A Lifetime with Type 1 Diabetes: War, Peace and My Mission to Help & Inspire Others
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- July 2008
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- BlogHer
Chicago, IL
Thursday, July 23 at 6:00pm - Roche Diabetes Social Media Su...
Indianapolis, IN
Wednesday, July 22 at 12:00pm - Camp Sweeney Reunion
Camp Sweeney
Saturday, July 4 at 4:00pm
The Butter Compartment I wrote a poem in honor of D-Blog Day!
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Last year I wrote a pretty lame poem for D-Blog Day. I figured I’d do the same this year, but shoot for a little less lame.
The Butter Compartment Not Computer Monitor Monday vlog, but I figured a quick Dexter update was overdue.
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Filed under: Friends & Family, NaBloPoMo, Silliness — Tags: Friends & Family, NaBloPoMo, Silliness — Lee Ann @ 7:14 pm
The Butter Compartment More than just Diet Coke?? Oh, the delight!
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One of my diabetes pet peeves has always been the lack of beverage choices when I go out to eat. There’s always water, of course, but that’s always my last choice. Depending on where you go, there might be unsweetened iced tea. ...
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Shedding some light on a time capsule in hopes that the time capsule
can shed some light on what became of me.
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Filed under: Childhood diabetes, Friends & Family, Health Care, Identity, Parenting a diabetic child, Type 1 diabetes — Tags: Childhood diabetes, Friends & Family, Health Care, Identity, Parenting a diabetic child, Type 1 diabetes — Lee Ann @ 3:58 pm
The Butter Compartment I hate when doctors are idiots, and I seem to attract the stupid ones of late..
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Filed under: Art Therapy, Awareness, Mental Health, World Diabetes Day — Tags: Art Therapy, Awareness, Mental Health, World Diabetes Day — Lee Ann @ 6:54 pm
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Busy month, so not optimistic I'll complete NaBloPoMo... not really
optimistic about anything right now though
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I had no intention of participating in National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo) this year. I successfully completed it last year, much to my own surprise, but this year, November is ultra-busy between World Diabetes Day planning and doing, about which I still want to tell you. ...
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Would it be rude of me to say that America just isn't as smart as it
thinks it is if 29% of people either think diabetes has been cured or
aren't sure if it's been cured?
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Filed under: Awareness, Helpful Resources, Misconceptions — Tags: Awareness, Helpful Resources, Misconceptions — Lee Ann @ 4:55 pm
The Butter Compartment Sometimes, the best thing to say is nothing at all.
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Filed under: Emotional Rollercoaster, Misconceptions, Social Interactions — Tags: Emotional Rollercoaster, Misconceptions, Social Interactions — Lee Ann @ 3:58 pm
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Celebrating American Diabetes Month by raising money for Behavioral Diabetes institute and Diabetes Hands Foundation! All you have to do is comment and click!
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The Butter Compartment Discussing swine over my piggies.
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Filed under: Health Care, Treatments & Cure, Wellness — Tags: Health Care, Treatments & Cure, Wellness — Lee Ann @ 9:31 pm
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I know I
posted this last night, but it's SUPER important people contact their
lawmakers to voice opposition to extending the patent protection on
biogenic medications! It lines Big Pharma's pockets and screws people
who need generic versions of medications like INSULIN!
Please, time is of the essence! This legislation is on the verge of passing!
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A couple of days ago, Allison sent me an email asking if I’d like to participate on a blogger panel discussion about health care reform. Allison knows this issue is a hot button with me, especially since my COBRA countdown clock only has 4 more months remaining. ...
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Crossing Lawmakers' Desks Soon: Anti-Generic insulin Amendment
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The Butter Compartment Here's MY idea of a D-friendly Halloween :)
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Yesterday was a busy day with my monthly meeting with my art therapy supervisor, plus a staff meeting for the school counselor program for which I work two mornings a week. I had a couple of hours in between, ...
The Butter Compartment Riding the BG roller-coaster in the Buckeye State.
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Filed under: Blood Sugar, CGMS, Diet, Holidays & Occasions, Type 1 diabetes — Tags: Blood Sugar, CGMS, Diet, Holidays & Occasions, Type 1 diabetes — Lee Ann @ 9:48 pm
The Butter Compartment A peak under my dress.
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As I told you on Friday, we went to a wedding over the weekend in Ohio. It took us about 8 hours after getting snarled in traffic in Philly, stopping for lunch, and a couple of other pit stops. If you ...
