My Bell’s Palsy Journey: From Pity Party to Really…Slow…Recovery

It’s been a year since I was diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy likely caused by whatever virus caused all my other issues last spring. In the first few weeks after onset I spent a lot of time searching for answers, treatment options, and medical professionals who had experience treating Bell’s Palsy. I didn’t have much success with any of this. Relatively

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Does a Diabetes Diagnosis Mean Foregoing Favorite Foods?

DISCLOSURE: This post is a collaboration with Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner., managed by NCBA, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, as part of my role as a member of the Beef Expert Bureau. When my best friend recently told me she’s been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, I worried about her future health. Meanwhile, she was worried about not being able

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Bacon, Brownies & Other Blessings

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is part 7 in a series of blog updates on my health status. When I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when I was seven I spent a week in a hospital learning how to test my urine (this was before the finger stick method for testing blood sugar was widely available), prepare insulin injections, and plan

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Broken

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is part 3 in a series of blog updates on my health status. Early in our marriage we bought a Big Green Egg, an almost too big version for a small backyard patio. We later moved to a new home, and moving the Big Green Egg was one of the most stressful parts of the move. Moving

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Living Well with Diabetes

13,422 days. That’s how long it’s been since I was diagnosed with Type I diabetes, an auto-immune disease in which the body’s immune system destroys the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. About 5% of people with diabetes in the U.S. have Type I, which requires taking insulin. People with Type II may control their diabetes with diet, medication, insulin,

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