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Amylia Grace

Amylia Grace, Health Guide

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internationally published poet, writer, research assistant, diabetes advocate and educator. Dx'd with T1DM in '89.
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How to Grieve Diabetes (?)

I visited my endocrinologist the other day. She makes me nervous. I bit my lip as the doctor reported my A1C. It was 8.0.   I was unhappily surprised. I thought my A1C would be around 6.5, having been more and more in that range these past four months with several lows.  I thought my results would reflect the hard work and diligent... Read moreChevron
posted 05/23/2012, comments (0)|
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Amylia Grace

Amylia Grace, Health Guide

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internationally published poet, writer, research assistant, diabetes advocate and educator. Dx'd with T1DM in '89.
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Diabetes: The Buck Stops Here (Or Does it?)

"The worst guilt is to accept an unearned guilt." --Ayn RandThere are three things that make this so-called D-life impossibly hard at times:    1.) There's no break from diabetes (nor time off for good behavior)    2.) There's no sharing     3.) It's no exact science (and I'm no pancreas).Diabetes is a... Read moreChevron
posted 05/23/2012, comments (0)|
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Amylia Grace

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internationally published poet, writer, research assistant, diabetes advocate and educator. Dx'd with T1DM in '89.
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A Bad Diabetes Day: Dealing with the Lows of a High A1C

Today is one of those days. You know the ones. Sorta down. Kinda mopey. A little too high in the glucose department to be chipper. A rogue drawer handle ripped my infusion site out first thing this morning. I then realized I had only one infusion set to my name. And then the insurance frustrations.   New year? A new, even higher deductible... Read moreChevron
posted 02/24/2012, comments (3)|
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Amylia Grace

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internationally published poet, writer, research assistant, diabetes advocate and educator. Dx'd with T1DM in '89.
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5 Things I Know for Sure

1. Diabetes is not for the meek. It takes and it demands. It offers no reprieve. I'm still learning to be okay with that. And with the reality that for me, it's here to stay. Because life is still big and bountiful and beautiful. And fleeting. And I am here to live it. Out loud. And without apology. And I've got a lot more livin' to... Read moreChevron
posted 02/09/2012, comments (0)|
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David Mendosa

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Medical Journalist Living with Diabetes and Author of Fitness and Photography for Fun, www.mendosa.com/fitnessblog
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Eating Right on the Road

Not even the holidays are as hard on us as eating right as traveling. At least we spend the holidays with friends and family who know -- or need to know -- what we eat.Actually, what we don’t eat is even more important for those of us who have diabetes. We know that keeping our blood glucose levels as low as possible after a meal is the key... Read moreChevron
posted 12/27/2011, comments (14)|
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