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Tag Archives: diabetes
Keep up the good work (please)
Have I mentioned lately how impressed I am with all the work that has been done and is still being done to make life better for people with diabetes? Earlier this year I watched 30-something lectures related to insulin (Insulin100 … Continue reading
Posted in diabetes advocacy, diabetes research, diabetes technology
Tagged advances, diabetes, research, technology
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Priscilla White, MD
In 1975, Priscilla White received the ADA’s award for Outstanding Service to Diabetic (sic) Youth. Maybe they didn’t have an award for service to mothers with diabetes. Dr. White started at the Joslin Diabetes Center in 1925 – only four … Continue reading
Posted in diabetes advocacy, pregnancy, type 1 diabetes
Tagged diabetes, pregnancy, Priscilla White, progress
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Checking In
It’s been a while since I last posted anything. I haven’t felt inspired to write during the whole pandemic situation. More than that, though, it didn’t seem like there was much to say that hadn’t already been said. I have … Continue reading
Posted in about diabetes, diabetes advocacy, diabetes care
Tagged COVID, diabetes, support
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Overwhelmed may not be a choice
I read a blog post titled “overwhelmed is a choice,” that sat with me for a few days. I consider myself incredibly fortunate to have a relatively stable management plan and excellent health insurance. Life, in general, can be overwhelming, … Continue reading
Posted in about diabetes, cost of diabetes, diabetes advocacy, diabetes distress, diabetes support groups
Tagged attitude, diabetes, overwhelmed, support
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Please ask.
I read a story about Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. She was injecting insulin in a restaurant bathroom and another patron saw her. Later, Sotomayor heard the woman say she was a drug addict. The justice explained to the woman that she … Continue reading
Posted in about diabetes, diabetes advocacy, diabetes books
Tagged diabetes, just ask, justice, questions
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Have insulin; will party
Birthdays can be fun. On my birthday this year I started thinking about cake and frosting (I think it was the dancing cupcake with my face superimposed on it that a friend texted to me that got it started). I … Continue reading
Posted in about diabetes, diabetes and food
Tagged birthdays, cake, DCCT, diabetes, stigma
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It’s character building…
Just read an awesome blog post about parents of kids with special needs. I am stealing this line from the author (Heather McCain – thanks, Heather), because it fits in so many contexts, including diabetes: Strength is BUILT. Knowledge is ACQUIRED. … Continue reading
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Tagged character, diabetes, endurance, knowledge, strength
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Acceptance
The back drop to the whole language movement is acceptance. It’s time to move beyond “meeting people where they are” and start accepting people where they are. I’ve heard horror stories about people who’ve gone to a provider reporting pain … Continue reading
Posted in diabetes advocacy, health care providers, Unshaming Diabetes
Tagged acceptance, diabetes, health care professionals, hope
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Recipes for someone who doesn’t love to cook
I cook because if I didn’t it would be take out or canned/frozen food every day/night. I feel responsible for my kids’ health as well as my own, so I cook. Interestingly, breakfast and lunch don’t bother me. It’s supper … Continue reading
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Tagged cooking, diabetes, food, recipes
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