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Jennifer Female
Houston, TX, United States

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Jennifer commented on the blog post It's Real Now. . . . Jul 5
Kristin left a comment for Jennifer Jul 4
Jennifer replied to the discussion Is the term diabetic offensive???? Jul 4
Jennifer added the blog post 'It's Real Now. . . .' Jul 4
Doris Ann Dickerson left a comment for Jennifer Jun 19
Scott Strumello left a comment for Jennifer Jun 19
Jennifer started a discussion called Hi everyone! in Young Adults Jun 19
Jennifer joined the group Young Adults Jun 19

Profile

Do you have diabetes?
Yes
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Date diagnosed
June 9, 2008
Type of treatment you use
Diet and Exercise
Hometown (where you come from):
Houston
Where do you live? (City, Country)
Houston, TX
What is the address for your blog or other web site, if any?
http://jenw118.livejournal.com
How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
I was looking up articles about people who have diabetes and are in college. One of the sites mentioned the excellent community over here, so I thought I would check this out.
What do you do for a living?
Currently a full time college student

Jennifer's Blog

It's Real Now. . . .

For all of those who don't know me, my name is Jennifer and I am twenty-seven years old. I have been diagnosed with mild type 2 diabetes. I've known for a couple of months now, but I am also legally blind so getting transportation to my doctor has not been easy. This past Tuesday I got the official what is glucose talk, got put on Metformin 500mg once a day, and had to buy my first glucose testing monitor. I have known for so long, and yet everything feels so very real now. I have to test my su… Continue

Posted on July 4th, 2008 at 6:41pm — 4 Comments (Add)

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At 6:52pm on July 4th, 2008, Kristin said…
Hi Jennifer! I'm really glad that you found this community!

Feel free to ask any questions that come up!
At 9:30am on June 19th, 2008, Doris Ann Dickerson said…
Welcome to our growing family Jennifer!!!!
At 8:25am on June 19th, 2008, Scott Strumello said…
Welcome to the TuDiabetes community, Jennifer! Glad you decided to join us here!
 
 

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