Category Archives: Life

Thank You – D Blessings Week Day 7

On this 7th and final day of Diabetes Blessings Week, I want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who participated this year.  I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the posts that I’ve read so far.  It may take me a day … Continue reading

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Awesome People – D Blessings Week Day 2

It’s day 2 of Diabetes Blessings Week, and today’s post is devoted to the some of the awesome people I have been blessed to be able to meet in person this year.   Since I’m a subscriber of the notion that … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Wordless Wednesday: 10th Anniversary Trip

Photos from the weekend trip to Michigan City for our 10th anniversary. Enjoy! http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=121572

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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

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