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OK Brainiacs… Riddle Me This: Crowdsourcing Diabetes Management

 

Let me explain why the pattern above troubles me.  I have been having late afternoon lows off-and-on for months.  Normally I would think I need less insulin except for a few pertinent facts:

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May 13th, 2013 | Tags: , , , | Category: dblog, diabetes, epatient, HCSM, S4PM, support | 13 comments | 208 views

We’ve Got DATA!! Uh, So… Now What?

** I’m writing this from my viewpoint as a Type 1 diabetic and, as always, Your Diabetes May Vary

The Atlantic posted an article by Thomas Goetz, The Diabetic’s Paradox, that did a very good and  accurate job of describing why data collection is the arch-enemy of many diabetics, even addressing the psycho-social aspects of [...]

April 3rd, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: challenges, dblog, diabetes, EHR, epatient, support, You Can Do This Project | 14 comments | 1,300 views

It’s Another Diaversary

Diaversary, a word I had never heard of before finding the diabetic online community (DOC), is similar to an anniversary or birthday except the “celebrated” date is your date of diagnosis.  Some do actually celebrate another year of co-existing with diabetes.

Personally, I used to just view it as another day of being cursed.  I [...]

February 14th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: challenges, dblog, depression, diabetes, Mental Health, mhsm, support | 11 comments | 773 views

On Feeling Centered

Ever since the Partnership With Patients Conference and the Health Ca.mp Unconference a few weeks ago, I’ve really been feeling better about things in general.  Morpheus even noticed at our following session that I was just “carrying” myself differently.

When she asked me how I felt, I said “centered”. 

We discussed a few things [...]

October 23rd, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Advocacy, challenges, depression, epatient, HCSM, Mental Health, mhsm, S4PM | 8 comments | 328 views

Wordless Wednesday

July 11th, 2012 | Tags: , , , | Category: Advocacy, challenges, dblog, depression, diabetes, family, isolation | 4 comments | 114 views
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