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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 In the News
Tags: advocacy diabetes awareness month november
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National Diabetes Awareness Month is here! Yep, it's November already. My birthday is right around the corner, along with Veteran's Day and Thanksgiving. November is a busy, busy month.
But most importantly, it is Diabetes Awareness Month. Fall Walks are happening every weekend. World Diabetes Day takes place. And people advocate our disease.
On Saturday, I'll be participating in the local JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes with several friends. We raised over $450 for the walk. It's my first walk so I'm very excited to see how it works and meet all the people there.
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Categories: Type 1 Emotions
Tags: advocacy Raise Your Voice
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I'm skipping the letter L - in favor of my very late Raise Your Voice post. Even later than I thought - because of technical difficulties... (Thank you, K) My voice still counts, I hope.
The countless days of senseless whirling
Numbers chugging, dancing in my head
Reminding me of their import
The unending barrage of needles and blood
And of damage and fear
Reminding me of my body's most drastic flaw
The every day of it
The every night of it
The demands
The requirements
The relentless, all-consuming weight of it
The wishing it was different - I was different
And the realization that you play the cards you're dealt
I watch, most days silent, as it destroys people I love.
This beast.
And I wonder how many healthful, strong days remain for me.
I look into eyes so like my own
Mirrors reflecting the days behind - the mistakes
And the days ahead? - For me?
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Oral Meds Insulin & Pumps Children Food Highs & Lows Relationships Complications Emotions In the News Fitness Women's Issues Men's Issues Real Life
Tags: advocacy World Diabetes Day
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Last Friday, November 14th, marked World Diabetes Day, and the Blogabetes bloggers marked the day in style. I wanted to make sure you didn't miss their musings, so here's a quick recap!
Scott Marvel wrote a great list of ways to celebrate and get involved with World Diabetes Day - check out his suggestions here!
Lindsey Guerin gave us some insight on how she sprinkled diabetes education into her day.
Michelle Kowalski wrote a poignant post about how emotional this World Diabetes Day was for her.
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Categories: Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Relationships Emotions Real Life
Tags: (none)
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I have found that, for some seemingly strange reason, I have become more discreet lately about who I choose to reveal myself to.
I don't normally keep my diabetes hidden, as I've written about several times. But in the last week or so I've realized that while I don't mind shooting up in public, others might mind seeing me. That, and I often feel like I just don't want to talk about it; just eat my meal and be done with it. Not to mention that sometimes I just want to be a normal person and not a teacher. (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1 Children Real Life
Tags: No Insurance Test Strips
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It seems like we're going to be without insurance for a couple of months. The cost of going on now is astronomical but if we wait three months, the company starts to pick up half. I have an application in for MassHealth for Olivia, but it's going to take a few weeks to kick in, provided they approve it. Of course, in that time, we're going to need test strips again. (I have some extra insulin, thanks to Heidi, over at the D-Log Cabin - thank you, Heidi!!)
I've been checking around and it seems that Wal-Mart carries something called Reli-On strips and meters. Do any of you use these? They are far less expensive than the One Touch Olivia currently uses, which will be a big help as far as costs go.
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Categories: Insulin & Pumps
Tags: Elliott Yamin music passion
Views: 952
Singers are very passionate people and a lot of times the power behind their voices comes from the struggles that they have encountered in life. This was definitely the way I felt as I watched Elliott Yamin put on a passionate and heart-felt show here in Columbia Tuesday night. (READ MORE)
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Categories: Fitness
Tags: diabetes diet exercise fantasy taubes
Views: 1868
If life is in fact a series of actions and consequences (and good Lord, I hope it isn't), then the fact that I eventually developed type 2 diabetes (known affectionately around the Rummel-Hudson compound as "the Beedies") is about as mysterious as why it gradually gets lighter outside at roughly the same time each morning. ("Did someone install stadium lights out there? Lets investigate. Oh, look, the sun...")
In college, I lived a life of excess. Despite the fact that I also drank way more than I should have, the main culprit was food. Glorious, wonderful food. I live in Texas, so take those food items and deep fry them. (To this day, the idea of chicken fried steak repulses my northern friends, and yet just now, when I typed those three lovely words, I got a little slobbery.) I drank too much soda, I ate too much crap, and if something green ever went past my lips, it was probably an M&M. (READ MORE)
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