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Clairica 43, Female Casa Grande, AZ, United States: Share

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I should be testing HOW many times?

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I should be testing HOW many times?

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Type of diabetes: Type 2

Date diagnosed: September 10, 2005

Most recent A1C (BG Average) Value: 6.9

What glucose meter do you use?: Freestyle Flash

Type of treatment you use: Oral

Hometown (where you come from):: Phoenix, AZ

Where do you live? (City, Country): Arizona, U.S.

What is the address for your blog or other web site, if any?: http://none

How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?: followed a link from www.Lowcarbfriends.com to www.phlaunt.com to tudiabetes.com

Who referred you? (if anyone): N/A

What do you do for a living?: telecommunications

Clairica's Blog

Took me a while to get to this but thought I should post a bit about me. Diabetes runs in both sides of my family. My dad has it and goth grandmothers have, and a few other more distant relatives. I knew my chances were pretty high of also developing diabetes if I didnt get my life in gear. Well I didnt get my life in gear and here I am.

I started off with gestational diabetes in 1997 with my last pregnancy. That was quite an experience.

Then in 2005 my daughter was referred to…

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Posted on September 12th, 2007 at 8:22am — 2 Comments

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At 8:30am on September 12th, 2007, Clairica said…: LOL, not me in the pic. That is my teenager cheerleader daughter. Very limber! The pic just screams life and good health to me!

At 5:32am on September 6th, 2007, Daena said…: Hi welcome! Your picture caught my eye - I can never do a cartwheel to save my life. Even the prospect of performing a backward tumble scares the life outta me! if you don't mind me asking, you look pretty young for a stereotypical t2. but then so am i. cheers!

At 11:23pm on September 5th, 2007, Clairica said…: Wow, thanks for the welcome! You guys are awesome!

At 11:03pm on September 5th, 2007, Manny Hernandez said…: Welcome to the TuDiabetes family, Clairica!!

Here are a few tips on how to make the most of the site.

If you find the community useful, I'd be honored if you could link to us on your blog/site if you have one or invite family, friends, colleagues and anyone whom you feel may benefit from it.

BTW, if you know of any other folks who only speak Spanish, please let them know about EsTuDiabetes.com, our sister Spanish-speaking community.

At 4:56pm on September 5th, 2007, Doris Ann Dickerson said…: WELCOME!!! Unlike you and Kerri I got a diagnoses in AUG!!!

At 4:00pm on September 5th, 2007, Six Until Me - Kerri Morrone Sparling said…: Hi there! I'm another September diagnosis, only I was dx'd type 1 in 1986 on September 11th.

Nice to have you here!