Diabetes content that respects your time and your body.
Evidence-led, clinician-reviewed diabetes editorial. Written by people living with it. No fear-mongering, no miracle cures, no paywalls.
What you can expect from every article on Diabic
Reviewed by clinicians
Every article reviewed by a licensed endocrinologist before it goes live.
Sources cited inline
Clinical claims link to peer-reviewed studies or guidelines (ADA, EASD, IDF, NICE).
Updated on a schedule
Reviewed and refreshed at least annually. Last-reviewed date on every page.
We say "we don't know"
When evidence is mixed, we say so instead of forcing an answer.
- 2012Chapter 01
Diagnosed at 16
Routine check-up came back with an A1C of 13.2. Lost 11 kg in three months without trying. Walked into a clinic at 16 and walked out with insulin pens.
- 2014Chapter 02
The denial years
Skipped doses. Hid the diagnosis from friends. Treated diabetes like an inconvenience instead of a disease. My body kept score.
- 2018Chapter 03
The wake-up call
Hospital twice in one year. Ketoacidosis, blurred vision. Endo said the next visit might be the last. I went home and threw out every supplement I owned.
- 2020Chapter 04
Found the path
Picked up a CGM. Logged every meal. Read every ADA Standard of Care cover to cover. A1C 5.4. Down 18 kg. The body finally listened.
- 2023Chapter 05
Stable for the first time
Eleven years in. Stable energy, predictable numbers, no scary lows. Diabetes stopped being the loudest thing in my head.
- 2025Chapter 06
Built Diabic
Wrote the resource I needed at 16. Honest, evidence-led, clinician-reviewed. The guide a scared teenager could actually use.
Snapshots from a regular week.
None of this is staged. Diabetes management is small habits that compound.
Four principles that decide what makes it onto the site.
Evidence over hype
Every clinical claim is matched to ADA, EASD, IDF, or NICE guidelines. No celebrity diets, no supplement hype, no anecdote as science.
Daily reality over textbook
Real life is sleep-debted and inconsistent. Our advice fits the kitchen, commute, and night shift, not a clinical vacuum.
Community over isolation
Diabetes is lonely. We point you toward people walking the same path, not just numbers and graphs, so the wins and setbacks feel less isolating.
Free, ad-light, no conflicts
No pharma sponsorship, no affiliate supplement lists, no paywalls. Every commercial relationship gets labeled in plain sight on the page.
People behind every article on Diabic.
Patient writers, board-certified clinicians. Every article shows the writer, reviewer credentials, and review date.
Shahriar P. Shuvo
Author and Founder at Diabic
Diabetes Lifestyle Management
Shahriar P. Shuvo is the founder of Diabic. He has lived with diabetes for over 14 years, and built Diabic to deliver the practical, evidence-based self-management tools he wished existed when he was first diagnosed. By trade, Shahriar is a senior design and frontend engineer with 6+ years shipping products at Agora, Timescale (now Tiger Data), and ShareTrip. He writes from the intersection of lived diabetes experience and product craft, focused on what works in daily management rather than what sounds good in a textbook.
Dr. Rezwana Rumpa
MBBS, MRCOG(UK), MRCPI(IE)
Gestational Diabetes, PCOS, Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Dr. Rezwana Parvin Rumpa is an obstetrics and gynaecology specialist with clinical focus on gestational diabetes, PCOS, and fertility. She holds the MRCOG (Final Part) from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in London, the MRCPI (Final Part) from the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, and an MBBS from Shaheed Monsur Ali Medical College under Dhaka University. Dr. Rumpa serves as a Senior Medical Officer in the Obs and Gynae department at BRB Hospitals Ltd, where she has spent three years managing prenatal care, emergency obstetric cases, and women's-health surgery. On Diabic, she medically reviews content for women living with diabetes, with particular attention to pregnancy, PCOS, and reproductive-health intersections.
Dr. Shanto Arian
MBBS, MPH, MRCP(UK), MRCPI(IE), Diploma in Derma(US)
Internal Medicine, Diabetes-Related Dermatology, and Epidemiology
Dr. Shanto Arian is an internal medicine physician now specializing in clinical and aesthetic dermatology, with a parallel academic focus on epidemiology and public health. He holds an MBBS, MPH, MSc (UK), MRCP (UK), MRCPI (Ireland), Diploma in Dermatology (UK), and Diploma in Aesthetic Medicine (USA). Dr. Arian trained in internal medicine, including hospital work on hematology cases such as graft-versus-host disease, before moving toward dermatology. Skin is one of the earliest places diabetes shows itself, from acanthosis nigricans and diabetic dermopathy to slow foot wound healing, and that intersection is where his clinical and Diabic-review work meet. On Diabic, Dr. Arian medically reviews content on diabetes diagnosis, complications, dermatologic manifestations, and pharmacotherapy, ensuring every claim aligns with current ADA, NICE, and peer-reviewed literature.
Our editorial process.
Six steps from idea to published. A board-certified clinician signs off before anything ships.
- 01
Topic chosen
Topics come from reader questions and clinical gaps reviewers flag. Not sponsor briefs.
- 02
Research and sources
Every clinical claim links to a peer-reviewed study or society guideline (ADA, EASD, IDF, NICE).
- 03
Draft written
Plain-language first. Drafted by a writer with lived diabetes experience.
- 04
Clinician review
A board-certified endocrinologist or diabetologist reviews the draft for clinical accuracy.
- 05
Published
Goes live with reviewer name, credentials, and date attributed on the page.
- 06
Reviewed annually
Reviewed at least annually. Sooner when ADA Standards of Care update.
- 01
Topic chosen
Topics come from reader questions and clinical gaps reviewers flag. Not sponsor briefs.
- 02
Research and sources
Every clinical claim links to a peer-reviewed study or society guideline (ADA, EASD, IDF, NICE).
- 03
Draft written
Plain-language first. Drafted by a writer with lived diabetes experience.
- 04
Clinician review
A board-certified endocrinologist or diabetologist reviews the draft for clinical accuracy.
- 05
Published
Goes live with reviewer name, credentials, and date attributed on the page.
- 06
Reviewed annually
Reviewed at least annually. Sooner when ADA Standards of Care update.
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