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Category Archives: Lessons Learned
More than a little discomfort
My appointment at the urologist’s office this morning was interesting to say the least. Down right painful and unsettling if I’m being honest. I’m not going to share any great details, but I’ll say that prostate exams and catheters are … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Insurance, Lessons Learned, Medications, Rants, Urology
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My Heart has a Cell Phone, Again
On Monday I went for the appointment with the nurse practitioner at my cardiologist’s office. As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve been dealing with some weird heart palpitations and breathing issues, etc…, and it has been quite a … Continue reading
Posted in Doctor Visits, Health, Heart, Lessons Learned, Life, Vlog
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More like Teflon, Less like Velcro
Well, here we are. 20 days into the new year and I’m just now getting around to writing about my resolution for 2014. OK, writing about it here anyway. I posted about it on Facebook and Twitter on New Year’s … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Heart, Inspiration, Lessons Learned, Life
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5 years
Today is the 5th anniversary of my diagnosis with Type 2 Diabetes and Congestive Heart Failure. Wow, only five years? It feels like so much longer. Alas, just five years. Five years of knowing, caring, surviving, and sharing. Five years … Continue reading
Posted in Cartoons, Diabetes, Heart, Lessons Learned, Life, Shout outs
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Trying to break the bonds
They say that the first step in solving a problem is admitting that you have a problem. As difficult as it is for me to do so, I must take this step so that I can begin the process of … Continue reading
Posted in Depression, Diabetes, Health, Heart, Lessons Learned, Life, Mental Health
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Watching her go
When I wrote my last post, Sometimes a win leads to a loss on Monday, July 22, I did so with the knowledge that my aunt would more than likely die soon. I knew things looked really bad and that … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons Learned, Life
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Sometimes a win leads to a loss
Bitter. Discouraged. Helpless. Morose. Worried. All words that can be used to describe my current state of being. Some of you may be aware that I have an aunt who has been battling cancer. And some may have seen my … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons Learned, Life
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The T2D Summit
On Wednesday, June 19th, I had the opportunity to attend the very first diabetes blogger summit to be hosted by Valeritas at their Manufacturing, Research and Development facility in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Valeritas is the manufacturer of the V-GO , an insulin … Continue reading
Posted in D-Meetups, Diabetes, Inspiration, Lessons Learned, Photos, Shout outs, Travel
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Review: Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal
Well, I finally completed my reading of the new book Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal: Confessions of a Stay-at-Home Dad by Scott Benner, and now it’s my turn to share some thoughts about it. Simply put, I loved it. … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Inspiration, Lessons Learned, Life, Reviews, Shout outs
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In Memoriam
Today is day 3 of Diabetes Blog Week and today’s topic is Memories. The prompt reads as follows: Today we’re going to share our most memorable diabetes day. You can take this anywhere…. your or your loved one’s diagnosis, a … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Diabetes Blog Week, Inspiration, Lessons Learned, Life, Photos
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My Diabetic Heart 