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An Angry Letter to D Pig – DBW Day 2

Day two of Diabetes Blog Week is all about letter writing; letters about diabetes to be more specific.  The letters can be addressed to people, companies, etc…, real or imaginary.  With that in mind, I decided to take the approach … Continue reading

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Admiring Our Differences – DBW Day 1

Today is the first day of Diabetes Blog Week, and the topic of the day is all about expressions of admiration.  As I interpret the prompt, we are to pick a person, blog, group, etc… of a different type of … Continue reading

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Diabetes Supply Collection – Day 2

So the second day of my efforts to collect diabetes supplies to send to Alabama have been just as great and exciting as my first.  Today’s donations included: 10 boxes of lancets 10 tubes of glucose tabs 4 boxes of … Continue reading

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Answering Alabama’s Call for Help

We are all aware of the devastating tornadoes that ripped through parts of Alabama recently, leaving numerous people dead, and many more survivors injured and homeless. Among those affected by those storms were thousands of people with diabetes, many who … Continue reading

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Diabetes Blog Week

Last year, my friend Karen over at http://www.bittersweetdiabetes.com created and played host to Diabetes Blog Week. And with more than 100 diabetes bloggers, myself included, participating in the inaugural event, it was an unqualified success. With that in mind, and … Continue reading

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Walk in the Park

April and I made a trip to Indianapolis on Saturday to drop her brother off at the airport and, on the way back to Fort Wayne, we stopped at Falls Park in Pendleton. We got to the park just as … Continue reading

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On the Road: Chicago Diabetes Expo 2011

This past weekend I embarked on a wild and crazy adventure in which I drove to Indianapolis, took a bus to Chicago and back, and then drove back to Fort Wayne. All in 24 hours. (I know what you’re thinking…and … Continue reading

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Who Am I?

Recently, I was going through the archives of a blog that I used to write, and came across this little gem, circa 2006.  I had just quit a job because the owner was a real jerk, was struggling to get … Continue reading

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From the Archive: D.I.A.B.E.T.E.S.

While I’m not really participating in the Health Activist Writers Month Challenge (HAWMC), I have been following the prompts for each day, and the Acrostic prompt from day one of the challenge reminded me of a post I wrote in … Continue reading

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Living for You and Me

April is here, and that means it’s time for another DSMA Blog Carnival post from My Diabetic Heart.  This month’s topic is a question from the DSMA twitter chat on March 16th about Life Stages with Diabetes.  It asks:  “How … Continue reading

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