Archive for July, 2010

Survived major low!

I was very lucky that a passing motorist stopped when I held up my hand to indicate I was in trouble and needed help. He drove me the last half mile and I made it home where I immediately consumed carbs to bring my sugar up.   This very scary event provided an important lesson [...]

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Wonderful feedback

I delivered a presentation to the Diabetes Educators of Eastern Massachusetts (DEEM) on June 16, 2010 and was delighted to receive the following feedback from the Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) responsible for program management at monthly meetings.  DEEM is a chapter of the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE).   ”Your exceptional public speaking skills, personal [...]

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Yippee! Back pain is going away

As I sit at my desk experiencing almost no back pain, I’m wondering what took me so long to re-read Dr. Sarno’s book, Healing Back Pain. If you’ve read my earlier posts on this topic, you know that I’ve been incapacitated by severe back pain.   About 10 years ago, I had serious back pain [...]

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