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Operation C-Y-A: Recover the Data
Those of you who follow me on Twitter may have seen the tweet over the last week or so about my meter being broke and six weeks worth of data being lost as a result. And you probably saw the … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Lessons Learned, Life, Photos
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Guest Post: Camping with D. Got Insulin?
Today’s guest post is by my friend, Leanna Zimmerman. While I’m off hiking the sand dunes in Northwest Indiana with April this weekend, I thought it would be fitting to have Leanna share her recent experience of camping with diabetes. … Continue reading
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Guest Post: Reaching Out
Today’s guest post was written by Alanna Swartz. She blogs over at Life on T1 , and was kind enough to respond to my call for guest posts. Thanks for the post and for telling us a little about yourself, … Continue reading
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Guest Post: Mike is the MAN!
Today’s guest post was written by the great Scott Johnson. Scott and I had a chance to hangout and work together a couple of weekends ago at the TCOYD conference in Des Moines. He was kind enough to answer my … Continue reading
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Wordless Wednesday: TCOYD in Des Moines
The trip to Des Moines, IA two weekends ago for TCOYD was fantastic. The conference was great and it provided an opportunity to spend time with dear friends from the DOC. And I was able to capture bits and pieces … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Diabetes Art Day, Humor, Popular, TCOYD, The Adventures of Little G, Travel
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Guest Post: Getting By With A Little Help From A Friend
Today’s guest post is from friend and fellow DOC member, Kate Banks. Kate lives with type 1 diabetes, and deals with some Anxiety as well. Today, she talks about an experience she had this past weekend. Thanks so much for … Continue reading
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Diabetes Art Day: The Garden of Pain
Today is the 3rd annual Diabetes Art Day, and I’m proud to be able to participate and support this worthwhile event. This year, I’ve strayed away from the community theme that I ran with previously. The idea for this creation … Continue reading
Posted in Depression, Diabetes, Diabetes Art, Diabetes Art Day, Inspiration, Life, Photos
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30 Things about my Invisible Illness
This week is Invisible Illness Week. As someone who has been living with Type 2 Diabetes and Congestive Heart Failure for nearly 4 years, I’d say I know a thing or two about living with such illnesses. I posted this … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Health, Invisible Illness Week, Lessons Learned, Life, Shout outs
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Got Type 2? Take the survey.
Amy T. over at the Diabetes Mine is working on an article for the ADA journal Diabetes Spectrum on patients with type 2 diabetes and their glucose monitoring experience, and as part of the process, she’s looking for input from … Continue reading
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Wordless Wednesday: Comparing Meter Readings
I spent the day Tuesday checking my blood glucose with three different meters in order to see how the results varied between them. The meters used were the Contour USB, the Accu-Chek Nano, and the OneTouch Verio IQ. Fasting 2-hours … Continue reading
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My Diabetic Heart 