“We are what we eat.” Are we? Of course we aren’t but the saying, which has been around for a long time, does have some meaning to it. Believe it, don’t believe it; your choice no harm, no foul. “Diabetes does not cause complications, diabetes out-of-control does” is a different story because it is not just […]
Tag: Banting and Best
Being new. No one likes it. New at a school, new in a neighborhood, new in a grade, new even at CWD Friends for Life. There are ribbons worn by ‘First Timers’ at this event so people know that they can help them should their paths cross. There are ways to help people and there […]
AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!! I am a tad angry at myself. I am a fairly newbie at wearing glasses, more often than not. For the millionth time I have stepped into the shower with my glasses on. I have done it before and I decided to ask if I am the only one who does that? Do you ever […]
There seems to be so many things we feel guilty about when it comes to diabetes, isn’t there? In addition to blaming ourselves for the very cause of diabetes, as if we are really to blame, I have witnessed a ton of self blaming that is about as counterproductive a process as I have ever witnessed. The biggest, […]
There are quite a few organizations that offer that ‘dream of a lifetime’ to those who have ‘life threatening’ conditions, does your child, with diabetes fit into that category? Someone wrote to me yesterday and stated that they felt they certainly should be allowed to apply, as diabetes has stopped them from many things. What do […]
Ever notice that there are some people who seem to have gravitated to the act that diabetes is in their life but it does not run/ruin (the only difference between run and ruin is “I”–think about it) their life? When did that happen? These people usually have a very positive outlook and it seems that […]