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A Diabetes Poetry Contest
January and February 2009 we ran “No Sugar Added Poetry” a diabetes poetry contest to help gather the poems that will make that dream a reality!
We gave out prizes to the three top submissions every week:
First Prize: an EatSmart Nutrition Scale
Second Prize: an autographed copy of The Joy of Diabetes by Bob Hawkinson
Third Prize: a TuDiabetes Pedometer and TuDiabetes sticker.
Initially we were planning to publish the book in the Fall of 2009. Due to resource constraints, we've postponed it until the start of 2010.
Thanks for your continued support!
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Week 4 Winners: No-Sugar Added Poetry contest
We had 30 submissions in our final week (which can be viewed on the contest's member page) and our judging panel has selected the following winners:
1st Place: "Sam is Six..." by Tracy
2nd Place: "They said she could she would be f… Continue
Posted on February 18, 2009 at 7:23pm — 1 Comment
Week 3 Winners: No-Sugar Added Poetry contest
We had 24 submissions this week (which can be viewed on the contest's member page) and our judging panel has selected the following winners for Week 3:
1st Place: "Normal?" by Mel
2nd Place: "Well I woke Wednesday mor… Continue
Posted on February 11, 2009 at 8:33am — 2 Comments
Week 2 Winners: No-Sugar Added Poetry contest
We had 24 submissions this week (which can be viewed on the contest's member page) and our judging panel has selected the following winners:
1st Place: "three a.m., fifty-four milligrams per deciliter" by Felix
2nd Place:… Continue
Posted on February 4, 2009 at 10:08am — 1 Comment
Week 1 Winners: No-Sugar Added Poetry contest
We had 17 submissions this week (which can be viewed on the contest's member page) and our judging panel has selected the following winners:
1st Place: "The Girl" by sohair
2nd Place: "That is until her next meal of course." by… Continue
Posted on January 27, 2009 at 4:30pm — 10 Comments
How to Participate in No-Sugar Added Poetry Contest
1. Go to the “No-Sugar Added Poetry” profile page on TuDiabetes.
2. Post your original poem directly on the “No-Sugar Added Poetry” page comment wall. Your Submission can be as creative as you like within the Submission Guidelines mentioned below. You may enter a maximum of one (1) poem per Weekly Contest. If you submit more than one during any… Continue
Posted on January 16, 2009 at 12:30pm —
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Any word on when the No Sugar Added book will be available? Just curious... and excited!
Living with a disease
Every moment of every day…
Telling my heart not to dwell
For what in my future might be held
Often feeling alone with this constant never ending fight…
Trying to live a balancing act…
That which is my life
Poking myself with needles…
Everyday… just to keep myself alive
Drops of blood from my finger tips…
Sometimes brings tears to my eyes
Some things people take for granted
For my life I cannot do
Everyone around me oblivious…
To my pain…
To my struggle too
Always thinking about my mortality…
The day when this disease may take my life
I have so much to live for
My loved ones are my life
God blessed me with this journey
I do cherish it so…
Tomorrow I will continue on…the fight for my life will go on
By ~Shannon Boden~
2009
and a BLESSED NEW YEAR to all who tumble upon this page!!!luv.....linda
Wake up each morning
Prick and stab while still yawning
Its all fine it seems
part of my daily routine
nothing out of the ordinary
to outsider wont seem scary
but they don’t know the ordeal
they cant understand how I feel
they don’t know the fear and pain
how it drives me insane
each day waking up with stress and injections on my brain
always hiding the anger, a smile I have to feign
and at the end of the day no one to blame
as a student it can be frustrating
every lunch time debating
in lectures debilitating
in life constraining
yet this is how it is, and how it will always be
but it will never define me
the incurable disease that is diabetes
Kieran I.
is it joy or sorrow when you taste the forbidden
or when the ones you love, trust and care
play hide and seek.
fresh fruits and veggies all awaiting
yet fudge brownies and cake are hiding somewhere
and your meds are almost due
pains and problems pils and pens
test and procedures doctor's
fiends and alike ask and offer
help is on the way.
trying to do what we must as others wonder
so do we so do we
when will it stop when will it end
is it joy or is it sorrow.
** this is just something I was think after reading some things in here..
Thanks and hope someone will enjoy my thoughts my dreams.
Odie
Every night as i lay in bed dazed and confused i ask myself, "Do i deserve to live?" Crushed with sorrow hurt wit tears i think to myself why god why should i be here? Down on my knees im beging god please heal me from this evil disease Injecting myself daily with insulin shots to keep me alive.. Confuses me in my mind, Why? Why should i have to deal with this pain? Thats when i ask myself "do i deserve to live?" When i go to the doctors im hoping he will say som ething good, but he looks at me and shakes his head, thats when i know something isnt good. He tells me "you need to control your diabetes and stop letting it control you. When i hear those words i get emotional and devested. Tears strole down my face but they leave no trace because i am at a race to fight this evil disease. Alls i want is to live a normal life. Thats when i tell god do i deserve to be here? Please set me free from this disease and let me be me and belive i can fight this disease and wont have to ask "Do i deserve to live?
Krystle Stoots
For the book to be published on November, the poems submitted after today (July 1 2009) will are no longer be evaluated. But please keep the poems coming since this will be only the first book to come. Cheers!!!!
They say it’s a piece of cake
All you have to do is decide take control
I guess they got it all wrong
Because it doesn’t seem to work at all
It’s not so easy, it’s not a game
It’s my life, I can’t let it just be
I’ve got to face it, I can’t shy away
It’s found me; it’s the big ‘D’
The pricks and the tests
The late night snacks and fear
The highs and the lows
They almost manage to take over
The emotions threaten to take over
The questions don’t seem to end
The what’s and if’s and why’s
The tears that just don’t impend
They tell me to think before eating
Not to tell people, cause they won’t understand
Make a schedule, think of your fitness
But all I could think was, why me Mr. ‘D’?
Then I learnt what it was all about
And I decided to conquer
I tried to fight and sometimes I won
I suffered setbacks but became stronger
I have a family and friends who love me lot
Their unyielding support carried me along
Mr. ‘D’ taught me their value
And together we made a world where I fit and belong
Mr. ‘D’ isn’t all that bad
I learned to manage life and assume responsibility
I learned the consequences of my actions
I not happy that I have to do this, but I’ll be okay
By megha c
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