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Category Archives: Lessons Learned
The Importance of Listening – D Blessings Week Day 1
Today is the first day of Diabetes Blessings Week – a week in which we count the blessings that have come to our lives because of diabetes. One of the many things of which living with type 2 diabetes and … Continue reading
Guest Post: Therapy By The Book
Today’s guest post is by my dear friend Cheri Pate. It’s no secret that life can be… well…a bitch. Situations at work, at home, with our health, and in daily life in general can overwhelm us at times. Some of … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Diabetes Awareness Month, Guest Post, Lessons Learned, Life, Mental Health, Photos, Shout outs
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Giving the gym another shot
Recently I tweeted that I had joined a gym. And there have been a few tweets since indicating that I was either en route to the gym or had just left. What that initial tweet should have said, though, was … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Diabetes Awareness Month, Exercise, Health, Heart, Inspiration, Lessons Learned, Life, Mental Health, Popular, Shout outs
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Happy T1 Day, My Friends
Today is a special day for so many of my friends in the Diabetes Online Community, as 11-1-12, the first day of Diabetes Awareness Month, has been designated as T1 Day. It is a day devoted to raising awareness for … Continue reading
Guest Post: Creating Normal
Today’s guest post is from the ever amazing Steve Richert of LivingVertical. Steve is on an incredible 365 day mission to empower people living with Type 1 Diabetes, and raise awareness of this invisible condition through rock climbing every day. … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Featured, Guest Post, Inspiration, Lessons Learned, Life, Photos, Shout outs, Travel
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Operation C-Y-A: Recover the Data
Those of you who follow me on Twitter may have seen the tweet over the last week or so about my meter being broke and six weeks worth of data being lost as a result. And you probably saw the … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Lessons Learned, Life, Photos
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Celebrating 10 Years of Us
Today marks ten years since April and I began our life together. It’s incredible when you think about it. A decade of living with and loving each other. And that love is as strong as it’s ever been. Since we … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons Learned, Life, Photos, Travel
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30 Things about my Invisible Illness
This week is Invisible Illness Week. As someone who has been living with Type 2 Diabetes and Congestive Heart Failure for nearly 4 years, I’d say I know a thing or two about living with such illnesses. I posted this … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Health, Invisible Illness Week, Lessons Learned, Life, Shout outs
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A Somber Anniversary
“April’s parents were married on 9/11, about 30 years ago. And given her mother’s battle with cancer, today I have mourned for them. Because this 9/11 may very well be the last that they have. On this day when we … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Lessons Learned, Life
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Wordless Wednesday: Comparing Meter Readings
I spent the day Tuesday checking my blood glucose with three different meters in order to see how the results varied between them. The meters used were the Contour USB, the Accu-Chek Nano, and the OneTouch Verio IQ. Fasting 2-hours … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Lessons Learned, Photos
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My Diabetic Heart 