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Category Archives: Mental Health
Choosing Life and Sobriety
As this is Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 6-October 12) and addiction and substance abuse are a part of mental health, I wanted to share something here that I shared publicly on Facebook for the first time last month during … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Heart, Lessons Learned, Life, Mental Health, Recovery
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From the archive: What Brings Me Down
May is Mental Health Month, so now seems like a great time to explore the emotional side of living with, or caring for someone with, diabetes. It was originally written in response to a Diabetes Blog Week prompt a few … Continue reading
Posted in Depression, Diabetes, Heart, Inspiration, Life, Mental Health, Photos
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9 Years
Today marks 9 years of life with diabetes and congestive heart failure for me. It’s been a crazy journey, and the events of the last month have been a reminder of just how fortunate I am to have come this … Continue reading
Throwback Thursday: What Brings Me Down
Well, it’s day 4 of Diabetes Blog Week and today we talk about mental health and diabetes. Today’s prompt reads: Today let’s revist a prompt from 2014 – May is Mental Health Month so now seems like a great time … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Diabetes Blog Week, Inspiration, Life, Mental Health, Photos
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The Costs of a Chronic Illness
It’s day two of Diabetes Blog Week, and today we talk about the costs of living with a chronic illness. Today’s prompt: The Cost of a Chronic Illness Insulin and other diabetes medications and supplies can be costly. Here in the … Continue reading
Posted in Depression, Diabetes, Diabetes Blog Week, Health, Heart, Lessons Learned, Life, Medications, Mental Health, Rants
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Eight Years with a Confusing Pancreas and a Broken Heart
Today is the 8th anniversary of my initial diagnosis with diabetes and congestive heart failure. My, what a long and trying eight years it has been, too. So much has happened since that fateful day. So many changes in my life, … Continue reading
Posted in Cartoons, Diabetes, Health, Heart, Lessons Learned, Life, Mental Health
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Healthcare wishes
Today’s topic about healthcare experiences comes at a time when I’m still trying to process the recent discovery that I was misdiagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, when what I actually have is Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults, also known as … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Diabetes Blog Week, Doctor Visits, Lessons Learned, Life, Mental Health
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The Other Half of Diabetes
If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time, you’re likely aware that I’ve made no secret of my struggles with anxiety, depression, and PTSD. I’ve shared some pretty dark stuff on those topics over the last couple of … Continue reading
Posted in Depression, Diabetes, Diabetes Blog Week, Lessons Learned, Life, Mental Health
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Clean it Out – #DBlogWeek Day 3
Diabetes Blog Week, Day 3 – Topic: Clean it Out . Yesterday we kept stuff in, so today let’s clear stuff out. What is in your diabetic closet that needs to be cleaned out? This can be an actual physical belonging, … Continue reading
The Ah Ha Moment
If you’ve read my blog, or followed me on Twitter or Facebook, for any length of time, you’re probably aware that life has not been too kind to me or my family over the last few years. And you are … Continue reading
My Diabetic Heart 