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Diabetes Challenges and Victories

Today’s Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge prompt is to list the 5 most difficult parts of diabetes and the 5 little, good things. Here’s what I came up with: Challenges: 1) Bubbles in my insulin. Why is that the older … Continue reading

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Diabetes Tagline

Own it and get living! That’s my tagline for diabetes and for life in general. Being a victim gets us nowhere. Nowhere. If I threw all my favorite quotes into a bag and shook it, this is what would come … Continue reading

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Diabetes Mascot

As I was poking my finger earlier today, I realized who (what) my diabetes mascot has to be: Pokey, the finger! Its features are red, of course. My fingers provide blood samples multiple times a day for checking blood glucose … Continue reading

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Diabetes Questions

Thanks to a blog post by Scott K. Johnson, I just viewed a public service announcement about the importance of asking questions, for patients with diabetes and their health care providers. This is something I routinely emphasize with people I … Continue reading

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Things We Forget

Here’s my version of a “short memo reminder.” I would post it on the wall of my diabetes education office. We forget that despite the money-making industry that is diabetes, there are incredibly smart and dedicated people working hard to … Continue reading

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Diabetes Haiku

My haiku is dedicated to James Bennett, wherever he is. My haiku will make sense to those who went to Clara Barton Camp or Camp Joslin in the 80s. For an explanation, visit this post. Anyone can join the 117 … Continue reading

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Time Capsule for Diabetes

Today is the first day of the Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge. Today’s prompt is to write about a health time capsule. If I had to create a time capsule for diabetes, which wouldn’t be opened until 2112, it would … Continue reading

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