Category Archives: Lessons Learned

Chicago Diabetes Expo 2012

Posted on April 20, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

Today is day 20 of the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge and I’m going off prompt to talk about the Chicago Diabetes EXPO. The American Diabetes Association hosted their annual Chicago Diabetes EXPO last Saturday and, for the second year … Continue reading →

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Good things come from bad situations

Posted on April 17, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

Today is day 17 of the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge and the prompt is: Learned the hard way. I spent a bit of time looking through the archives in search of a bit of inspiration to help with responding … Continue reading →

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Dear Mike

Posted on April 10, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

Today is day 10 of the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge and today’s prompt is: Dear 16-year-old-me. Today’s challenge was to write a letter to ourselves at age 16.  As I sat pondering how to respond to the prompt, I … Continue reading →

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Just Post Something

Posted on April 8, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

So, today is day 8 of the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge and today’s prompt is: Best conversation I had this week. For some reason or another, I’ve struggled with writing a response to this prompt today.  When I tweeted … Continue reading →

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There’s More to Life

Posted on April 7, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

This is day seven of the Health Activist Writers Month Challenge and Today’s Prompt is: Health Activist Choice. When living with chronic health issues that require constant attention, it is easy to become so consumed by those thoughts that we … Continue reading →

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Resolved to Give ‘Em Hell

Posted on January 1, 2012 by mydiabeticheart

Well, today is January 1, 2012.  Happy New Year to everyone reading this right now. Much like millions of other people in the world, this is a time when I think about resolutions for the New Year.  Things that I … Continue reading →

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Three Years

Posted on December 29, 2011 by mydiabeticheart

Today is the 3rd anniversary of my diagnosis with Type 2 Diabetes and Congestive Heart Failure.  Wow, only three years?  It feels like so much longer.  Alas, just three years.  Three years of knowing, caring, surviving, and sharing. Three years … Continue reading →

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Happy T1 Day, My Friends!

Posted on November 1, 2011 by mydiabeticheart

Today to a special day for so many of my friends in the Diabetes Online Community, as 11-1-11, the first day of Diabetes Awareness Month, has been designated as T1 Day.  It is a day devoted to raising awareness for … Continue reading →

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Two Months Before, Three Years After

Posted on October 29, 2011 by mydiabeticheart

This photo was taken on October 23, 2008, about two months before I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and congestive heart failure. This photo was taken on October 28, 2011, a full three years later, and just two months … Continue reading →

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You Don’t Look Sick

Posted on October 19, 2011 by mydiabeticheart

One of the many things that I’ve observed in the nearly 3 years since I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and congestive heart failure is that people just can’t seem to believe that there’s anything wrong with me because … Continue reading →

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