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Diabetes Blessings Week on Hiatus
I mentioned in a tweet the other night that I was considering discontinuing the annual Diabetes Blessings Week blog carnival that I’ve hosted for the last few years. I mentioned a lack of participation, the abundance of advocacy efforts throughout … Continue reading
Unexpected results
Last Thursday I went to the outpatient lab at one of the local hospitals to have blood drawn for an A1c and other routine tests. I did so in preparation for an appointment with my primary care doctor that I … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Doctor Visits, Health, Heart
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Trying to break the bonds
They say that the first step in solving a problem is admitting that you have a problem. As difficult as it is for me to do so, I must take this step so that I can begin the process of … Continue reading
Posted in Depression, Diabetes, Health, Heart, Lessons Learned, Life, Mental Health
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Eleven Years
Today, April and I mark our 11th anniversary. It will likely be a low key day as we both have to work this evening. And that’s OK, we started our celebrations at the beginning of September with short trip to … Continue reading
Posted in Life
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Ironic Inspiration
So, today is a special Diabetes Art Day, with all creations focused on a central theme of test strip accuracy and safety. The event is being hosted in collaboration with Strip Safely. I had been struggling with what to do … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Diabetes Art Day, Photos, Shout outs
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Wordless Wednesday: A gift from new friends
A cool sticker I received from my new friends over at the Young Adult Heart Foundation. Thanks guys!
Posted in Heart, Inspiration, Photos, Shout outs, Wordless Wednesday
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Watching her go
When I wrote my last post, Sometimes a win leads to a loss on Monday, July 22, I did so with the knowledge that my aunt would more than likely die soon. I knew things looked really bad and that … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons Learned, Life
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Sometimes a win leads to a loss
Bitter. Discouraged. Helpless. Morose. Worried. All words that can be used to describe my current state of being. Some of you may be aware that I have an aunt who has been battling cancer. And some may have seen my … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons Learned, Life
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My Diabetic Heart 