late 90s, the way that we were told how

By Quinn Nystrom I’ll never forget when I started resenting my body. I was sitting in the figure skating locker room, surrounded by high school girls, and comparing my body

By Quinn Nystrom and Mike Swinyard, MD, FAAP Dr. Mike Swinyard was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes nearly 50 years ago. He was told that after 10 to 15 years

By: Quinn Nystrom, M.S. If you’ve ever considered treatment, for an eating disorder, substance use, or mental health, you’ve probably felt it: the knot in your stomach, the fear of

By Quinn Nystrom, MS For many years, I didn’t know if the destruction I had inflicted on my body in the form of bulimia would ruin my chances of getting

Did you know that women living with diabetes are 2.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with an eating disorder? Since there is a high prevalence of this co-occurring illness

I’ve gotten to partner with the Center for Change for the past eight years, specifically with their diabetes and eating disorder specialty program. I’ve spoken at events to people with

By Quinn Nystrom, MS When I first went to residential treatment for my eating disorder in 2012, we had a lot of educational classes that we attended. One of those