During a major snow storm yesterday, five brave individuals drove to the Ellis Hospital to attend a monthly diabetes support group meeting. My business partner, Connie Hanham and I were privileged to be the guest speakers at this event. We facilitated a lively discussion related to joyful living with diabetes. We continue to believe that [...]
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Our bodies are absolutely remarkable and many of us take it for granted until it doesn’t work well as with diabetes. Please click this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDA2TEXhDEw to hear a short module presented at a public seminar on November 14, 2009, National Diabetes Day.
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Please click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2HBKmzjrcM to view a video of Will presenting to an audience of diabetics. This module is about comparing space suit requirements for walking on the moon and what’s needed for living on Earth.
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Although I was diagnosed as a type 2 in 1979, I’ve now joined the ranks of those with type 1. This was a bit of a surprise, but now I’ll have more in common with all diabetics. Well, all those except gestational since I’m unlikely to get pregnant. I visited Jill Abelseth yesterday. She’s my [...]
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Maybe this post should have been titled, “I need a continuous glucose monitor (CGM).” Last Wednesday I was scheduled for fasting blood sugar tests at 8 AM. When I went to bed the night before my BG was 148 and I took no insulin thinking about the risk of going low. I was awakened at [...]
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