Kathleen's Blog – July 2011 Archive (2)

I won't feel sorry for myself

16/07/2011

“I won’t feel sorry for myself”

By Kathleen Armstrong



9 Pricks a day,

Insulin dripping from a tube,

Thoughts of the future,

Haunting my mind,



But, I won’t feel sorry for myself,



You can handle it with diet,

They say,

You will be fine don’t worry,

They suggest,



But, I won’t feel sorry for myself,



I will tell you,

Over and over again,

Why I can’t… Continue

Added by Kathleen on July 15, 2011 at 9:25pm — 1 Comment

Aych Bee Ay One See!

Good Afternoon Fellow Diabetics!





I was really hoping to start blogging while being on Tu Diabetes and I have finally found the reason to do so!



As of 2:00pm today it was reported by my GP that my HBA1C has lowered itself down to a healthy 6.6! Down from my highest being 8.2. And my gosh what an effort it was and still is to maintain that! I guess what I wanted to blog about was not so much bragging and going on about how proud I am of myself, but more so, what… Continue

Added by Kathleen on July 4, 2011 at 10:04pm — 1 Comment

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