Archive for the 'Diabetes' Category
Quietly suffering (cont’d)
Yesterday’s comments in reaction to this post made me think. They made me think about calling my endocrinologist for a recommendation to a new primary care physician or even an orthopedist, as our insurance allows us to go to specialists without referrals. They made me think about the fear I feel about how a doctor [...]
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Quietly suffering.
September 28, 2009.
The alarm goes off early. Oh, so early. Whose bright idea was it to take an early morning flight home to Denver from this quick weekend trip “home” to Wisconsin? Oh, yeah, ME. After all, I’ve burned through all my vacation time and need to get to work as soon as possible on [...]
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(Originally posted at the now-defunct Capessa website, an effort of Proctor & Gamble, in November 2008. As with many “republished” blog posts, I have taken the liberty of editing this piece slightly.)
Four years ago this month, before I knew that November was Diabetes Awareness Month in the United States, diabetes made itself well aware in [...]
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When in doubt, recycle.
Okay, so I’m not officially doing NaBloPoMo. The biggest reason is that I’ve been doing daily posts for the Days of Grace project, which means I’ll be posting most days until September 21, 2010, only consolidating under the most dire of circumstances (i.e. lack of free internet access).
But since I am doing fundraising during American [...]
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Show and Tell: The Shirt
While I usually talk type 2 diabetes, it’s been awhile since I’ve talked type 1.
Doesn’t this shirt tell it all? I saw it on CafePress a few years back and thought it was absolutely perfect for my husband, who has had type 1 diabetes since he was 11 years old (March 1986, to be exact).
So, [...]
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Help Me Help Others in November.
This isn’t my idea. This isn’t an original idea. But when Hotfessional did it last month for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I knew I had to do it in November.
November is American Diabetes Month. And I’m asking you to help me help others.
For every comment I receive between the dates of November 1 and 30, [...]
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Days of Grace 22-23/365
Meeting Scott and Amy for the first time in person after years of communicating online.
Getting to know them past what you see on their blogs.
Meeting other interesting people who work for and with the American Heart Association for their program “Heart of Diabetes“, a program to remind and educate people with type 2 diabetes about [...]
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Finding the time.
With the way life is filled to the brim these days with obligations towards everything and everyone, I am grateful for Days of Grace and Show and Tell to get in some blog posts. Even if they aren’t filled to the brim with content.
Since beginning Days of Grace only two weeks ago, I find myself [...]
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Show and Tell: Myth Busting
Yes, I have type 2 diabetes. Yes, my husband has type 1 diabetes. That doesn’t mean that we can’t enjoy cooking and eating. Yes, it means we have to watch the ingredient list and make some occasional substitutions.
When first diagnosed, it was a lot of trial and error with the blood glucose meter to find [...]
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National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week will be held September 14-20, 2009. It includes a FREE virtual conference, with four speakers per day presenting on subjects such as marriage and chronic illness, finding health insurance with a pre-existing condition, and finding a career in spite of illness. To prepare, Lisa has asked those interested [...]
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