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14/06/2013 09:23
Are you a parent that has diabetes who is raising a family? Perhaps your family is grown? Or maybe you are the parent of a child or adult that has diabetes? It could be that you are a young adult who has diabetes. No matter which question best fits our situation, do you find...
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10/06/2013 12:45
Do you ever think about your 5 senses? Most of the time we may agree that our senses are taken for granted. As a humorous aside, perhaps we could add a 6th sense of common sense to that list. There is a quote out there that says that “common sense is uncommon.” We each get...
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07/06/2013 10:21
If you have type 1 diabetes or treat your diabetes with insulin, you may have also adopted the saying, “there are days when keeping blood sugars in range is like pinning jello to a tree on a humid day!” On a humourous note, years ago I worked with a guy who insisted that no matter how full...
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03/06/2013 21:08
Do you like the carnival? What are some of the favourite booths or amusing places that you frequented at a carnival? Was it the midway? Perhaps it was the bouncy house? Could it have been the dunking tank? When I think of carnivals that I enjoyed, certainly the rides...
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31/05/2013 10:17
Most of us will agree that when we or a loved one is diagnosed with either diabetes or another 365 health challenge, one of the first questions we may tend to ask is, “why me?” It may take very little time to come to the conclusion that there is no obvious reason to this question. ...
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27/05/2013 11:34
Are you still wearing the fashions that you wore 20 years ago? The funny thing is that with the oft said phrase, “what is old is new again” may mean that you have just answered yes to this question. A couple of years ago, while out for coffee, a complete stranger came up to me &...
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24/05/2013 09:26
If you are a parent or are a babysitter, then you may have had the enjoyment of watching one of the movies in the “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series. My husband & I were surprised in a great way when we watched the first movie in the series with our 3 sons.
Do you find that what can...
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20/05/2013 09:43
When you were a kid, did anyone jokingly ask you whether zebras have black stripes on a white background or the other way around? Did you ponder it for long or shrug that question off immediately with a laugh? Some parts of life may remain a mystery. One aspect of life’s journey...
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17/05/2013 12:03
If you love an engineer or know someone who loves an engineer, then you may have laughed at some point at the short clip called, “The knack.” Essentially, it is a cartoon (Dilbert) that paints the scene of a mom bringing her young son into the doctor’s office. The mom explains many...
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13/05/2013 20:25
Isn’t it great that within an hour or two, we have the ability to affect the rest of our day? Perhaps, you have found that even less time is needed to do this for you on given days. Some folks may use the phrase, “better days ahead” or “tomorrow is a new day” when they experience an...
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