by Patricia Daiker | Apr 6, 2018 | Inspiration
Climb and reach and stretch towards what you need. I get so much inspiration from nature. It seems we humans are the only part of God’s creation which has so much concern for doing what we need to. The ivy isn’t afraid to reach new heights, climb over a tree or push...
by Patricia Daiker | Apr 4, 2018 | Blog, Dealingwithyourdiabetes, Motivation
Why Dragonflies and Diabetes? A quick google search will turn up a myriad of sites about dragonflies and their meanings. They provide inspiration to so many and they adorn everything from teacups to tattoos. But it was this definition that initially caught my...
by Patricia Daiker | Apr 3, 2018 | Inspiration
If you stick yourself with needles, you will get a bruise One of the hazards of diabetes is that we don’t have a map of where are blood vessels lie beneath our skin. Since we are inserting needles into ourselves quite frequently, it is inevitable that at some point,...
by Patricia Daiker | Apr 2, 2018 | General, Inspiration
Hurting People Hurt Others In my nursing career I have seen a lot of hurt and pain and you have to do nothing but turn on the news or open a twitter feed to feel it all around us. It is easy to get sucked in and get angry back. That is exactly what the angry person...
by Patricia Daiker | Mar 30, 2018 | Communication, Inspiration
Connection Through Community It really is a “wow” moment to connect with other people who have diabetes. I feel an immediate connection when I see someone’s pump on their belt or see them testing. Without truly knowing them, I get them. At least a part of them. ...
