I lifted this Youtube video from Yuri Elkaim's channel. Please don't sue me! LOL. I just wanted to share this educational piece for people who are still wondering what or who to blame. Type 2 Diabetes is a serious disease and can impair one's life. However, I can prove that the big D can only impair your life if you let it thrive. Nursing the disease is definitely not the … [Read more...]
DBlog Week’s Tell Me a Story Wildcard: A Letter from a Grumpy Friend…
Write a short story personifying a diabetes tool you use on a daily basis. A meter, syringe, pump, pill, etc. Give it a personality and a name and let it speak through you. What would it be happy about, upset about, mad about? (Thank you Heather of Unexpected Blues for this topic.) Dear Lonnie, Well, I guess this is it. Okay. Bid me farewell and pray I don’t come back to … [Read more...]
DBlog Week’s Mantras and More: Getting Through Bad Diabetes Days
Today let’s share what gets us through a hard day. Or more specifically, a hard diabetes day. Is there something positive you tell yourself? Are there mantras that you fall back on to get you through? Is there something specific you do when your mood needs a boost? Maybe we've done that and we can help others do it too? “Everything’s gonna be OK.” It’s cliché. It’s a … [Read more...]
Where is my energy after gastric bypass surgery?
So, it has been 22 days since my gastric bypass surgery. That is 22 straight days of feeling about 100 years old. It has been hard to get out of bed, it has been hard to move about the house, it has been hard to even make my own meals. I figured it would be this way for a while but I didn't think this feeling would last that long. This low energy feeling is directly related … [Read more...]
First 14 Days After Gastric Bypass Surgery Recap
The first two weeks after Gastric Bypass surgery was an interesting challenge...but a challenge that made me learn a few things and tested my patience. Could I walk? How long did I need pain killers? How did the eating go? Did I throw up? How is my progress? I was released from the hospital on July 2nd at around 12 pm. I was pacing at 10 am and I tell you...the hospital does … [Read more...]