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  • efeinste

    Ode to Insurance

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    Oh, insurance, how can I thank you for all you've done, for all you're doing now and will do? What can I tell you that you don't already know? What can I say that hasn't been said before? I suppose it's the automated messaging system...
  • efeinste

    Discipline

    • 6 Comments
    I don't know about the rest of you, but I've always had a really difficult time consuming only what I need to fix lows. When I'm low I get the urge to eat A LOT. And for year I've struggled with restraint. (I only have trouble restraining...
  • efeinste

    Day 5 - If There Were a Cure

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    I'm not sure how or even if I would celebrate if there were a cure. It's not something I think about much. In fact, I hadn't really thought about it at all until I saw a few posts about it on this site. To be completely honest, I have no idea...
  • efeinste

    Day 4 - What I Have Learned

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    Hmmm. What have I learned about myself since being diagnosed with diabetes? Well, certainly I've learned a lot over the course of the past 7 years with regard to Type 1. I apologize in advance for the anaphorism. I've learned how to count carbs...
  • efeinste

    Day 3 - Acrostic

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    Dude, I didn't realize how many carbs there are in A single spoonful of Blueberry jam. Now, Everything's spinning - like a Top - and it'll be a while now before Everything is Still.
  • efeinste

    Day 2 - The Diabetes Police

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    First off, I almost forgot I committed myself to this short series of blog posts. Good thing I remembered. I'm not sure what the consequences would be, but better to follow through, ya know? So, what is it I would like to say to the diabetes police...
  • efeinste

    Day 1 - Haiku

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    Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Check your sugar, ass.
  • efeinste

    Disability Isn't the Thing Disabling Me

    • 3 Comments
    After my honeymoon phase ended roughly two years after my diagnosis, my diabetes became more and more of a challenge to manage. I had highs. I had lows. I had zigzags and plateaus. But after a year or two, everything began to coalesce. Everything started...
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