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Finding "joy" in living with diabetes? Oh yeah?

Before you roll your eyes at the title of Bob Hawkinson’s book on living with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, consider his idea for a moment: “The Joy of Diabetes.” There could be joy…like…happiness in living with diabetes?   You might say, “Oh, puhh-leeeze.”   But I hear where Bob is coming... Read moreChevron
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Would you rather live with diabetes or...

You know that silly game you play with your friends (or you watch your kids play with their friends)..."Would you rather marry Will Smith and be rich and famous, or find your soulmate and be happy forever and ever?"   "Would you rather live with diabetes or...."   See, I have a theory, maybe its more of a belief, that no... Read moreChevron
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Making New Habits...Blood Sugars, Nutrition, Friends, You Name It

The moment I wake up, I feel like there are about 7 things I need to be doing at once before I leave my condo to go to work. Let my dog Blue out. Feed Blue. Shower. Put goopy product in my hair so it dries nice and curly. Start making breakfast. Get dressed. Answer early-morning text messages from friends and clients (there are always a few before... Read moreChevron
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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
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ASK GINGER - Does diabetes ever make you depressed?

Hey Ginger, Does diabetes ever make you depressed? A kid in my high school has diabetes and he told me he also goes to a doctor because his diabetes makes him depressed. I get really angry about my diabetes sometimes, and it’s been getting worse since I got into high school. I just wish I didn’t have it, and didn’t have to... Read moreChevron

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