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Anna's Blog By: FatCatAnna I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes back in 1968 at the ripe ol' age of 7. Since then, the way diabetes is treated has changed for the better. Compared to the days of testing your urine, boiling glass syringes, sharpening the needle on a stone, it feels like the Stone Ages when I see how things have progressed. Hopefully one day we will find a cure for diabetes, but until then, we plod along with the new technology (for example, since Nov 2008 I have been using an insulin pump to attain better A1C's and quality of life). I presently volunteer at various websites helping others with their questions about diabetes, and even learning new things myself all the time! I also have taken on the role of Vice President at the West Island Diabetes Association (WIDA) with the hopes of bringing that organisation into the 21st century and attracting more diabetics to come out to meet their fellow PWD's (people with diabetes) and share their secrets of living successfully with our hiccup in life! The most important thing for PWD's I feel is to educate ourselves on our condition, and not to let it bring us down. With the help of Diabetes1.org I hope to bring a smile to each and everyone of your faces, and for you to question the things that we do to keep on trudging along.
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Comments (1): By: dorisjdickson: Jan, 15, 2009 20:49 PM
I have a friend who desperately needs assistance of this nature. She's been relying on her semi-effective cat for this job for several years. He scratches the crap out of her til she wakes up. Or he follows her around and she eventually realizes, oops Tigger is following me. She is not aware of her low blood sugar due to a variety of reasons, including constant yo-yoing, various pain medications and my favorite stupidity for diabetics - beta blockers. The other problem, she tends to rely on the only symptom of shaking. I haven't done the shaking thing in years (for low blood sugar anyway). And since the shaking thing is stopped by beta-blockers, well, she's a problem waiting to happen. I hope there is program of this nature she'll be able to participate in. It would seemingly be very beneficial for someone in her position. (She's also in lots of pain and disabled from it.) Thanks for the info. Doris seeing eye dogs (1) hypo (1) BG (1) Related posts:The Brain Battle | Riding thru' the mountains of the Adirondacks | My Porky Pig fingers are tired | A birthday treat gone evil ... | How to describe having a hypo to a non-PWD! | Airing out the house ... | Crisp bread pizza - low in carbs / fat | Nighttime drink of a vampire - juice boxes rule!!! | Back from a "Technology vacation" | Am so excited! |
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