Category Archives: Lessons Learned

Wordless Wednesday: Just finished reading

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Bob said it best

My good friend, Bob Pedersen, shared a blog post last night about the impact that all of the talk about changing the names of the types of diabetes has had on him. As a type 2 myself, this issue has … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday: Logging results with Victoza

A week or so worth of logging results while taking Victoza.

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A Fitbit Durability Test

This afternoon, while out and about, I discovered that my Fitbit Ultra was missing.  I usually have it clipped to the side of my pants pocket, and when I reached in to grab a pen, it wasn’t there. I posted … Continue reading

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Changing my D routine

Well, I went to the doctor this morning for a routine visit and big changes are coming to my diabetes management routine in the coming weeks, as I work toward improving my BG’s and A1C numbers. New year, new routine. Continue reading

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Celebrating 4 Years of Life

Today is my 4th Diaversary. Happy Diaversary to Me! That’s 4 years of LIVING with type 2 diabetes and congestive heart failure. Am I really happy to be living with D and CHF? Well, no. Do I hate the diseases … Continue reading

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Peace In The Eye Of The Storm

While looking through an old blog that I wrote while in college, I came across this poem that I had posted.  There were a lot of things going on in the world, and in my life personally, and this seemed … Continue reading

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Getting to know Matthew Deets

Through my interactions with the Diabetes Online Community (DOC) on Twitter and other social media outlets over the last 3 years and 11 months, I’ve had the privilege of meeting some really amazing people. One such person is my good … Continue reading

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Thank You – D Blessings Week Day 7

On this 7th and final day of Diabetes Blessings Week, I want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who participated this year.  I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the posts that I’ve read so far.  It may take me a day … Continue reading

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Awesome People – D Blessings Week Day 2

It’s day 2 of Diabetes Blessings Week, and today’s post is devoted to the some of the awesome people I have been blessed to be able to meet in person this year.   Since I’m a subscriber of the notion that … Continue reading

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