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The Antidote to Diabetes is Living Proud
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Scott Jun 12.
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- Hometown (where you come from):
- Brooklyn, NY
- Do you have diabetes?
- Yes
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Date diagnosed
- February 22, 1972
- Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
- 5.7%
- What glucose meter do you use?
- Bayer Contour
- Type of treatment you use
- Shots
- What is the address for your Facebook profile, if any?
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=836591869&ref=name
- What do you expect from TuDiabetes?
- community and share wisdom
- How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
- DiabetesMine
- What do you do for a living?
- Diabetes author and coach
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The Hours My Head Lives in Diabetes-Land
Posted on November 2, 2009 at 6:52am — 5 Comments
2,000 Amazing Book Signings
1,000 copies of "50 Diabetes Myths That Can Ruin Your Life and the 50 Diabetes Truths That Can Save It" and 1,000 copies of "The ABCs of Loving Yourself with Diabetes" made their w… Continue
Posted on October 25, 2009 at 3:37pm — 2 Comments
The Secret - We Create What We Expect
Staring out the staff lounge window at the Cumberland Hospital in Fort Greene Brooklyn, just outside the auditorium where I am going to speak, I watch the traffic move along the Brooklyn Queens Expressway.… Continue
Posted on September 26, 2009 at 5:16am — 1 Comment
The Exhaustion of Chronic Illness, or When Bad Things Happen to Good People
In addition, there are my hard-wired Virgoan traits: I'm responsible, loyal, a good friend and hard worker.
When I got diabetes at 18, after the "Why me?" stage passed, and the denial stage passed, I got back up on my feet and learned to manage this damn illness. Not that it was easy or… Continue
Posted on September 16, 2009 at 6:12am — 10 Comments
You'd be shocked to know how many diabetes myths you may believe
I just returned today from Worcester, Massachusettes where I spoke to a group of about 100 patients about a lot of confusion arou… Continue
Posted on September 2, 2009 at 7:30pm — 3 Comments
Comment Wall (16 comments)
- At 10:10am on November 3, 2009,
nel peach said…
- Riva, I wished I had met you in Montreal ...I volunteered for 2 hours on Oct. 22 at IDF and met up with TU--ers Anna Kiff and Yves Provost ...N.
- At 8:12am on August 24, 2009,
Heidi Bruggink said… - Hi Riva, I saw Dr. Carol Levy at Weill-Cornell. Her contact info, insurance accepted, etc. can be found here: http://www.weillcornell.org/physician/cjlevy/index.html.
Let me know if you end up deciding to see her!
- At 11:19am on July 31, 2009,
kelly kunik said… - I'm clueless- it is disposable and "green." Which would either make it very reasonable, OR very expensive! Plus some insurance companies might consider it experimental and opt not to pay for it. We'll find out on Tuesday!
- At 8:36am on July 31, 2009,
Dana Hariton McQuade said… - great, drop me a line at my regular e-mail dhariton@verizon.net with some dates. i am free wed, thurs and fri of next week if that works for you. week of aug 10th, i am around tues, wed and thurs. i read about the pump and it sounds incredible. omnipod is getting smaller too in 2010. are you pumping yet or still achieving great results with shots?
- At 8:23am on July 31, 2009,
Dana Hariton McQuade said…
- HI Riva- i will read your post but i must admit, i don't any time on the site so i may have to navigate a bit. i am doing well. using the CGMS now and like the tighter control. aiming for a 5.9 in a few months and still trying to build my own business. let me know if you're up for lunch soon as we're long overdue for catching up. hugs
- At 10:35pm on July 3, 2009,
Christina said… - Hi Riva!
How are you?
- At 4:14pm on July 2, 2009,
Becca said… - Thats great, glad you had a lovely timee =)
Hope your okay, have a fun weekendd.
- At 3:59pm on June 18, 2009,
Christina said…
- At 1:49pm on June 15, 2009,
Becca said…
- Ahh I would love to, but Londons 3 hours away from me and theres no way of me getting there! Greatful for the offer though! Hope you have a great time in the capital =)
- At 12:38am on June 15, 2009,
Becca said…
- Thanks very much.
Hope you have a lovely day!
Becca =)
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