Diabetesaliciousness Turns V & It's Dblog Hateful Solar Daytime 2012 !!!

Today I celebrate 2 things: My fifth Blogoversary & it also happens to be DBlog Day - How funky cool is that! 

So I'm combing the ii too writing a Thank-you alphabetic quality to the Diabetes On-Line Community because they ROCK!  And every bit usage of the #dblogday them,  I'd similar both Health Care Professionals too the media to read my alphabetic quality (Dblog Day Theme) hence they tin transportation away ameliorate empathize why the DOC(Diabetes On-Line Community) non alone changes lives - but saves them - And that we're non going anywhere!

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Dearest DOC: 

Today Diabetesaliciousness turns 5!

Cupcake pics courtesy of the AMAZ-ING Cupcake Garden - I desire to become to there!"

And that fact only totally blows my hear - And for many reasons.

When I started the blog I had no see what I was doing (and I nonetheless don't a lot of the time,)  and I had absolutely no see that at that spot was such a thing every bit on-line community of amazing people called the DOC.

I didn't realize that past times sharing my thoughts too feelings I'd own got the chance to run across too acquire from all of yous on a daily basis.

Honestly, I was only mad at Halle Barry too this online journaling thing seemed similar such an tardily agency to acquire my feelings out.

And too hence afterward a few weeks of blogging I started hearing from too discovering others similar me - And together nosotros learned from i only about other - And nosotros nonetheless are. 

Finding people from all walks life too from all corners of the planet who were/are going through what I  was (and nonetheless am,) was too continues to hold out life changing forcefulness of epic proportions.

I constitute a diabetes identify unit of measurement on describe of piece of job - And for that I am forever inwards your debt.

Through diabetes blogging I own got constitute my voice; my people/community, my passion, my strength too my purpose.

Each of yous has been my teacher, my proctor, my kid too my mentor. 

Regardless of your diabetes type, all of your perspectives own got influenced my see procedure & own got changed the agency I expect at things inwards my life, both diabetes too otherwise.

By discovering other type1 blogs,  I learned that I'm non the alone type 1 out at that spot feeling those feelings or thinking those thoughts.

And past times reading Dparent blogs, I constitute novel abide by for all that my parents went through too never shared - And alone want that they were nonetheless hither hence that could own got friends who understood everything that went through past times having 3 children amongst type 1 diabetes - too losing 1 missy to type 1 diabetes.

When I discovered too started read Type 2 blogs, I learned that diabetes wasn't your error too that nosotros own got hence much inwards common. 

And By reading type 1.5/ LADA, I learned that yous genuinely existed too that your diabetes journeying wasn't ever an tardily one.

Each of yous has made express joy too each of yous has lifted me upwards when I needed it most. 

Not alone own got yous been at that spot for my on-line life amongst diabetes, you've been at that spot for my off describe of piece of job life.

You've made me grin too you've held me tight ... And at that spot own got been times when you've genuinely held me upwards when I didn't intend I could agree myself upwards - And I am hence grateful too lucky to own got constitute each of yous - And I LOVE YOU GUYS.

So my lovely D Cupcake Squad  - Thanks for five years of fantastical journeying - And may it continue!

And to the media too HealthCare Professionals who I promise are reading this postal service own got away at to the lowest degree 6, if non all of the next facts: 

1. Patient On-Line Communities are hither to stay 

2. On-line Patient Advocates matter. 

3. Together the people inwards the Diabetes On-Community motion mountains too modify lives 4. People amongst diabetes be - And nosotros come upwards inwards all shapes, sizes & types 

5. Our voices are strong

6. Our influence is staggering.... 

7. And nosotros own got alone only begun. 

We are non going anywhere too our numbers are growing every day,  so inquire questions, too utter amongst us, non to us or most us. 

Engage too maintain the conversation.  

Xoxoxo

k2

Kelly Kunik