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Patti LaBelle is on the TV singing about how a certain glucose monitor changed everything. "Back then, food was the enemy," she says. My mind flashes to a host of studies I've come across recently touting different foods as the "cure." I can't help but see the humor in it.
We all know diabetes and food are so closely linked that often it's hard to deal with daily diabetic life without feeling like you have a major eating disorder. And while these new studies shouldn't give anyone a license to eat with abandon, it's nice to see research money being spent investigating food and nutrition, instead of new drugs.
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Are you ready for some football? I know I am! If you're expecting a child with diabetes at your Super Bowl party this year, you've come to the right place. You don't have to "fumble" with recipe ideas just because a diabetic is coming over.  You'll score a touchdown with these quick and easy Super Bowl Bites that are delicious and more importantly, sugar free!

 

To throw a successful Super Bowl party that is fun for everyone (including the diabetic), you don't have to have candy and pie. There are tons and tons of other none-sugar options. When I think Super Bowl, I immediately think of the iconic sub sandwich. Call it a hoagie or a grinder or whatever you like, but nothing says Super Bowl like this traditional sandwich. Best part about it. No sugar. Just bread and cold cuts. Let your little diabetic go back for seconds. Heck! Why not thirds?

 

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I am a fan of Team Type 1. To be able to perform at top levels of competition despite a medical condition that can leave one droping with hyperglycemic fatigue one minute, and fighting for balance due to hypoglycemia the next, requires an incredible amount of attention, perserverence, and skill in addition to one's natural talents. Imagine doing this while traveling at 30 to 60 miles an hour, precariously perched on two continuously moving patches of less than one square inch apiece, all the while jockeying for position in a crowd of cyclists all trying to be first, or fastest -- or to keep everyone else from going fast -- and you have some idea of the challenging task these men and women have chosen.

 

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What I really need is a good online diabetes-related battle. Nothing lights up the 'ole blog switchboard like a feud. I came across a rather heated one in the blogosphere recently. So lucky. All I ever get is nothing but stinkin' compassion and support. Anyone got a beef with me? Anyone? Come on, don't make me beg.

 

Type 2s? Come on, type 2s. When was the last time I addressed your concerns? How about like never. All I do is talk about my type 1 son. Booooring!

 

Type 1s? Come on, hit me!

 

I thought I had a real shot with the Sotomayor piece, but unfortunately most of those who commented, directed their anger not at me but instead at the fictional characters I created. Sigh.

 

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I've swallowed my pride and decided to apply for disability services here at school. They can offer me a few resources that I do not have access to otherwise. Most importantly, they give me the ability to register early for class and to notify my professor's that there is a legitimate health issue that I deal with.

 

The past two semesters, I've considered doing it, but I've also thought it was too embarrassing. But finally, things have gotten to the point where I'm realizing that it's not embarrassing, it's reality. So I've taken the initial steps to go through with it.

 

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While working at my previous job as a volunteer coordinator for a hospice, I thought work was sometimes too much of a reminder about diabetes. There were meetings where we discussed patients who were dealing with complications after years of living with the disease. The most frightening discussions were those that dealt with diabetics living with Alzheimer's or dementia.

 

That was a big reason why I decided to transition into a different field. I didn't enjoy being 22 years old and facing the realities of what this disease may or may not look like for me in forty or fifty years. With a family history of Alzheimer's, I didn't want to think about the burden I would be on my family with both diseases. I didn't want to think what it would be like to entirely forget that you needed insulin every day.

 

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I've always been blessed with fairly amazing insurance. My dad worked for the city of Houston for several decades, so our family has always had the group policy with a large subscriber base and it's stayed the same since I was born.

 

After he retired, we kept the same insurance as part of his pension plan. Our co-pays rarely change for either doctors or prescriptions. They pay roughly eighty percent of most procedures and devices. And since I was blessed with a stable income family, I'm able to afford the $45 copays and twenty percent of the pump.

 

But in the last few years and with the new health issues, my health bills seem to be piling up. And with the economy the way it is, I'm starting to stress about how to pay for some of the necessary (and probably not so necessary) items.

 

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I completed my first JDRF Walk this morning! It was very exciting. Despite having no idea what to expect, it was fun and went off without much of a glitch.

 

My final Team Lindsey consisted of three other people and myself. Two girls, two guys. Two diabetics, two non-D's. It was a fun group.

 

We made it the whole 5k walking at a fairly brisk pace. The two diabetics held steady with our blood sugars. I ended the walk at a lovely 136 after eating a small (38 carb) breakfast with no bolus and dialing down the basal by 0.25.

 

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In the past month, I have spent quite a bit of money on medical bills. $296 for a dental nightguard to save my teeth. $50 for my endo appointment, another $50 for my eye exam. $45 for my birth control. $412 for 6 months of contacts and a new pair of glasses (this was even on sale). And so many other odds and ends like a blood pressure cuff, miscellaneous prescriptions, and vitamins. Not to mention the $50 per visit copays to a new therapist.

 

I can't afford this. Right now, I'm making decent money for my field and my insurance is free of charge. But I still struggle when prescriptions come due or miscellaneous expenses come around. It becomes burdensome to order insulin, strips, and other diabetes supplies. It becomes outrageous to buy these extra necessities like glasses, dental issues, or therapy.

 

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"I have died everyday waiting for you. Darling, don't be afraid. I have loved you for a thousand years. I'll love you for a thousand more. All along I believed I would find you. Time has brought your heart to me. I have loved you for a thousand years. I'll love you for a thousand more." ~ "A Thousand Years" by Christina Perri

 

When I hear this song, I don't think Twilight's Breaking Dawn (part of the soundtrack). I don't even think of marriage. I do think of falling in love and watching the love of my life though. When I hear this song, I think of my child.

 

A child that doesn't even exist on this world yet. A child that is years down the road. A child that I cannot see or feel or hug at this moment. But a child that exists for me, none the less.

 

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