Category Archives: Life

Appointments made

On Monday I finally heard back from my doctor’s office about why they were trying to get in touch with me last week. They had test results to share, and to tell me that I needed to make appointments with … Continue reading

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More like Teflon, Less like Velcro

Well, here we are.  20 days into the new year and I’m just now getting around to writing about my resolution for 2014.  OK, writing about it here anyway.  I posted about it on Facebook and Twitter on New Year’s … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday: Best number today

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Almost Wordless Wednesday: A New Year’s Promise

Here’s hoping that this is a promise of a better year to come. Captured this on the way back to Fort Wayne this evening and thought it was the perfect image to share on this first wordless Wednesday of 2014. … Continue reading

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Happy New Year

Well friends, there’s about 1 hour left in this final day of 2013 and I’m thankful to see it come to an end.  It has been an incredibly difficult year for so many reasons and while I could spend a … Continue reading

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5 years

Today is the 5th anniversary of my diagnosis with Type 2 Diabetes and Congestive Heart Failure.  Wow, only five years?  It feels like so much longer.  Alas, just five years.  Five years of knowing, caring, surviving, and sharing. Five years … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas DOC!

Wishing peace, love, joy, and good health to everyone in the Diabetes Online Community, this Christmas and always. Lots of Love, DOC! Mike Durbin

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Thanksgiving Memories

Thanksgiving is now a week past but that holiday weekend with my family is still rather fresh in all of our minds.   While it was bittersweet due to recent losses in the family, it was a great weekend overall.  I … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday: Go Forth

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Trying to break the bonds

They say that the first step in solving a problem is admitting that you have a problem.   As difficult as it is for me to do so, I must take this step so that I can begin the process of … Continue reading

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