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krystal

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I have been a diabetic since 2001 and learning to cope everyday w

If one more person asks me to smile I'm going to SCREAM!!!!

I work in retail, not the best place for a diabetic to work on days when all you want to do is stay in bed, it's stressful and stressful some more and the customers can be down right mean and unreasonable! I work in an upscale department store, similar to Macy's, or Saks, I am a department head so I'm there fulltime dealing with people yelling at... Read moreChevron
Ginger Vieira

Ginger Vieira, Health Guide

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

Liar, Liar! Pants on fire!

We’ve probably all done it. If you haven’t, then you’re pretty awesome. If you have, I totally understand…and you’re still pretty awesome. Blood sugar lies.And I don’t blame anybody for wanting to lie about their blood sugar readings, because I know how it feels to say, “My blood sugar is 320.” The... Read moreChevron
Ginger Vieira

Ginger Vieira, Health Guide

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

Perfection with Diabetes Management: Let's be frank

Ohh, the pressure to be perfect!  Sometimes, it makes me want to give up altogether...until I realize it's just in my head.  NO one should expect me to be the perfect diabetic-it's just not possible. The mere fact that I can say, "I have diabetes," implies that my blood sugars are one part of my life that will be... Read moreChevron
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koli stone

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Svati

Svati, Health Guide

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Type 1 since 2000

Annoying questions

What do you say to strangers who rudely ask about your diabetes?  People come up to me all the time and ask if my insulin pump is a cell phone. Or someone will stare at me when I check my blood sugar and ask, "Is that for high blood pressure?". It gets very frustrating to always have to explain everything about an... Read moreChevron

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