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Category Archives: Lessons Learned
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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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
Posted in Diabetes Blog Week, Inspiration, Lessons Learned, Shout outs
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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
Posted in Diabetes, Inspiration, Lessons Learned, Life, Shout outs
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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
Posted in Diabetes, Inspiration, Lessons Learned, Life, Shout outs
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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
Posted in Inspiration, Lessons Learned, Life
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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
Posted in Diabetes, Inspiration, Lessons Learned, Shout outs
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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
Posted in Diabetes, DSMA Blog Carnival, Lessons Learned, Life
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It’s OK to Need Help
In previous blog posts and conversations over the last two years, I’ve made no bones about the fact that I’ve battled with bouts of depression and anxiety since I was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and type 2 diabetes. The … Continue reading
Posted in Depression, Lessons Learned, Life, Medications, Mental Health, Popular
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I’ve Just Kept Living
The DSMA Blog Carnival topic for the month of February is “The most awesome thing I have done in spite of diabetes is . . . . “ Here’s my entry: I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, DSMA Blog Carnival, Lessons Learned, Life, Shout outs
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My Diabetic Heart 