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Hi all! Just wanted to let you know that my blog at www.diabetesmyway.org<\/a> will now be hosted by\u00a0A Sweet Life, where other people with diabetes gather to write about their daily highs, lows and everything in between. I\u2019m honored since as yet I\u2019m a baby blog (despite my advanced age) and I look forward to adding A Sweet Life\u2019s readers to my personal community\u00a0 interested in this thing we share \u2014 diabetes.<\/p>\n

First, a bit of an introduction. I\u2019m a 50-something woman with type 2 diabetes, who started on her diabetes journey at 20, when I was diagnosed with pre-diabetes. I managed to keep it in check for about 10 or so years, until the birth of my first son (now 26) when I developed gestational diabetes. After exercising my butt off during pregnancy (sometimes up to four hours a day), I gave birth to a very healthy baby boy. The next pregnancy, seven years later (same result, a bouncing baby boy), demanded insulin, and shortly afterwards, I developed full blown Type 2. At present, I keep it in check \u2014 most of the time — with a very low carb diet, daily exercise, and meds, and, save for some diabetic complications with cataracts (which I had removed in a miracle operation that added special lenses to my eyes for 20\u201320 vision), I\u2019ve kept my A1C\u2019s low and most days, feel just fine.<\/p>\n

A chronic disease is tough on your body and your spirit, and in the past few years, I\u2019ve been writing columns about the ups and downs of diabetes and what I\u2019ve learned for dlife.com<\/a>. Adding my voice to A Sweet Life will be just another step in my belief that every day is a \u2018second chance\u2019 for better diabetes care. It\u2019s been a map that I\u2019ve followed on my own, and I\u2019m ready and excited to share my adventures with all of you. So, onward!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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