Complications… Does diabetes really disable me? 31 May 201516 Jun 2015 Through work, we are voluntarily asked to fill out a questionnaire regarding disabilities-- making sure they hit quotas, I suppose, on supporting the people with disabilities in this world. I…
Health… Shameless About My Spots 18 May 2015 This past year has brought a lot on me. Life doesn't get any easier as you get older, you just get better at it. In the past few years, I've…
Diabetes… Write Right about Diabetes 19 Nov 201418 Nov 2014 There are a few things that irk me about articles that I see written about diabetes. Where to begin? Well, let's give you my credentials and my "right" to be…
Diabetes… As Long As I’m Alive… 15 Jan 201415 Jan 2014 There is not one day that goes by where I'm not affected by this internal bully of a disease. More like an annoying, know-it-all friend who won't shut up. It…
Diabetes… Precaution: Diabetes in the Mainstream 27 Nov 201327 Nov 2013 A couple of days ago, I caught the episode of "Two Broke Girls" after hearing that there was a "diabetic" on the show. Y'all know how about I feel about…
Complications… Having Vitiligo AND Diabetes: How I’ve Dealt 14 Nov 2013 Happy World Diabetes Day everyone! Instead of writing about something that everyone is writing about right now (something along the lines of "What Diabetes Day means to me") I decided…
Complications… …But You’re Different… 9 Nov 201310 Nov 2013 "But see... you actually take care of yourself..." I'm different. I said that in my last blog. I know I am because I have something that not a lot of…
Culture… ‘Diabetic’ and what it means to me 7 Nov 2013 According to Webster's Dictionary: di·a·bet·ic-- adjective \ˌdī-ə-ˈbe-tik\ : affected with diabetes : caused by diabetes : suitable for people with diabetes And because of this, I have a bone to pick. See,…
Diabetes… From ‘What Do I Do?’ to ‘How Do I Handle?’ 22 Oct 201322 Oct 2013 Don't know if you've ever had to deal with the initial pity party. You know, when you say, "I have diabetes," and then the person says, "Oh, I'm so sorry!"…
Culture… My Tangent: The Chaos That Is Diabetes 24 Jul 2013 I haven't been here in a while, I know. I've been too busy writing in other blogs and editorial mediums for this little blog of mine. But alas! I am…
