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Maggie

posted 08/09/2009, comments (0)

Stick with it!

What makes us stick with a routine, be it exercise or nutrition? The answer: practicability. For example, it's impractical to eat the same exact food every single day. From a health standpoint, it's important to eat a range of food to get adequate vitamins and minerals. But more pertinently, we'd just get bored! Even if this meal plan caused us to... Read more Chevron

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

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posted 07/30/2009, comments (2)

Light at the end of the tunnel....

What helps you on that bad day with life and/or diabetes??? Is it something as easy as taking a jog around the block or more complicated like having to take long periods of time to get past it? Does it matter? I don't think so... Does a person you know really understand? Do they make you feel better once you've vented your feelings... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/16/2009, comment (1)

Hello, Diabeteens!

Hello, everyone! My name is Maggie. I'm a rising high school senior, and on August 7, I'll celebrate my two-year diabetes anniversary. For two months after my diagnosis, I used syringes to administer insulin. After that, I started using a Minimed 722 insulin pump. About two months ago, I started using a continuous... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/10/2009, comments (0)

Is Diabetes a dictator?

How much does your diabetes control your life? Or better yet, how much do you let it control you? Growing up with this burden has shown me how much it can take over your life if you let it. I remember when I was younger my mom usually wouldn't let me go to sleepovers and certain events because of my diabetes. She wasn't it doing it to be... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/03/2009, comments (0)

Diabetes isn't just a disease... It's a lifestyle...

I just came across the entry I sent in for the Children's Congress 2009, but unfortunately wasn't chosen. My name is Shelby Sharp and I live in St. Louis, Missouri. I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at age six, and have lived with it for ten years. There isn't a time when I don't remember having Diabetes, and having it affect... Read more Chevron

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