Category Archives: Diabetes

Words to live by

Posted on April 2, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

Anyone who has read my blog for a while or had contact with me in some way knows that the last three years of my life have been rough.  Facing my own mortality in the wake of being diagnosed with … Continue reading →

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Three Years in a Box

Posted on April 1, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

Today is the first day of Wego Health’s Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge, and I have foolishly signed up to participate again.  I say foolishly because I never seem to be able to stick with these month long blogging events, … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Alert Day

Posted on March 27, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

Today, March 27, is Diabetes Alert Day.  The American Diabetes Association’s one-day effort to educate the American public on the risk factors for developing Type 2 Diabetes. It’s a wake-up call, a call for people to take a few minutes … Continue reading →

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A Hopeful Hand

Posted on March 1, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

So, today is apparently “Write HOPE on your hands for diabetes” day.  And, I evidently didn’t get that memo.  Didn’t know a thing about it until I started seeing photos of hopeful hands posted on the Facebook pages of several … Continue reading →

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A Summit City D-Meetup

Posted on February 10, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

While en route home from Detroit today, my good friend Mike Hoskins and his pooch Riley “The D Dog” made a stop here in Fort Wayne for a D-Meetup.  Our meetups usually take place when I’m traveling through the Indianapolis … Continue reading →

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Possible Next Steps

Posted on January 4, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

So, yesterday’s visit with with my primary care doctor was quite revealing.  Given the fact that she called me directly and said we needed to discuss a letter she received from my cardiologist, I knew it would be an interesting … Continue reading →

Posted in Diabetes, Doctor Visits, Heart, Medications, Mental Health | 13 Comments

Resolved to Give ‘Em Hell

Posted on January 1, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

Well, today is January 1, 2012.  Happy New Year to everyone reading this right now. Much like millions of other people in the world, this is a time when I think about resolutions for the New Year.  Things that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Diabetes, Health, Heart, Lessons Learned, Life | 4 Comments

2011 Health Activist Awards Nominations

Posted on December 30, 2011 by mydiabeticheart

This year, WEGO Health is hosting their first annual Health Activist Awards.  And, among the boatload of nominations they’ve received across the ten voting categories were two nominations for yours truly.  Super cool stuff!  The details for each nomination are … Continue reading →

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Three Years

Posted on December 29, 2011 by mydiabeticheart

Today is the 3rd anniversary of my diagnosis with Type 2 Diabetes and Congestive Heart Failure.  Wow, only three years?  It feels like so much longer.  Alas, just three years.  Three years of knowing, caring, surviving, and sharing. Three years … Continue reading →

Posted in Diabetes, Health, Heart, Lessons Learned, Life | 8 Comments

Merry Christmas DOC!

Posted on December 23, 2011 by mydiabeticheart

Wishing peace, love, joy, and good health to everyone in the Diabetes Online Community, this Christmas and always. Lots of Love, DOC! Mike Durbin

Posted in Cartoons, Diabetes, Humor, Life, Photos, The Adventures of Little G | 9 Comments