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Healthcare wishes
Today’s topic about healthcare experiences comes at a time when I’m still trying to process the recent discovery that I was misdiagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, when what I actually have is Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults, also known as … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Diabetes Blog Week, Doctor Visits, Lessons Learned, Life, Mental Health
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F-bombs for Diabetes
Fuck Diabetes! Yeah, I said it. Someone needs to. And after riding the Glucoaster all night following my 9 hours at work, I’m more than willing to do the job. I feel like hell. I’m incredibly tired. I’m cranky. And … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Diabetes Blog Week, Inspiration, Lessons Learned, Life, Wordless Wednesday
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The Other Half of Diabetes
If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time, you’re likely aware that I’ve made no secret of my struggles with anxiety, depression, and PTSD. I’ve shared some pretty dark stuff on those topics over the last couple of … Continue reading
Posted in Depression, Diabetes, Diabetes Blog Week, Lessons Learned, Life, Mental Health
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To Get Through This Diabetes Life
“Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life.” ~ Prince This thing called diabetes life. That’s why I’m here. That’s why My Diabetic Heart is here. It’s here because I was diagnosed with what … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Diabetes Blog Week, Inspiration, Lessons Learned, Life
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Changing my diabetes label
“No one today is purely one thing.” ~ Edward W. Said So, back in February, I shared that I was feeling caught Between Two Fields. I shared about the discovery that I had been misdiagnosed with type 2 diabetes when what … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Doctor Visits, Health, Lessons Learned, Life, Rants
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Throwback Thursday: Diabetes UnConference Highlights
Last month, I had the opportunity to attend the Diabetes UnConference in Las Vegas. It was an incredible, life changing experience, and I’m thankful for having been able to go. Due to a series of unfortunate events that have occurred … Continue reading
Posted in D-Meetups, Diabetes, Humor, Inspiration, Lessons Learned, Life, Shout outs
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Between Two Fields
So, it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything here on the old blog, and some interesting things have occurred in my diabetes life since the beginning of the year. I’ve been struggling with processing some news I received last … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Doctor Visits, Health, Medications
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Happy New Year
Wishing a Happy and Healthy 2016 for everyone in the Diabetes Online Community. Cheers!
Posted in Announcements, Cartoons, Diabetes
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7 Years of Living
Today is the 7th anniversary of my diagnosis with Type 2 Diabetes and Congestive Heart Failure. Wow, only seven years? It feels like so much longer. Alas, just seven years. Seven years of knowing, caring, surviving, and sharing. Seven years of … Continue reading
Posted in Cartoons, Diabetes, Heart
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The Future of Online Activism – Revisited
This post was originally written in 2011 in response to a prompt from the National Health Blog Post Month writing challenge. I’ve been considering the future of my online diabetes activism lately, and I felt this worth sharing again. Prompt: … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Diabetes Awareness Month
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My Diabetic Heart 