Doctor-Prescription

Recognizing Our Best Diabetes Advocate

I want to preface this post by saying that I have the highest regard and the upmost respect for our doctors. They show a remarkable dedication to their discipline while facing a mountain of stresses and strains that most outside the medical community never know about. I have a lot of doctors in my family, […]

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Don't Just Do It

Just Do It . . . Do What?

There was a time in my life when I really identified with and endorsed the well-known Nike slogan, “Just Do It.” I mean, it made sense. If there’s something you need to accomplish, stop thinking about it and just do it. It’s a statement of personal empowerment, of taking charge of our destinies. We have […]

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Coffee-to-Go-RAOK

The Big “OK” in RAOK

Normally, I write about living with diabetes; today I just want to talk about living. No, I don’t mean the breathing, eating, and watching cable TV part of living. Rather, I want to discuss the slightly more profound part of how the hell we’re living our lives. You see, I truly believe that living a […]

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Chocolate Candy

The Sweet Sound of a Mother’s Scolding

In my teenage years, if I tripped over my own tongue and uttered something that was thoughtless, I was often issued a sharp rebuke by my mother, telling me to think before I opened my mouth. Now as an adult, I’d like to think that I’ve brought my tongue under better control, but I haven’t. […]

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