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My Journey With Diabetes and The 5 Stages of Grief Throughout my journey, I’ve experienced and endured the five stages of grief. The hardest part about this disease is the emotional aspect. If only I could have accepted the diagnosis from the get-go, adjusted to the life long changes, and lived happily ever after. But unfortunately, that’s not how […]

The Positive Effects Of Diabetes: How It’s Shaped Me Into The Person I Am When thinking about diabetes, I often have negative feelings towards it. From battling my blood sugars, taking insulin, adjusting my insulin dosages, fixing overcorrecting or under correcting, long nights, early mornings, and the rollercoaster of emotions. I feel it’s normal to […]

Diabetes Has Taught Me To Never Give Up:   I finally did it!!! I managed to somehow to get a degree, have three children and all the while manage my diabetes on top of it. I’ll admit that I didn’t know if I could do it. The stress level behind it is unfathomable. The demands of […]