Monday, February 13, 2012

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JennyO2216

ALMOST A YEAR

Hey everyone it's Jenny again!  So it's almost been a year with diabetes. I'm kind of excited. I know it sounds weird but i am excited.  Ok you could call me crazy i call my self crazy too! Ok all of you know that i've been wanting a insulin pump since i was diagnosed. So i've been going to these jdrf meetings where all the kids there... Read moreChevron
Expert_badge Maggie

Caffeine's Effect on Blood Sugar

Since I was young, I have loved the taste of coffee. But diabetes has complicated what used to be the idea of a simple cup of Joe, as well as other beverages containing caffeine. While some people with diabetes don't notice any effects from caffeine, many others and I experience blood sugar spikes immediately after consuming caffeine. Caffeine is... Read moreChevron
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Ginger Vieira

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Type 1, Health & Chronic Illness Life Coach, personal trainer

Does Diabetes Make You ANGRY? HAPPY? SAD? Why?

We are all entitled to feeling anyway we want to about our diabetes. Sad. Angry. Happy. Proud. Annoyed. Hysterical (no, really, it cracks me up sometimes). Whatever. I certainly am in no position to tell someone how to feel. If someone teases me for wearing red sneakers, and I feel offended by that, they can't say, "You should NOT feel offended!... Read moreChevron
Amylia Grace

Amylia Grace

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21 years as a type 1 I'm no longer that shy, scared little girl!

How to Scare the Parental Unit

Hey guys,   I'm usually over on mydiabetes.com instead, but thought I'd poke around over here since I've gotten quite a few emails lately from teens with type 1 and from parents with children with type 1.    I posted and open letter in response to one mom's email after watching Oprah's show on diabetes a few days ago, which got... Read moreChevron
DiabeticDancer

DiabeticDancer

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I control diabetes, It doesn't control me...

Life's a climb... But the view is great....

Wow it has been a long time since I have posted on here!! Okay where to start....   Senior year. So much has changed and progressed this year that I'm still having trouble keeping up with it all. My dancing has expanded and exceeded heights, which has suprised me beyond belief. I've learned that having people enter and leave your life is... Read moreChevron