Tag Archives: diabetes

it’s my mouth, i can say what i want to

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have you ever met some one several times in settings like parties or get togethers? you really want to talk and get to know them, but every time the conversation delves to a slightly deeper level, another person, who you also want to talk to rolls up. and then the energy changes and new conversations […]

so show me family, all the blood that i will bleed

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have you ever been catching up with an old friend, a friend from way way back when, and they tell you a story that involves you, but one that you can’t remember? maybe their story paints you in an unfavorable light. they tell you about how you tricked them into something, how you scared them, […]

what it is, what it does, what it is, what it isn’t.

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have you ever gone out to dinner with a foodie? they know everything about how their pasta was made, how hot the oven must have been to perfectly crisp the chips you are sharing, or how their wine was decanted. they spit all of these facts at you about what region the food is probably […]

take another little piece of my heart now, baby

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a departure from my usual type of post… but i want to talk about something close to my heart. beta connect. it has been a long time in the works, but the mentorship program i started visualizing nearly two years ago has finally come to fruition. thanks to sarah afzal, the woman who can literally […]

everything, in it’s right place

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inspiration has been oozing out of all of our diabetes sets, sites, an pokes this week. reading posts has been fun, enlightening, magical, inspiring, uplifting, thought-provoking, and just downright fantastic wonderful amazing. there are so many blogs i want to give shout outs to. i will mention a few with explanations and also a few […]

i’m on the right track baby, i was born to be brave

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Diabetes Blog Week 2013: Day 5 diabetes can suck sometimes. it is hard to manage, and flares up at all the wrong times. stress makes it worse, every change in routine, exercise patterns and diet comes with the need to make medical adjustments and changes. BUT diabetes also has forced me to become my own […]

and all the roads we have to walk are winding

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Diabetes Blog Week 2013: Day three i forgot to check my blood sugar for a while, back in 2010. maybe it was burnout, maybe it was laziness. frustration. acting out. rebellion. maybe it was one of those twisted unconscious attempts to avoid the feeling of failure by semi-purposefully not putting forth effort. regardless of the […]

keep on, keepin’ on

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have you ever given something away to a friend and then immediately regretted it? maybe it is a shirt you never wear, or a box of inscents you want someone else to experience? it could be the last cupcake that you really didn’t need to eat because you already had three. you really want them […]