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DiabeticDancer

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

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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Carolina

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posted 05/09/2009, comments (4)

Walking with Hope

I've been writing thank you notes to all of the people who donating money to the JDRF walk last weekend, and it's nice to see how many people donated money. Unfortunately, I didn't actually get to walk at the JDRF walk because I had to rush to a volleyball tournament, so we just dropped off the money and left. In any case, the Walk and... Read more Chevron

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Skyler

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Type one since 1994. Diagnosed at 18 months old.

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posted 04/29/2009, comments (2)

Driving With Diabetes

Driving a car is a privilege, not a right. This applies to everyone and anyone who gets behind the wheel of a car, not just people with diabetes. Seeing as I just went through the experience of getting my permit, and now my license I know first hand that having diabetes does not affect your ability to obtain these. Different states have... Read more Chevron

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trumpet_boi.47

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marching band & diabetes are hard to mix, but I do have the ladel

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posted 04/15/2009, comments (2)

Life with diabetes thus far

So far, it's been around 3-4 months since I was diagnosed with type 1, and I have been extremely adaptive. I have only forgotten to take my blood sugar 3 times, and my insulin once. Even at school it is rarely brought up. Near the beginning all of my friends were so very interested in what you have to do if you are type 1. ... Read more Chevron

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TeenyRich

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posted 04/12/2009, comment (1)

Possible Diabetic + Birth Control

Hello I am seventeen and i took only a urine test to get my birth control but then dr tells me my sugar was high (122) & it should be 105-110 I ate hot cheetos 20 min before test. Could i really be diabetic? if so any birth controls pills available

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