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Category Archives: Shout outs
Day of AWEsomeness – DBW Day 5
Day five of Diabetes Blog Week is all about the awesome things that have come to our lives because of Diabetes. And rather than writing, I decided to do a vlog, with shout outs to Mike, Cherise, Meredith, Kelly R. … Continue reading
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Admiring Our Differences – DBW Day 1
Today is the first day of Diabetes Blog Week, and the topic of the day is all about expressions of admiration. As I interpret the prompt, we are to pick a person, blog, group, etc… of a different type of … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes Blog Week, Inspiration, Lessons Learned, Shout outs
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Diabetes Supply Collection – Day 2
So the second day of my efforts to collect diabetes supplies to send to Alabama have been just as great and exciting as my first. Today’s donations included: 10 boxes of lancets 10 tubes of glucose tabs 4 boxes of … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Inspiration, Lessons Learned, Life, Shout outs
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Answering Alabama’s Call for Help
We are all aware of the devastating tornadoes that ripped through parts of Alabama recently, leaving numerous people dead, and many more survivors injured and homeless. Among those affected by those storms were thousands of people with diabetes, many who … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Inspiration, Lessons Learned, Life, Shout outs
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Diabetes Blog Week
Last year, my friend Karen over at http://www.bittersweetdiabetes.com created and played host to Diabetes Blog Week. And with more than 100 diabetes bloggers, myself included, participating in the inaugural event, it was an unqualified success. With that in mind, and … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Diabetes Blog Week, Shout outs
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On the Road: Chicago Diabetes Expo 2011
This past weekend I embarked on a wild and crazy adventure in which I drove to Indianapolis, took a bus to Chicago and back, and then drove back to Fort Wayne. All in 24 hours. (I know what you’re thinking…and … Continue reading
Posted in D-Meetups, Diabetes, Photos, Shout outs, Travel
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From the Archive: D.I.A.B.E.T.E.S.
While I’m not really participating in the Health Activist Writers Month Challenge (HAWMC), I have been following the prompts for each day, and the Acrostic prompt from day one of the challenge reminded me of a post I wrote in … Continue reading
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Reverse the Bullshit!
Daily life in the Helter Skelter world in which we live comes with an abundant supply of bullshit. That’s a fact on which I think everyone I know would certainly agree. And when you live with any type of diabetes, … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Featured, Rants, Shout outs
Tagged "Bogus Claims", "Readers Digest", "Reverse Diabetes", Diabetes, Prevention
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I’ve Just Kept Living
The DSMA Blog Carnival topic for the month of February is “The most awesome thing I have done in spite of diabetes is . . . . “ Here’s my entry: I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, DSMA Blog Carnival, Lessons Learned, Life, Shout outs
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A Little Peace of Mind
During an evening chat session on Twitter earlier this month, I mentioned the issues that I’ve begun to have with my insurance company not wanting to pay for more that 2 blood glucose test strips a day. Several of my … Continue reading
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My Diabetic Heart 