Nyxks Musings

Tag: Diabetes

  • #dsma Chat n Reply – Week 6

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    Topic’s: Diabetes life, diaversary, music Q1. Living with diabetes-has shaped you into the person you are today? No its not what has shaped me into who I am today. Maybe if I’d had it since a child it might have helped do that, but getting told I have it as an adult well lots of…

  • Still Learning about my Diabetes

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    Well I found out why I was really out of it when I started to drive home from my ex’s place of work with N I’d only taken in 80 cals for breakfast. I do NOT know what was I thinking only taking in that amount of calories for breakfast, I know it wasn’t that…

  • #dsma Chat n Reply – Week 5

    #dsma Chat n Reply – Week 5

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    Topic (s): Endocrinologist and CDE’s (Certified Diabetes Educator) Q1. What are the 3 qualities you look for in a Endo/CDE/PCP? I actually don’t have any qualities that I looked for in my Endo, he was assigned to me by my GP because he was also my mom’s Endo and was thought to be the best…

  • #dsma Chat n Reply – Week 4

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    Questions Q1. Which do you prefer PWD (Person with Diabetes) or Diabetic? Why? Either term works for me, though I am sure the average person would just look at anyone who said “Hi, I’m Nyx and I’m a PWD” chuckles – I’d sure one would get rather confused to say the least. But saying “I…

  • #dsma Chat n Reply – Week 2

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    Questions: Do you consider diabetes an illness? An Illness doesn’t last for long, it has a cure and thus far D doesn’t have a cure so no I do not consider it to be an illness. As a PWD, do you consider yourself ill/sick?No I do not consider myself Ill much less sick by having…

  • #dsma chat Qs n my Responses – Week 1

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    #dsma stands for Diabetes Social Media Advocacy, it is a twitter based deal which every Wednesday at 9PM est we get into a twitter chat room and talk about various topics related to diabetes. The following are the topic questions that where covered for the very first group meeting. Questions How do you feel about…