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I've faced some hardships in my life. Things that hurt and hindered me, things that took me down on my knees, things that have left lasting impacts and repercussions. I'm sure you've faced hardships like this too. Diabetes can be one of them. It is for me.

 

Because of the timeline and the amount and my own personality in all these hardships, some of those impacts have left deep scars in places that I really don't want them to be. So a good portion of the past few years of my life has been an attempt to work through these issues and get back my life the way I want it.

 

Recently, I started reading a book regarding one of these major issues that have stuck with me in life. It's the kind of book that permeates to several areas, diabetes and health issues included. So as the author spoke today about how loss can affect spirituality, I thought to myself that I knew that.

 

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One underlying theme of diabetes blogs and complaints is the difference of our daily routines from those of people who have never known a blood glucose test, never chosen foods based on specific ingredients or an organization's endorsement, never had to dress in a manner different from those around them, and never had to follow a ritual not of the mainstream. Yet we see, meet with, and talk to people who do this on a daily basis, who could never think of not doing this (or who would never consider it)... who do not have diabetes, nor are they housemates of people with diabetes. (READ MORE)

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When you look at me, what do you see? Do you just see the physical girl standing in front of you? Or do the emotions, the spirituality, the thoughts creep through as well?

 

When I look in the mirror, I see that I'm tall for a girl. I see that I have my father's blue eyes and the Guerin nose. I also see that my mother's side of the family shows through with the curve of my hips. When I look at me, I see my family staring back at me. Each part of my body comes from the genetics behind me. The resemblance in facial structure to my middle brother...the same fair skin of my mom and oldest brother...the small wrists that are present in all three siblings.

 

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Peace, Harmony and The Purpose of Life

Everyday people with diabetes are faced with the conscious decision to live or to die. Our decisions have to be made consciously as they are scrutinized much more closely than the non-diabetic. But ultimately, we are no different.

This is the realism that we encounter many times throughout the course of any day. This is what we deal with and this is the reality that we live with in our lives. We either live with a conscious effort to understand and control our diabetes or we make unconscious decisions and then pay the immediate bad prices for these actions. Life as a diabetic is not an easy one. It is a life that has to be lived under constant management and awareness of everything.

The smallest of things has the largest of impacts.
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There's nothing better on this snowy Friday afternoon than taking some time to catch up with the Blogabetes bloggers (that is, short of sledding down the hill behind my house on one of those round sleds, but I've digressed). Welcome to another edition of the Weekly Round-up!

Julia has had her share of dealing with the flu - here's hoping her family is on the mend! Share your tips for how you deal with the winter sicknesses.

George has found the answer to life, the universe, and everything during his bout with hypoglycemia. Do you have startling moments of randomness when you're experiencing a low?
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What types of spiritual practices or mental exercises do you use to help you cope with diabetes? For me, I like to mix things up and do whatever feels right at the time. Typically I use martial arts, exercise or various "mental exercises" like praying, meditation and reading spiritual books. I also love to listen to a variety of music and sit and relax around fires. This weekend will have me trying something that I have never attempted before but something that I have always been interested and curious about - a Native American sweat lodge.
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I spend a lot of time thinking about if I will ever have complications from my diabetes. The very thought of diabetes problems scares the crap out of me. My determination to ward of complications has a direct correlation with how I control my sugars on a daily basis. In other words, every time I treat a low or a high, thoughts of amputations or blindness are running through my head. Those fears are some BIG MOTIVATORS. I don't want to come across as the guy who just sits around and waits for something bad to happen. I am not the type of person who just mopes around hopelessly or just sits around thinking of nothing else but diabetes issues. I try to stay positive most of the time. My glass is usually "half full" rarely "half empty." (READ MORE)

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