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Do the Big Blue Test
It is that time of year again and I am excited. It is time to do the Big Blue Test. What; you have never heard of the Big Blue Test? Well, let me tell you about why we do it, then I will tell you how to do it. Why we do the Big Blue Test? We in the diabetes community know that resources are not spread evenly. There are haves and have nots. I am fortunate to be a have. I have a CGM, I have test strips, I have insulin and I have a modern meter, but what about those who do not have? How do they get along? Turns out, not very well. The Big Blue...
read moreReview of #RABlog week.
I think most of us who blog love to connect with each other. I often think of blogging as a solitary event, something I do out of a need to tell my story. I realize as I blog that others might not be interested in what I have to write, that is part of blogging. Still, I feel like there is someone out there who is searching for similar experiences, because they are going through the same thing. Otherwise, I would not continue to blog. That was the reason I started the #RABlog week event. I wanted to put in place the common experiences of...
read moreType 2 Diabetes Chat Series announced
Wow, what a terrific month ahead for learning about type 2 diabetes. In October and November TUDiabetes.org is offering events that will help us learn a lot about type 2 diabetes. For instance, did you know that according to the Centers for Disease Control 95% of people identified with diabetes, are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes? Yet scanning the list of the 2015 top 23 diabetes blogs (as listed by Healthline) only one is operated solely by a person with type 2 diabetes. With so few type 2 blogs the entire diabetes community of people with...
read moreGreat Blogs I have read
#RABlog week is at its heart a way for bloggers to connect. Tell others about the great blogs you have read this week. Perhaps you have found a gem from a blogger, you did not know before this week. Or maybe one of your friends gave a special insight. Give the high five in print to another great blogger. I wish I could mention every blogger who took the chance and blogged with us this inaugural #RABlog week. The fact that you took a risk and came along is amazing and I am so pleased with the results. So to start all bloggers who contributed...
read moreOnset story
Day 6 of 2015 #RABlog week is about Onset stories, the prompt reads :tell us your stories about your diagnosis, what were you thinking, feeling or when did you first know something was wrong? Onset This is the third blog of the week I have really been looking forward to writing. I wish I could point to an event a time or a turning point that I could say yes I now have RA. I cannot do that. I suppose I need to do so because I have that with diabetes. With Diabetes there I was at Disney World, I got sick and within days I was back in Indiana in...
read moreI feel supported
I feel supported – So many times we need support. When do you really feel supported? What do others do to help you feel supported? What is the main support they offer? Perhaps it is a medical professional or a family member. Tell the story of feeling supported in your life. I choose to take a wildcard today because while I love riding my bicycle, it would be a small blog if I just wrote, I love riding my bicycle. Instead, I thought I would look at one of the prompts that really caught my interest almost from the beginning of #RAblog week. I...
read moreFive things I have learned
Today’s prompt is: Five things I have learned – write about the five things you have learned about yourself, or RA. Perhaps you have learned what things like physical pain, injections, or morning fatigue are like? Perhaps you have learned new things about yourself? Five things I have learned: 1. Insurance companies create many jobs There is a misconception that insurance companies are there to help. The companies themselves sell their products to employers and individuals with the premise that they will help the insured. I have sat in many...
read moreExplain your RA
Today’s blog prompt is explain your RA– perhaps you want to tell someone else, (doctor, sibling, child) pick a person and decide what to tell them. You might want to tell them about living with RA or what it is like to have RA? Perhaps you want to write a letter to a fictional person. You might also choose to write to a newly diagnosed person about life with RA. So I prepared a bit of a tongue in cheek letter to a fictional supervisor. Dear supervisor, I have good news and some not so good news. I am a bottom line sort of guy so let’s...
read moreFatigue the Great RA Equalizer
Managing RA fatigue is the #RABlog week day 2 topic. Specifically the prompt asks: We all know that fatigue is a big part of many of our lives. How do you manage that fatigue? Perhaps you like a warm cup of tea or a hot bath. We all have our coping strategies. Describe anything you do to help with fatigue. Sources of Fatigue This blog really hits home. I take so many drugs to suppress and manipulate my body that it is difficult to know the difference between RA fatigue and medicine fatigue. I have tried all the things I can think of to...
read morePrescription day RA and Diabetes
This is day 1 #RABlog week. The day one prompt is: A day (or an hour) in your life – Pick a day, an hour or half a day and tell us what happens? Are you stiff when you get up in the morning? Tell us about getting ready to go somewhere, or going to a restaurant. Pick any unit of time and tell us what your life consists of. Prescription day Monday is prescription day. I sort my pills for the week, check which ones need to be refilled, call the pharmacist and review my weekly schedule. It feels like a ridiculous Groundhog Day movie. It recurs...
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