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Yesterday, I sat in on a diabetes education training class at one of the local children's hospitals. My mentor suggested participating in order to better understand what a CDE does on a daily basis. That way I would know exactly if I wanted to go forward with this as a career.

It was definitely a great experience. Not only did I get to see a close up view of a CDE's job, but I also met some new contacts and opened my eyes to the real world. I don't think CDE is what I want to do, but it's still a possibility.

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The street we normally trick-or-treat on was consumed with kids and families last night. It was really fun because I can't ever remember seeing so many people out at once. However, with that many people parading up the street, some of us got caught in clumps. And one of my pet peeves is people I don't know walking too closely to me. I can't stand feeling like someone is literally breathing down my neck.

With The Mr. and the kids walking several paces in front of me while I dealt with some horrendous foot cramps (man am I pushing the water today!), I took the opportunity to stop and let someone pass me by.

"Hey, are you Michelle?" the woman asked as I stepped aside.

I was shocked that, first of all, someone recognized me, and that she could see me in the dark.

"Yes," I said.

"I'm Cheryl L."

"Oh my gosh!" I literally screamed. "Hi! How are you?"

"I'm great!" I think she was laughing at me, at my enthusiasm for seeing her. (READ MORE)