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Category Archives: Lessons Learned
Sorry Doc, Quitting isn’t an Option!
Have you ever sat in a meeting hall and listened to a presentation and suddenly realized that the hypothetical person the speaker was talking about could very easily be YOU? Most of us have that sort of experience at some … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Health, Heart, Lessons Learned, Life, Rants
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Everyone has a Bomb
It’s been two weeks since the 4th Roche Social Media Summit wrapped up in Indianapolis, and this is my first post post about it. Better late than never, right? To be honest, I don’t know what I can say about … Continue reading
Posted in D-Meetups, Inspiration, Lessons Learned, Life, Photos
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Lantus and the Power Outage.
My first blog post about adding insulin to my type 2 diabetes management regimen was going to be an inspired tale about my doing what’s best for me and taking the step of asking my doctor about making that change. … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Lessons Learned, Life, Medications, Photos
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Another look: It’s OK to Need Help
This post was originally written in March 2011. At the time I was going through a rather rough bout of depression, was struggling to get a handle on things, and ultimately made the decision to seek help. Given that May … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Depression, Diabetes, Heart, Lessons Learned, Life, Medications, Mental Health
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Dude, Can I Borrow Your Pin?
This morning I woke to the little chirping sound my droid makes every time an email is received. Normally, I turn that off before going to bed, but didn’t get that done before I passed out last night. I reached … Continue reading
Posted in D-Meetups, Humor, Lessons Learned, Life, Shout outs
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I Made it through HAWMC
Today is the day after I completed the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge and there’s one last thing to do: Recap HAWMC. Recap HAWMC. You did it! 30 posts in 30 days. Which was your favorite prompt? Which was the … Continue reading
Six Sentence Sales Pitch
It’s day 29 of the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge and today’s prompt is: Six Sentence Story. Six Sentence Story. In this day of micro-blogging – brevity is a skill worth honing. Can you tell a story and make it short … Continue reading
Mountains and Mole Hills
It’s day 27 of the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge and the prompt is: 5 Challenges & 5 Small Victories. 5 Challenges & 5 Small Victories. Make a list of the 5 most difficult parts of your health focus. Make another … Continue reading
A Little Heart
It’s day 26 of the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge and the prompt is: Health tagline. Health tagline. Give yourself, your blog, your condition, or some aspect of your health a tagline. Make sure it’s catchy! I’ve given a lot of … Continue reading
Things We Forget
Today is day 23 of the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge and since it is a writer’s choice day, I’m revisiting a prompt I skipped yesterday. Things We Forget. Here’s my post-it reminder.
My Diabetic Heart 