Author Archives: mydiabeticheart

Today We Remember The Heroes

On this day, May 30th, 2011, we pause to remember and pay tribute to not only the brave men and women who have given the last full measure of devotion to protect and serve their country, but also the families … Continue reading

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Taking the Plunge

After publishing the post, Excited for Nothing, on May 16th, I put in a call to my doctor’s office about the medication issues that I had been experiencing. I explained to the nurse that while the stomach issues I had … Continue reading

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Extra! Extra! Read all about…Me!

As you may already know, I have been fortunate enough to have my diagnosis story picked up and published in the Summer 2011 issue of Diabetic Living Magazine.  That issue went on sale May 17th. Many thanks to Kelly Rawlings … Continue reading

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Excited for Nothing

Today’s Garfield cartoon over at http://www.garfield.com seems to be the perfect illustration for how I’m feeling about the problems I’ve been having with my blood sugars and medications lately. My doctor discontinued my use of Janumet because of the nasty … Continue reading

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What A Week! – DBW Day 7

Today is Day seven of Diabetes Blog Week and that means this year’s event is coming to a close.  Fittingly, today’s writing challenge is one of reflection.  Today, we are to look back on the last week, or on diabetic … Continue reading

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Diabetes Snapshots – DBW Day 6

Day six of Diabetes Blog Week is all about Diabetes Snapshots.  This is the only topic that was continued from last year.  And the photos will speak for themselves. For the most part anyway. 😉 Enjoy! A Birdie for Diabetes! … Continue reading

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Day of AWEsomeness – DBW Day 5

Day five of Diabetes Blog Week is all about the awesome things that have come to our lives because of Diabetes.  And rather than writing, I decided to do a vlog, with shout outs to Mike, Cherise, Meredith, Kelly R. … Continue reading

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Diabetes Blog Week – Day 5 List

Due to the Blogger outage, Karen is unable to post today’s Diabetes Blog Week list  link on her blog. ADD Your posts for Day 5 of Diabetes Blog Week Here: http://www.blenza.com/linkies/links.php?owner=KarenBitterSweet&postid=04May2011a Also, here is this prompt for those who need … Continue reading

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I Hate You, Diabetes! – DBW Day 4

Day four of Diabetes Blog Week is all about hating on diabetes.  The task is to come up with a list of 10 things that you hate about diabetes.  I had hoped to do a top ten video blog, but … Continue reading

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Way to go, Genius! – DBW Day 3

Day three of Diabetes Blog Week is all about Diabetes Bloopers.  Occasionally, the most basic aspects of diabetes management prove too challenging for some folks.  Stick with me and you’ll see what I mean. Have you ever noticed that when … Continue reading

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