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HAWMC: Getting Past the Mountain
Ekphrasis Post. Go to flickr.com/explore and write a post inspired by the image. Can you link it to your health focus? Don’t forget to post the image! First of all, if you don’t know what Ekphrasis...
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HAWMC: There ARE Unicorns
Theme song. Imagine your health focus or blog is getting its own theme song. What would the lyrics be? What type of music would it be played to? At this point in my life I can tell you with certainty...
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Third Time is a Charm
I did not intend to take a month long blog vacation, but sometimes it just happens. (Also, there are posts waiting for pictures which are in my camera. And the cord has disappeared.) I finally have...
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It’s Not Right
I am sitting here knowing I need to write. Knowing that I need to get what I’m feeling RIGHT NOW published. Today’s lowest blood sugar has been 177 and the graph looked something like this: It even...
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Low at Three
I seriously dislike the days when I don’t have liquid or gel glucose Sometime this spring, my friend asked if I was interested in running a half marathon with her. I looked at the calendar and...
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Head Games
When I was shown a 6.8 in the spring, I was so excited. It was accurate and exciting. There are always going to be outlier numbers, but it’s the majority that matters. Yesterday I had another...
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Results
Four years ago I trained for and ran a ten mile race. My goal was to win a contest, which I did not, but I was really pleased with my determination, motivation and completion. The training was...
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Changing Results: Nutrition
Rather than just complain yesterday, I made a plan. It’s two part, and today you’ll get the first part. I know that most of us with diabetes who were quite young diagnosed, had parents who disliked...
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Changing Results: Exercise
When I wrote about my half marathon “results,” a few people mentioned that running tends to add weight because of the increased muscle mass in your body. I get that. But I’m not ready to give running....
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Even When I Do It Right
I often think I’m pretty lucky. Diabetes appears to keep me awake in the middle of the night less than most involved in the DOC. Last week I had a stubborn high. I was trying to stay calm, and not rage...
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Letting People Down
I have struggled with how intense I consider my inner tube water polo to be. By that, I mean, how does it affect my blood sugar. I track my patterns for Wednesdays to find commonalities, and I have...
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Shattered Confidence
A few weeks ago we had a warm day and the kids and I went for ice cream in T-shirts. We got out of the car and they yelled, “What is that?!” “That” is my Dexcom site and it was in my arm. Since they...
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When my Skin Stops Working
May is Mental Health Month so now seems like a great time to explore the emotional side of living with, or caring for someone with, diabetes. What things can make dealing with diabetes an emotional...
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Silent Conversations with a Nurse
I had a real person/generic doctor appointment the other day. The secretary (receptionist? I never know which is the right word, but I worked as one from 16-20something and didn’t care, so, I don’t...
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Monster in the Night
The shadows from the Dex to the ceiling were TERRIFYING I know you’re probably thinking “what the what is with the ceiling fan Briley?” I totally get it. And it’s definitely not what I planned to write...
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Absence and the Heart
I’ve been absent. Only blogging though (at least I think). To say that this summer has been a roller coaster would be a large understatement. I’ve been changing goals, changing how I reach goals that...
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Focus
I know that I haven’t been talkative here lately. I’m trying. So very very hard. But flattening and lowering these lines is where my focus is. So please hang tight.
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Roller Coaster Hell
Last week was hell. I couldn’t focus. Everything was pissing me off. It was absolutely terrible. The smallest things annoyed me. I did my absolute best not to bring it to work, but everyone else saw...
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