Author Archives: Colleen

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou There are no art supplies in this house. I don’t write poetry or … Continue reading →

Just like in the movie, today we’re doing a swap. If you could switch chronic diseases, which one would you choose to deal with instead of diabetes? And while we’re considering other chronic conditions, do you think your participation in … Continue reading →

We don’t always realize it, but each one of us has come a long way since diabetes first came into our life. It doesn’t matter if it’s been 5 weeks, 5 years or 50 years, you’ve done something outstanding diabetes-wise. … Continue reading →

Today we’re going to share our most memorable diabetes day. You can take this anywhere…. your or your loved one’s diagnosis, a bad low, a bad high, a big success, any day that  you’d like to share. (Thanks to Jasmine of … Continue reading →

Recently various petitions have been circulating the Diabetes Online Community, so today let’s pretend to write our own. Tell us who you would write the petition to – a person, an organization, even an object (animate or inanimate) – get … Continue reading →

Often our health care team only sees us for about 15 minutes several times a year, and they might not have a sense of what our lives are really like.  Today, let’s pretend our medical team is reading our blogs.  … Continue reading →