by Patricia Daiker | Jul 25, 2018 | Inspiration
Sure, we may have a kaput pancreas or other condition, and that means we find ourselves in a doctor’s office on occasion with a label that dictates treatment and care plans. But most of my life is not spent in a doctors office, it is spent defying labels, chasing...
by Patricia Daiker | Jul 24, 2018 | Blog, Dealingwithyourdiabetes, Education
To Keto or Not to Keto: That Is The Question Diabetic Keto-Acidosis (DKA) can be the precursor to death for people that suffer from diabetes. When diabetes is left untreated, it is DKA that causes shock, multi-system failure, and eventual death. Even with the risks of...
by Patricia Daiker | Jul 11, 2018 | Inspiration
When many of your thoughts each day are consumed with diabetes – counting carbs, timing meds, checking blood sugar levels, dealing with highs and lows, and the many other details that need to be managed – it is easy to take on diabetes as an identity. It may be...
by Patricia Daiker | Jul 9, 2018 | Inspiration
I had the occasion to meet some very interesting people while on vacation last week. When I explained what I did, a few of them replied with phrases like “How come people don’t just follow the rules?”, “Diabetes is a lifestyle choice.”, “People obviously aren’t...
by Patricia Daiker | Jun 28, 2018 | Grief
For most of us, we reference our diagnosis as “getting diabetes”. When worded this way, it makes the situation sound as if we’ve received something. What we received is a new diagnosis, but we’ve also lost a fully functioning part of our body that will now require...
