My Reaction to the "Open Diabetes" Outrage

Here is the video of my reaction to the "Open, Diabetes" "joke" Crossfit tweeted a few weeks ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYrXF3VAH3U
Sorry about my voice:)
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Have No Fear, The DOC is here!

Tonight's post is mainly a post out of gratitude. This is about the best resource (as far as support goes) any diabetic can get. When I was diagnosed in '06, I wasn't involved in any form of social media. But when I turned 16, I was allowed to create a MySpace account. There I reconnected with friends, family etc... But it wasn't until I got a facebook that my saving grace was found. I joined a group on facebook called "I Hate Diabetes (Type 1)". The members of this group were so supportive, they helped me further understand my diabetes. Since then, I am in A LOT of Diabetes Support groups, & have some of my own. All These groups combined are called the DOC (Diabetes Online Community). I suggest if your a parent reading this (of a young diabetic) or a diabetic of age to have social media accounts, to become a member of the DOC. You can post anything & no-one will judge you. If you do not have much support. If your family & friends bash you about the decisions that you make regarding youe diabetes management, the DOC will always support you.
Here is the links to my group & the group I referred to above.

My group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/insulinaddicts/
I Hate Diabetes (Type 1):https://www.facebook.com/groups/165111356973282/
God bless each & every one of you!

#FBS (Flash Back Saturday) ~ Sat Dblog Entry

Today's entry is about my favorite blog post. I have been blogging since 2012, but switched to this blog last year. At the time of switching, I was having issues with non-diabetic relatives thinking they knew more than I. So I wrote an entry out of frustration called "Non-Diabetic DKA" (click link to go to blog entry). It motivates me to see how far I have come in just a year, as a blogger & diabetic.

 I love this entry because I find it humorous, yet accurate. I hope you enjoy it too! Feel free to share it & leave a comment in this entry to tell me what you think!

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Food For Thought ~ Friday's Dblog EntryThe point of monitoring

Today's entry is about managing what we eat. This entry will be short.
Most diabetics use a food logbook to keep up with what they eat & how their blood glucose levels. The point of monitoring their food intake is to understand how certain foods affect your blood sugars. My method of managing what I eat is that I do not log my food intake. I have a good memory & I can remember what I eat. I try to stay away from pasta. I also eat in moderation. My methods are simple. How do you manage what you eat?

Changed ~ Thursday's Dblog Entry

Today's questions: are there any changes, as far as your diabetes is concerned, that you need to make?The other question have you made any changes, as far as your diabetes is concerned, that others would be shocked to know?

For me, the answer to the first question is yes. Having diabetes means you will have to make a lot of changes. May you be newly diagnosed or 50+ years strong, you will have to make changes. Every time I go to my endocrinologist, I always have to make some slight changes.

The changes I have made are in my eating habits. I eat in moderation. I used to eat on how hungry I was (bad idea). Now, I still eat the stuff I enjoy, but I eat smarter. After my scare last week when my blood sugar got to over 600 mg/dl, I buckled down even more. I am at the point where I am not as hungry as I used to be. I do eat healthy from time-to-time, but I have to be in the mood for it. I have to be in the mood for a salad in order to eat it.

Are there any changes that my family & friends are shocked about? I am very open about my diabetes. I feel that I can spread awareness by telling of the thing i go through (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9uEuovmv2Y). Copy & paste the link to see my video about my diabetic life: my daily routine. My family & friends are shocked at how well I manage my diabetes. Yes, I go through periods that test me (on the brink of burnout - see burnout blog entry), but like I have said numerous times, I do not want to end up in bad shape in later years. Over the years I have received a lot of positive feedback about my diabetes management. No, I am not perfect, but I try my very best.

I'd love to hear from you! Leave comments below & tell me about your "changes". Have a great day. Remember, Test Don't Guess!

Spring Cleaning ~ Wednesday's Dblog Week Entry

In yesterday's blog entry, I told you my dastardly secret. Now in today's entry, I an going to talk about what I need to get to get rid of. If there is anything that I need to get rid of is my excess meters (broken ones). I stay with my grandparents mostly. When my grandfather was living, he was a type 2 diabetic. Between him & I, we accumulated quite the number of blood glucose meters. He had about three, I had about 6. I recently looked through them all & about three or four worked. So the rest were thrown away. So to wrap up this short entry, what do you need to get rid of? If you blog, feel free to leave your link in the comments :)! See you tomorrow!

SSSSHHHH! ~ Tuesday's Entry for DBlog Week

Today's entry in 2015 Diabetes Blog Week asks the question, Are there any secrets about your diabetes that no one knows about? For myself, I am an open book as far as my diabetes is concerned. Why? Because, I am stuck with this disease until the day I die, unless a cure is found (fingers crossed!). The way I see it, every opportunity to talk about my experience with Diabetes, or diabetes in general, is a chance for awareness. Growing up (before diagnosis), I thought diabetes was a death sentence, but it is not! Now if I had to choose something that I do not talk about concerning my diabetes is that I do not change my lancet like I am supposed too (go ahead & cast stones at me haha). YOu see, a lancet, or the tiny needle that you use to prick your finger to test blood glucose, is SUPPOSED to be changed after every single time we check our blood sugar. I cannot remember my last lancet change. I change mine when it gets dull (about once a month or so). How often do you change yours? Comment below. Now you know my dirty little secret, I'd love to know yours!