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    posted 03/22/2009, comment (1)

    A Decade with Diabetes!

    March 23rd of 2009 marks the tenth year I’ve lived with diabetes. A decade! It doesn’t really seem like it’s been “that long,” and on the other hand, I don’t remember what it was ever like to not have diabetes even though I was producing insulin for the first 13 years of my life. How am I going to celebrate?... Read moreChevron
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    posted 02/17/2009, comments (0)

    Diabetes Camp - Is it for you?

    When was the last time you sat down to a meal and everyone at the table began adding the carbs on their plates, using a calculator to determine their insulin dose and pulled an insulin pen or pump out of their pockets?   Diabetes Camp.   When was the last time you climbed into your bunk bed and said, "One of my least favorite things... Read moreChevron
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    posted 02/10/2009, comments (3)

    Are You Wasting Energy Wishing You Didn't Have Diabetes?

    I hate to waste my time and my energy. I resented the complicated math classes I was forced to take in college because I knew there was no point in my life when I would have to find the route of x through y times b-squared divided by 17. I’m sure there a hundred thousand math teachers desperate to argue with me over how important it is that... Read moreChevron
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    posted 11/20/2008, comments (0)

    "Just For Today..."

    Getting a little tired of the hundreds of articles and diabetes news stories reminding you that you are at serious risk for eye problems, kidney disease and the loss of your fingers and toes?Me too.We’re constantly hearing about the risks, the damage our bodies will endure if we don’t take care of ourselves. And it’s true that if... Read moreChevron
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    A Brief History on INSULIN!!!

    The dudes we can thank for our handy bottles of insulin are Fredrick G. Banting, Charles H. Best, J.J.R. Macleod and James B. Collip. They discovered insulin 1921 by extracting it from the islet cells of animal pancreases! Before this, being told you had Type 1 diabetes basically meant you had a very short time to live because they didn't have any... Read moreChevron
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