Advice

The home of Folks’ advice column, Ask Ada, as well as other articles giving actionable tips on how to live with a health condition.

How To Deal When You're Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes

So you or someone you know has been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. Here, in plain English, is what you need to know.
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What I Wish People Understood About Having Celiac Disease

Stop grouping us with the posers. Not everyone who is eating gluten-free is jumping on the latest dieting bandwagon. Here's what you need to know about Celiac disease.
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Making A Baby When You're Queer

My spouse and I had some romantic notions about in vitro fertilization as a same-sex couple. Then it didn't work, and we entered a medical limbo even straight couples know all too well.
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