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US - Midwest Diabetes
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TRAVELING THE WORLD WI...
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Inked Diabetics
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HELP! Looking for Doctor near Kansas City MO
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Started this discussion. Last reply by heather turek Nov 19.
Desparate and need help
Replied Nov 11
Go for it! What's the WORST that could happen!?
Profile Information
- Hometown (where you come from):
- Not sure- been moving around the world since i was born
- Do you have diabetes?
- Yes
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Date diagnosed
- July 15, 1991
- Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
- 7.1- just brought it down from 7.3 in 2 months!
- What glucose meter do you use?
- one touch ultra
- Type of treatment you use
- Pump, Diet and Exercise
- What pump model do you use, if any?
- minimed
- What do you expect from TuDiabetes?
- help others and be helped
- How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
- i just found tudiabetes by accident and signed up. i bet there are a ton of good resources here
- What do you do for a living?
- missionary
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Everyone's Got Their Dragon to Fight in Life
Diabetes is mine.
I don’t like feeling limited. ( i promise this get's better keep reading)
I don’t like feeling weak.
I don’t like the hassle
I don’t like people’s ignorant comments and opinions about my disease.
I feel embarrassed when my BG is low and I can’t function.
I don’t like missing work even if my coworkers understand.
I don’t like it when people’s first question is “how is your health”… like I’m the sickly friend.
I don’t li… Continue
Posted on May 26, 2009 at 7:19am — 11 Comments
Wrist Ink-
Papua New Guinea women always grabbed my arms to look at my tattoos. Most of them have tattoos and we have fun comparing and complimenting each other’s ink.
They tell me they use razors or needles to cut their skin, rub charcoal into it, and let it heal. They generally tattoo their nam… Continue
Posted on May 6, 2009 at 1:30pm — 5 Comments
Diagnosed in a third world country... (cringe)!
My parents are missionaries and we were in Indonesia when i was diagnosed with diabetes. Indonesia is a pile of islands just north of Australia)
I was 11 years old and my mom looked up my symptoms in a book called "Where there is no Doctor". We were out in the jungle about 15 mil… Continue
Posted on May 6, 2009 at 12:00pm — 12 Comments
Comment Wall (188 comments)
- At 3:41am on November 27, 2009,
Nicolas said… - A very adventurous job you have ! Do you get paid for this ? ;-)
It must be amazing and so enriching to live among other cultures. I believe it puts a lot of things in life in another perspective... your blog story when you were 11 is one example...
The travel thing... well, before I had D I used to travel now and then for my job. I travelled within Europe, but also to Canada and the States. But since I have D, I feel very nervous when I have to travel. I feel less strong and vulnerable and I am very scared something happens to me, being alone without my family. At home I feel more secure as I am in a known environment with my close relatives. My BS is sometimes a rollercoaster and being in another country means different food and different things you do, which of course doesn't help to keep my BS within reasonable limits... I guess I am less advonturous than you... but I would like to work on it, to overcome this "fear". May be you can give me some good tips...
I read in some discussions you had also some health issues lateley... did you finally find the problem ?
Another interested thing is your change from shots to pump... I know there is a lot of information about this topic on this site, and I will do some reading... what's your experience ? Better control of the BS ? Easier ?
Anyway, thanks for sharing until now... I really appreciate...
Cheers from Belgium... we are all catholic around here, so nobody left to persuade, but always welcome anyway...
- At 1:15pm on November 26, 2009,
Nicolas said…
- What is this "missionary" thing ? Here in Belgium, a missionary is a priest. You definitely not look like a priest :-).
What do you do actually... just asking, because it looks very interesting. Do you go to third world countries to run some projects ?
All the things you do, having D, is amazing. Sometimes this D makes me uncomfortable when I have to travel for my job... how do you manage, with the traveling ? The toughts of a hypo makes me nervous, while traveling...
BTW, I added a photo from a motortrip I did in 2002... I remember those days when I looked at your pictures ;-) ... good days...
Cheers, Nicolas.
- At 12:04am on November 25, 2009,
Nicolas said…
- It's an honour to be your friend !
Cheers
Nicolas
- At 10:23pm on November 24, 2009,
Robyn said… - Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Honey!
Thanks for all the great messages.Make sure to keep that Tarzan of yours...and tell him I said he got the best little Jane in the world!
xoxo Robyn
- At 6:51pm on November 24, 2009,
Christina said… 
Wishing you a happy Thanksgiving early because I dont know what craziness will be thrown my way this week lol. Hope you are doing well and keep your bg within range.
Take care
Christina
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