Complications
Relief…for now.
Phew. It’s over, and the news was good – another complication-free eye exam has passed, and I’m another year deep into living with diabetes without any issues. Victory dance ensued in the parking lot of my doctor’s office. No – really. As I mentioned before, that eye exam conjures so much emotion in me – [...]
Eyes on the prize.
Nervous nellie over here. I have my annual eye exam this afternoon, and this appointment, more than any other doctor I see make me more anxious than anyone else. Why? Because I’m always wondering if THIS is the year that I start to see a diabetes-related complication. Is this the year that retinopathy has crept [...]
How long?
Working in the diabetes industry, I talk about MY diabetes a lot. I’m sure most of you can tell that I’m very open about having diabetes – it tends to be one of the first things out of my mouth whether I’m meeting new friends or working. I went through a tough time as a [...]
Looming
My buddy Mike recently sent me an article that was both terrifying and uplifting at the same time: a recent study released at the ADA’s scientific sessions showed that people with Type 1 diabetes are less likely to die from the disease the more recently they were diagnosed – which of course means that people [...]
Oh for wrist’s sake…
Its been eight months since I went in for carpal tunnel release surgery in my right hand, and I’d love to be able to say things are picture-perfect. But with the way the last few weeks have gone, I can’t say that with confidence. In addition to still not having my full strength back in [...]
Complication free-ish. Is that a word?
Complication-free. That’s the goal of almost every person with diabetes. Whether it’s your Great Aunt Sally who suffered amputations that you remember from your childhood, or the exaggerated spin put on diabetes by the media (Brett Michaels and Steel Magnolias, I’m talking to YOU), the fear of complications goes hand-in-hand with the diagnosis of diabetes. [...]
(Ulnar) Nervous Breakdown
I recently visited my awesome hand doctor for a follow-up to the carpal tunnel surgery I had back in June. As I’ve mentioned in blog posts before, my decision to have carpal tunnel release surgery was based on the fact that I couldn’t sleep through the night due to numbness in my hands waking me [...]
Avoid being on the PowerPoint. In general.
Sixty-five percent of people with diabetes will die of heart disease or stroke…. Man, heart disease, that sucks….wait a second – they’re talking about me! If you have diabetes, you have often found yourself as part of some terribly grim statistic being thrown out there for effect/fundraising/advertising or in this case, a research presentation at [...]
Judy has ALL her fingers!
Don’t get me wrong – I love doctors. I need doctors. My dad was a doc, both of my grandfathers were doctors, and I work in an industry that is all about loving doctors. But sometimes, I have to bristle at their bedside manner. And it usually has to do with conversations about diabetes. A [...]
