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Not giving up

February 22, 2012August 27, 2013 Rachel 2 Comments Change, Conversation, Happiness, health, holidays, Lent, Life online, Rachel

I usually observe the season of Lent. We actually used to refer to it a “lint” when I was a

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Community My Life Type 1 Diabetes 

I wasn’t planning on sharing

February 20, 2012August 27, 2013 Rachel 11 Comments a1c, Diabetes, health, Life online, OmniPod, Rachel, Social media, Type 1 Diabetes

I wasn’t planning on sharing my most recent a1c, but the other day I couldn’t help but tweet it out

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Food My Life 

Positive Reinforcement

February 15, 2012August 27, 2013 Rachel 4 Comments Coffee, Dad, Diabetes, Food, health, Life online, Rachel, Starbucks

When I was little, my dad used to want to go get ice cream after dentist appointments. It was as

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Food My Life Type 1 Diabetes 

It’s Sugar Free!

February 13, 2012April 9, 2014 Rachel 4 Comments Awareness, Diabetes, Family, Food, health, holidays, Rachel, sugar free desserts, Type 1 Diabetes

“You can have this. It’s sugar-free!” Over the holidays I heard this a lot. With a few type 2 diabetics

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My Life Type 1 Diabetes 

Research Subject

February 10, 2012August 27, 2013 Rachel 10 Comments Diabetes, health, OmniPod, Rachel, Research, Type 1 Diabetes

I visited my endocrinologist yesterday. I’m not used to regular endo appointments, but I am used to being in medical

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