Hmmm! What is Acceptance? Do I accept that I have diabetes or am I living in denial? It’s a hard question to answer. If you were in denial by its definition, you wouldn’t know if you were. You only find out when you are out of it. Crazy right. Denial is the reverse of acceptance.…… Continue reading Finding Acceptance!
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Health Insurance Insanity!!!
Hi, Everyone. This blog may be a bit off the map compared to my usual blogs, but it needs to be addressed. I discuss the complicated process of replacing a lost continuous glucose monitor (CGM). A few weeks back during one of the Blizzards, I was on my way to my private practice where a…… Continue reading Health Insurance Insanity!!!
Change? Achieving Diabetes Preferred Lifestyle!
So, It is time to change! What though? The doctors all say I need to change, but why should I? I like my life the way it is! So what to do? I just don’t know really. Any of this strikes a cord? Handling Change! Everyone handles change differently. Some jump into the deep end…… Continue reading Change? Achieving Diabetes Preferred Lifestyle!
Building Your Diabetes Health Care Support Team
Without support, diabetes is painfully hard. Total independence is not a good Idea. In my previous blog, “How Denial Impacted My Life as a Diabetic,” I talked about the impact of denial on my life. Maybe if I were less independent, I would have avoided some of my sufferings. Now, the important question is, “How…… Continue reading Building Your Diabetes Health Care Support Team
How Denial and Diabetes Impacted My Life
Now, I am going to discuss how denial changed or didn’t change me, as well as the impact denial, had on my life. Where in my previous blog, “Diabetes: Losing Your Way of Living Life,” I talked about denial and the impact it had on my diagnosis day. The diagnosis was a death sentence back…… Continue reading How Denial and Diabetes Impacted My Life
Diabetes: Losing Your Way of Living Life
In my previous blog, There’s No Such Thing as Bad Blood Sugars; I addressed thought management around high and low blood sugar episodes. But what if you don’t have diabetes? When I was growing up, life was grand. I remember playing with my father in the backyard on the swing set he built. It was…… Continue reading Diabetes: Losing Your Way of Living Life
There’s No Such Thing as “Bad” Blood Sugar
In my previous blog, Managing Blood Sugar and a Relationship: 5 Rules to Live By, I addressed how to cope in a relationship when you have high and low blood sugar episodes. In that entry, I brought up a few questions that need answering. First off, what is emotional self-care? Secondly, when your blood sugar…… Continue reading There’s No Such Thing as “Bad” Blood Sugar
Managing Health Insurance with Diabetes!
It is problematic deal with health insurance companies. The goal of insurance in this day and age, is to put obstacles in front of your health. Is there anyone listening on the other end of this phone? “What do you mean I only get 3 test strips a day? You must not be listening because…… Continue reading Managing Health Insurance with Diabetes!
Parenting Children with Diabetes 