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I’ve written on the plain of written report of Diabetes Super Sheroes &  Heroes several times inwards the past, but the other twenty-four hr catamenia a friend in addition to I were chatting in addition to the plain of written report came upward again. And in addition to then I started writing a post on the subject, in addition to and then I lost said post because my operate reckoner crashed in addition to I was actually pissed, particularly afterwards dealing amongst software back upward for two hours yesterday. But I’m Diabetes Super Shero, damn it!  So you lot tin shipping away bet your sugariness a$$ I wrote it all over again!     ##### Diabetes Fact:  EVERY unmarried soul living amongst diabetes or caring/loving someone amongst diabetes is a Diabetes Super Hero/ Shero!  And nosotros are potent in addition to tenacious amongst hearts of gilt in addition to fingertips of steal.  We are our ain League of Extraordinary People With D...

Is this post late? Yep & it's all my fault.  Do I honey what it represents? DAMN STRAIGHT I DO!  ####### C ards courtesy of the DOC, Collage courtesy of Insta-Collage Pro   I bring to live on honest, I didn't realize how emotional celebrating 35 years alongside diabetes would live on until I started receiving Diaversary cards inward mid October, near two weeks earlier Oct 31st, a.k.a., Halloween & my 35 Diaversary.  Every fourth dimension I went to the mailbox I'd outburst into to tears later on reading that days card/ cards - They made me experience loved as well as brought alongside them a DOC tri-fecta of tears, smiles as well as laughter at every glance. And I'm even then overwhelmed alongside the DOC Tri-fecta every fourth dimension I read them.  These cards arrived before, during as well as later on Hurricane Sandy & they helped larn out me through around tough times. And piece I didn't larn out to celebrate my 35th Diaversary the a...

So accept yous e'er wondered the same thing & has anyone without diabetes e'er told or showed yous that what yous practise re: diabetes & D advocating matters?  ###### Sometimes I/WE wonder if our blogging, tweeting, facebooking, instagraming, etc., of all things diabetes makes a divergence to people inwards our lives sans diabetes.  I MEAN I know it makes a huge divergence inwards PWDs (people amongst diabetes) lives and I know it makes a huge divergence inwards my life every bit a somebody living amongst diabetes.  I know it makes a huge a huge divergence inwards people who accept loved ones living amongst diabetes.  And I also know that Diabetes Orgs in addition to Pharma are paying attending - And rightly so. I know that other empowered patients read what nosotros write in addition to nosotros read what other empowered patients write - And nosotros larn from ane another.  And e'er hence piece of cake (VERY SLOWLY,) the media is st...

So the wonderful Melissa Baland Lee from Sweetly Voiced posted a link to a Chicago tidings study on facebook this weekend, most a vii yr onetime immature lady saved her mom amongst diabetes - And the less as well as thus pleasant telephone substitution she as well as other DOCers had amongst the reporter on twitter. Melissa originally constitute out most the storey from the fabulous Christina Ghosn from Stick With It Sugar , And damn if it didn't create quite a discussion!!! Did I cite that these ladies, ROCK?  The mom inwards the storey (Jennifer Sheridan) a type 1, went into insulin stupor piece driving - H5N1 nightmare come upwards to life for all of us living amongst diabetes.  And her immature young lady Alexsandra  reached for the keys inwards the ignition as well as turned of the motorcar earlier it striking a tree.  And that’s awesome - Alexsandra is a total SHERO inwards all dimensions as well as she absolutely should live celebrated! SIDEBA...

Tangelos   Pic courtesy of Wikipedia So I’m all well-nigh the vitamin C inward the wintertime together with I endeavor together with instruct mine through vitamins and  y'all know, similar actual whole foods.  I honey pineapples, strawberries, oranges, broccoli together with sweetness peppers - All of which are high inward the CVs.   My latest obsession is the Tangelo, an awesome citrus hybrid that’s juicy together with sweetness without causing massive blood saccharide spikes! So the other twenty-four hours at run when I was simply well-nigh to suspension out my tangelo, I decided to endure all types of a expert together with googled the nutrition facts for said tangelo together with so I could instruct an accurate carb count to bolus for.  And here’s where my freakout occurred.  According to Wikipedia , a tangelo is a hybrid betwixt a  tangerine or  pomelo (grapefruit family) or an actual grapefruit.   Merria...