Photo-a-Day: Work, Awareness, and WDD

Admittedly, rolling three photo days into one feels a bit like cheating but the more I think about it the more all the words are related.  Actually what isn’t related to the big D in our lives?  Which I suppose is the main reason for me to want to participate in Diabetes Month Photo-a-Day, or for that matter in the Diabetes Online Community (DOC) at all.  For this post, I took a picture of my D blog.  I started it 4 months ago today (with my first post being on August 20th) and it’s really been quite rewarding already.

Photo-a-Day_Work_Awareness_WDDIt’s a lot of work but it’s work I enjoy.  I hope that it helps to raise awareness for diabetes.  I’m certain, at the very least, that it helps my own family and friends become more.  It’s motivated me to really try to get involved in improving the quality of life for PWDs by using the resources I have available to me (hopefully there will be much more to come on this topic in later posts).  Finally, it’s great to feel like I’m part of the DOC and to have somewhere to say “Cheers to World Diabetes Day!”


This post is one in a series for the National Diabetes Month of November.  Kerri from sixuntilme.com initiated the Photo-a-Day idea and prompts and lots of other diabetes bloggers have chosen to follow suite.

Photo-a-Day: Play

Photo-a-Day_PlaySo for me when I think of “play” I think of what I like to do in my free time and my husband and I are really into catching movies when possible, especially Sci-fi :)  In general, for most of my adult life, I’ve eaten pretty healthily but movie theater popcorn is definitely my kryptonite!  Not only do I indulge but I eat an entire large container on my own.  How I manage it has been a constant source of mystery to my movie companions.  Anyway, you can imagine that blousing for that many carbs and all that fat and protein is a bit difficult…but I’ve figured out a dual-wave that works for me (most of the time).   My pic is of a successful movie night, however a less successful day in general.

 

 

 


This post is one in a series for the National Diabetes Month of November.  Kerri from sixuntilme.com initiated the Photo-a-Day idea and prompts and lots of other diabetes bloggers have chosen to follow suite.

Photo-a-Day: Exercise

Photo-a-Day_exerciseAh, this one hits close to home for me these days.  #babyweight.  Before my last pregnancy (which btw was nothing short of a miracle, as I was told I wouldn’t physically be able to have any more children several years earlier) I was in a really good routine with regular exercise and I enjoyed it (Bonus, I was in great shape too!).  The last pregnancy pretty much rocked my world and my exercise routine hasn’t yet recovered.  I feel guilty about it every day.  For my birthday (later this month,) I asked my husband for a Fitbit Aria Wi-Fi scale, which he sweetly let me have a couple of weeks early…yay!  In general, I’m really into data tracking and I know once I do head back to the gym, it will be nice to have a record of it.  I’m not setting a deadline for myself or anything…you might say, I’m just starting to get some little extra pieces of motivation in place.


This post is one in a series for the National Diabetes Month of November.  Kerri from sixuntilme.com initiated the Photo-a-Day idea and prompts and lots of other diabetes bloggers have chosen to follow suite.

Photo-a-Day: Support

Does a screenshot count as a photo?   I’ve learned 99% of what I know about diabetes from the Internet.  Whenever I was faced with a decision or question, it was the DOC where I learned the answers.  They gave me courage to try things for my diabetes management I might not have otherwise.  I’ve often seen people post about wonderful endocrinologists or dietitians, however, my own experience (being in a rural area) has been significantly different and I’m thankful that those patients shared the insight they learned.  I can’t imagine that I could have maintained a low A1C without the support of the DOC.Photo-a-Day_support


This post is one in a series for the National Diabetes Month of November.  Kerri from sixuntilme.com initiated the Photo-a-Day idea and prompts and lots of other diabetes bloggers have chosen to follow suite.