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Guest Post: Camping with D. Got Insulin?
Today’s guest post is by my friend, Leanna Zimmerman. While I’m off hiking the sand dunes in Northwest Indiana with April this weekend, I thought it would be fitting to have Leanna share her recent experience of camping with diabetes. … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Guest Post, Life, Photos, Shout outs
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No D Day: Taking Care of Business
So, today is No D Day, a day for talking about everything but D. Because, there is so much more to life than just that. So, today I’ll be talking about this past weekend instead. Early last week, after returning … Continue reading
Diabetes Art Day: The Garden of Pain
Today is the 3rd annual Diabetes Art Day, and I’m proud to be able to participate and support this worthwhile event. This year, I’ve strayed away from the community theme that I ran with previously. The idea for this creation … Continue reading
Posted in Depression, Diabetes, Diabetes Art, Diabetes Art Day, Inspiration, Life, Photos
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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: AADE Highlights
Photos from AADE 12 in Indianapolis. Four amazing diabetes advocates: (L to R) Hope Warshaw, Manny Hernandez, Amy Tenderich, and David Edelman. It was an honor being featured in their presentation. Great meeting Nicole Johnson, Miss America 1999, at AADE … Continue reading
Posted in D-Meetups, Diabetes, Inspiration, Life, Photos, Shout outs
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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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Photos: Chalk Walk
The Three Rivers Festival is underway in Fort Wayne this week and one of mine and April’s favorite events to checkout is the Chalk Walk. For two days, a portion of a busy downtown street is closed off and artists … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Photos
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Almost Wordless Wednesday: Social Butterflies
I took April and her dad to the botanical conservatory on Sunday to see the Butterflies of Malaysia exhibition before it closed. Some of the little creatures were quite social.
Posted in Inspiration, Life, Photos
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My Diabetic Heart 