By
MikeH on
March 26, 2013
Hello again, Diabetes Alert Day.
Like clockwork every year, the American Diabetes Association marks its annual D-Alert Day on the fourth Tuesday of March. This is a one-day “wake-up call” designed to make people more aware of type 2 diabetes and offer them ways to assess their own potential to develop this condition. In other words, “Hey, you don’t want diabetes so do something about it now while you can!”
Twenty-thirteen marks the 25th year…
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By
MikeH on
January 23, 2013
Nearly 20 years ago, it was the sleepiness and crackly, dry skin that first alerted me something was wrong. Not diabetes, as I’d already been living with type 1 for close to a decade at that time.
No, these symptoms were different.
I had a visibly enlarged gland on the side of my neck, so swollen that it would sometimes hurt when I tried to turn my head. The dry skin was coarse and almost…
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By
MikeH on
August 10, 2012
We all need a little perspective sometimes.
Mine came on the heels of a week of diabetes conference activity and advocacy talk, and it was a reality check that slapped me upside the head while screaming at me about how much bigger the world is than diabetes.
One phone call was enough to remind me that, in the grand scheme, diabetes isn’t that big of a deal. Really. There are a whole lot of worse…
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By
MikeH on
July 19, 2012
Living with diabetes can be a lot to deal with every day, and some of us have joked that navigating our daily D-routines can sometimes feel like an Olympic sport in itself! The Diabetes Olympics, one might say.
Of course, most of us don’t really have any insight into both living with diabetes and being a part of the actual Olympics. But some fellow PWDs can claim that, and not just the elite athletes striving…
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By
MikeH on
July 17, 2012
Not so long ago, I would’ve cringed at the idea of getting together and hanging out socially with other people with diabetes (PWDs).
Seriously. Why would anyone want to wear diabetes on their sleeve or get together because of diabetes? Especially when you have to live with it every day.
But now, I crave these connections – the chance to meet up with friends, where diabetes may come up in conversation but it doesn’t have to……
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