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AmyT on
November 29, 2007
This just in: VeriChip Corp., leaders in implantable Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip technology, is planning to unveil a blueprint for the world’s first tiny implantable chip capable of measuring glucose levels in the human body — at a fancy-schmancy investors/press event in New York City on December 4th.
They’re set to make a big splash, with prominent speakers including Dr. Manny Alvarez, Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Science at…
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AmyT on
November 29, 2007
Hooray for readers! I hear a lot from you all, but don’t often get a chance to put faces with names.
But now two of the winners of our recent “Code Word for Low” contest have been kind enough to share photos of themselves with their extraordinary prizes (those Tshirts
Rich Willett of Estero, FL
Winning entry: his vision of SuperBowl commercials featuring hypoglycemic comedians writhing on the floor yelling “LOW!”
Note: I wished for…
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AmyT on
November 28, 2007
This month, I’ve actually faced one the biggest health challenges of my life. And it had nothing to do with my own body. My littlest girl, who just turned 5 at the end of October, was experiencing chronic stomach pains, so the doctor suggested — in light of my own wheat allergy — that we try her on a gluten-free diet.
It’s one thing to deny yourself all the “normal” foods and goodies that other…
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AmyT on
November 27, 2007
I’ve been tagged at least twice for the latest meme: seven random things about yourself. These memes seem to go round and round, and I’m not sure how much you all really want to know about how quirky I am. But here goes…
1) My first “real job” in high school was at McDonald’s. After that, it was a local drug store/gift shop, where I was actually fired for insubordination, after pointing out the absurdity…
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AmyT on
November 26, 2007
In light of recent events, as an adult with Type 1 diabetes, I’m feeling more disconnected than ever before. Thanksgiving was again quite the diabetic challenge, and wouldn’t you know? Only one person in my life even thought to ask about how I might struggle with it — and that’s a dear old friend who lives 3,000 miles away and hasn’t seen me in person for ages. This is one of those moments where I…
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