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A Shot in the Arm
I haven't used my arms for shots in a looooong time. Like 15+ years long. But with Dex on my belly most of the time these days, I gotta be flexible. Plus it's summer, and I'm wearing more sleeveless...
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Off Topic: Virtual Vacation for the Gulf
Want to help these guys? Take a "virtual vacation" around the Gulf of Mexico...check out the sights, plan a future IRL trip, and make a donation or two to a worthy cause. Click here to visit: Virtual...
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Hatchling
Into this life I was bornAt twelveThe new normalFragile, like a newborn thingSlowly I learned to crawlThen, sometimes swiftlyTo walkTo runBut stillMy shell, so thinWill crackMy delicate insides will...
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A Letter from Dr. Rob
Interesting...go take a look:http://distractible.org/2010/07/14/a-letter-to-patients-with-chronic-disease/#commentsThoughts?
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In response to this post, here are my thoughts as a person with a chronic disease (in no particular order):At 12 years old my life was changed forever. My parents and I joined a club with a lifetime...
View ArticleAraby62-ology (a.k.a. Kathy-ology)
Stolen from Cara ;) Pass it on!Let others know a little more about yourself, re-post this as your name followed by "ology".***********FOODOLOGY***************What is your salad dressing of choice? Lite...
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Diabetes Art Day
I used to draw a lot. When I had time, I did watercolor pencil sketches of landscapes. Mind you, I have absolutely no formal training, but some of them were pretty good. So when I read about Diabetes...
View ArticleWay To Go, Charlie!
What a nice surprise to see the DOC's very own Charlie Kimball on my local WGN TV news tonight. Click here to watch!
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Little Bear, Big Cause
Wouldn't you just love to hear this in your local Walgreens: "Diabetes cure in Aisle 4" Well, we can dream, right?'Til then, if you're in south Florida, you can help by picking up one of these little...
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La Florida
Greetings from the Sunshine State :-) I've been off on the sidelines of the DOC for a while...my husband and I made a big decision over the summer to relocate from Chicago to Florida. We packed up all...
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#NoDDay 2010
I have a confession to make. I am addicted to HGTV.It was "Property Virgins" that sucked me in. What is it about peeping into stranger's houses that makes me feel so dirty, yet so excited? Why do I get...
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This Post Brought to You By the Letter 'D'
It just occurred to me over the weekend that some significant things in my life begin with this letter. Hmmm...My husband's name starts with a D...And I'm a graduate of this school...There's the...
View ArticleBook Review: Beyond Fingersticks
Last year, when I was researching CGM options, I read through Wil's posts on the Life After Dx blog and severalothers to get an idea of what using one would be like in the 'real world' and which model...
View ArticleNovember
What's your diabetes month?For me it's February. I still remember it all: the harsh-smelling soap in the hospital shower, the prick of the IV, the first shots and fingersticks. I remember watching TV...
View ArticleD-Blog Day: 6 Things You Should Read
In lieu of my own post today (I'm not feeling very articulate), here are six excellent blogs from fellow DOC members you should read today.Bernard at Diabetes DailyScott at Strangely DiabeticMolly (and...
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Delica Giveaway
I volunteered at a World Diabetes Day event last weekend and received a free Delica from the kind One Touch folks. Since I'm short on words these days I thought I'd offer it up as a giveaway for the...
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Back in the Hand
At the JDRF Walk in West Palm Beach, FL, March 5, 2011. The mighty wind nearly made it "Sailing to Cure Diabetes"!I've been away for a while living L-I-F-E, but I'm still on the DOC Twitterverse and...
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The Dilemma
The scene: A job interview for a position with great benefits and pay. I'm nailing it and beginning to think this may work out.Suddenly, a familiar beep beckons. "Sorry, I have to excuse myself for a...
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Crap.
Not what you want to see 90 minutes after eating. (Don't worry, thanks to Dex I never went below 85.)
View ArticleOne Thirty A.M.
One thirty in the morningAnd here I am, awakeAlone again in the nightLike so many times before.Off I search for somethingTo quiet the dull roarOf neurons' thirst for sugarTo quell this nighttime low.I...
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