Category Archives: Healthcare Professionals

Coasting Along

Posted on July 27, 2015 by

I had my quarterly A1C appointment this morning. I didn’t have very high expectations for it. Truth be told, I haven’t been doing much in the way of proactively managing my diabetes. I don’t log my blood sugars and I … Continue reading →

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New Year, New A1C Result

Posted on January 2, 2015 by

Technically my endocrinologist appointment was on Monday, so not exactly in the new year, but close enough. And as I predicted, my A1C went up. I just can’t — okay, okay, never say can’t — I pretty much have the … Continue reading →

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One Week As A PWD

Posted on September 26, 2014 by

Awhile back, I learned about Michelle Litchman — a nurse practitioner specializing in diabetes in Salt Lake City — and her Fakeabetes Challenge. The Fakeabetes Challenge is a one week challenge where a non-PWD who works in healthcare attempts to live like … Continue reading →

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God’s Country

Posted on September 18, 2014 by

I wanted to be prepared. I didn’t want to go to my appointment with lofty expectations, so this morning I downloaded my Dexcom to see what the latest numbers said. The 14 day average was 154 mg/dl. The 30 day … Continue reading →

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The Countdown

Posted on August 4, 2014 by

I made my second first appointment with an endocrinologist in Minneapolis. As you may remember, I had my first appointment at the beginning of June and while the appointment was okay, I didn’t feel that I really jived that well … Continue reading →

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My First (Minnesota) Endocrinologist Appointment

Posted on June 4, 2014 by

This morning I had my first endocrinologist appointment in Minnesota. The appointment went okay. It wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t exactly great either. It’s hard to put into words, which is kind of a problem when you’re a blogger! When … Continue reading →

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DSMA September Carnival: Is There A Doctor In The Internet?

Posted on September 18, 2013 by

The September DSMA blog carnival picks up from where the DSMA live chat left off at the AADE conference in August: assuming online interactions with HCP becomes a “mainstream” thing, what would you like those conversations to be about? The … Continue reading →

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