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Lisa
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Curtis Pitt joined Lisa's group
A place for diabetics involved in law enforcement to meet and compare diabetic on the job war stories.
September 20
Don't let diabetes get in your way. I have been in federal uniformed law enforcement for over thirteen years now (I was diagnosed seven year back with type 1) and there is nothing that I can't do that the other guys can't. You just have to make su...
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Pete Hall joined Lisa's group
A place for diabetics involved in law enforcement to meet and compare diabetic on the job war stories.
July 16
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tony joined Lisa's group
A place for diabetics involved in law enforcement to meet and compare diabetic on the job war stories.
May 1
HEMAL joined Lisa's group
A place for diabetics involved in law enforcement to meet and compare diabetic on the job war stories.
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Troy Barolet joined Lisa's group
A place for diabetics involved in law enforcement to meet and compare diabetic on the job war stories.
February 8

Profile Information

Hometown (where you come from):
Ontario
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Date diagnosed
July 26, 1991
Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
16
Type of treatment you use
Pump
What is the address for your Twitter profile or other web site, if any?
http://fightingtheunseen.blogspot.com
How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
From reading other people's blogs
What do you do for a living?
Correctional Officer

Lisa's Blog

Lisa

Grrr....

Well, I have not posted in a VERY long time. I don't want to start writing and have it be blah blah blah poor old me. I try and be an upbeat outgoing person. But lately, it's been hard and I feel like it's all a great big act. I am soooo out of control with my eating, weight and diabetes that's it's ridiculous. I have no idea what to do or where to start. I am going through way too much insulin trying to bring my BG's down, and it's not even working. I filled my resevoir on my pump up on Satu

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Posted on December 31, 2007 at 4:22pm — 1 Comment

Lisa

Me? Depressed?

I never thought of myself as depressed for most of my life as a D, and I suppose I wasn't until the last 2 years. I ran into 'complications' (god how I hate that word!) with my eyes, nearly lost my license, have gone through numerous laser treatments, injections and 2 cataract surgeries and now....I think that I'm depressed. I just went for my check-up last week after having the second cataract removed and got bad news. My eyes still haven't settled down (diabetic retinopathy and macular dege

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Posted on July 26, 2007 at 10:53pm — 5 Comments

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At 10:03pm on July 13, 2009, Linda Gauvin-Miller said…

Ah Ha!!! Another Canadian...where in Canada are you? I'm in Ontario!.....Best Wishes on your Special Day Lisa!
At 5:39pm on July 13, 2009, Chelsea said…
hi happy birthday
At 7:30pm on March 11, 2008, Katie said…
hello fellow Canadian!!!
At 9:17pm on February 15, 2008, Loren said…
Thanks Lisa! :-)
Congratulations to you too for the 3 lbs lost! It's true, it is a great feeling!
At 5:12am on December 10, 2007, mike-munich said…
hey lisa, munich PD here. stay safe ! ;-) mike
At 1:36am on December 9, 2007, Brad L said…
Hello Lisa. Thanks for your thoughtful words. I, too, will ask if I need anything.

My mom's a correctional officer at the jail in Regina. She wears a uniform just like yours! Hehe.

Go Habs!
At 5:20pm on December 5, 2007, Marc Lampert said…
Thank you for the warm welcome, if I have some questions I'll be sure to ask :), hope all is going well with you.
At 4:30am on July 27, 2007, Lori D. said…
Hi Lisa, thanks for adding me... so great to see another from Ontario! And glad to see you've started a blog... if you don't mind, I am going to link to yours from mine. :)
At 3:31am on July 27, 2007, Manny Hernandez said…
Welcome, Lisa!! I am happy to see our Canadian membership grow.

I am sorry to hear about your complications: we are here to hear and provide you with all the support you need.

Here are a few tips on how to make the most of the site, though you already seem to be pretty comfortable around. :)

If you find the community useful, I'd be honored if you could link to us on your blog or invite family, friends, colleagues and anyone whom you feel may benefit from it.
At 11:16pm on July 26, 2007, beth said…
Hi, Lisa! Welcome to TuDiabetes; it's great to meet you. After seeing Sicko I sort of want to drive the 30 miles to Canada and just stay there... if that day comes, maybe we can have a cup of coffee :)
 
 

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