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Lake City, SCMy name is Sarah and I have Type 1 Diabetes. I was diagnosed at 4, three months after my birthday. I was on shot therapy from age 4 until 16, then I started on insulin pumps. I currently use an Animas OneTouch Ping insulin pump to deliver my insulin and, along with 8-12 fingerpokes a day, I use a Dexcom SevenPLUS CGM to help monitor my blood sugars 24/7.
I am an insurance agent for South Carolina, a part-time photographer, a diabetes advisor to some blog sites, and the owner of my own diabetes blog site, www.sugabetic.com.
My blog/user name, "Sugabetic", comes from being in the south. Here, you don't have diabetes, you got "tha Suga".
I am excited to be a part of this community and I look forward to sharing my ideas with you guys for living well.
In the meantime, come vist my blog homepage at www.sugabetic.com!
sugabetic submitted a way to: Live with diabetes
way to be well created 11.23.10
Celebrate It
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There are lots of things that are celebrated. Birth of new life, remembrances of wedding days, graduation days, holidays, and the list can go on.
One thing we as diabetics sometimes want to overlook or dread is our diagnosis date. This was a dark day for most of us, full of confusion, anger, and pain. Not only does diabetes reek havoc on our bodies physically, but mentally as well, so why would we want to remember a day that changed our lives so drastically for what would seem the worst?
I have learned to embrace this day. To mark is as my diabetes anniversary – diaversary . The day when I was wed to diabetes for the rest of my life. It’s a day to celebrate life. You are still living. Your life has not been taken by diabetes. You may or may not have complications from it, but you are still here to wake up and live each day to its fullest.
My diaversary was on the 22nd of this month, and if I have learned anything it is that its okay to be mad at diabetes. It’s okay to wonder why you have it. It’s okay to despise it. But never, ever let it stop you from being the person God made you to be. Let that anger drive you to help others understand what diabetes really is. Let it fuel a desire in you to support, advocate, and educate for the cause of diabetes awareness.
One thing we as diabetics sometimes want to overlook or dread is our diagnosis date. This was a dark day for most of us, full of confusion, anger, and pain. Not only does diabetes reek havoc on our bodies physically, but mentally as well, so why would we want to remember a day that changed our lives so drastically for what would seem the worst?
I have learned to embrace this day. To mark is as my diabetes anniversary – diaversary . The day when I was wed to diabetes for the rest of my life. It’s a day to celebrate life. You are still living. Your life has not been taken by diabetes. You may or may not have complications from it, but you are still here to wake up and live each day to its fullest.
My diaversary was on the 22nd of this month, and if I have learned anything it is that its okay to be mad at diabetes. It’s okay to wonder why you have it. It’s okay to despise it. But never, ever let it stop you from being the person God made you to be. Let that anger drive you to help others understand what diabetes really is. Let it fuel a desire in you to support, advocate, and educate for the cause of diabetes awareness.
Awesome post!!!
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