Q1. How has living with diabetes shaped you into the person you are today? It hasn’t really shaped me since I developed it as an adult, its influenced how I interact with food and how some people see me, but in general its dun nothing to change who I was … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Diabetes
#CanDoc Chat – Diabetes Organization
1. Do you have a designated section in your home for your diabetes supplies? Where is it? I don’t have a space set aside for my supplies, I keep anything related to my D in one of my backpack since its always with me when out and about and my … Continue reading
#CanDoc Chat – Holidays
Q1. What is the ONE dish/dessert that you can’t live without during the holiday season? Unfortunately or Fortunately depending on how you look at it there isn’t a single dish for this season that I “can’t live without” I can and will for the most part live without most of … Continue reading
#DSMA – Navigating Other Health Issues
1) How do you navigate health issues other than diabetes? I take each day as it comes to me, managing multi medical issues is normal when its something that you’ve had to deal with since a child – might not be “normal” for other’s but then again what is normal … Continue reading
#DSMA – Preparing for Diabetes Awareness Month and World Diabetes Day
1) What are your plans for diabetes awareness month and WDD? Don’t have any plans 2) How do you efforts differ in November vs the rest of the year? There is no difference between one month to the next each day is its own. 3) What type of slogans would … Continue reading
#DSMA – Working with Diabetes Educators
Q1. What was the best interaction you’ve had with a diabetes educator/HCP? I’ve never had any interaction with a DE that I am aware of, as to my GP shrugs she’s human Q2. What are your diabetes educator’s credentials/HCP? My GP is just a general GP no specialties that I … Continue reading
#DSMA – Diabetes in Sun
1) Does your appetite change during the seasons? How do you manage diabetes with the changes? Not really no, I don’t tend to be hungry very often (less I’m doing a good work out that means my body is needing fuel) thus my care of my diabetes doesn’t really change … Continue reading
#DSMA – Winging It
Q1. How and when did you start advocating/talking about diabetes via Social Media? When every it catches my attention to do so such as something happened to me while out and about or the like, though I’m just as likely to retweet or share on facebook something diabetic related that … Continue reading
#DSMA – Mental Health
Q1. Do you know anyone that has experienced both diabetes and depression? What were the signs/symptoms? No I don’t know anyone with Diabetes who’s experienced depression as well Q2. Once you recognized symptoms (in yourself or others), how did you cope? What kinds of support were most helpful? (Peers? HCPs?) … Continue reading
#DSMA – Emotions
Q1. Testing blood glucose levels is part of managing diabetes. What is your first thought when your meter gives you higher or lower than your normal? Re-test just to make sure if still not sounding right move to back-up meter if that gives same reading then it must be right … Continue reading