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The legacy of the breakthrough – Type 1 diabetes and the insulin pump

This blog has been entered in the Patients Have Power Writing Contest run by Clara Health, designed to raise awareness about clinical trials. I am passionate about this cause and hope it will help raise much-needed awareness about the power of breakthrough research and innovative treatment methods.

Every day I look at my insulin pump no less than 100 times. But no matter how many times I look…

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Do You Have the Bad Kind of Diabetes and Arthritis?

I hate the question. It comes to me in different forms these days, and I bristle each time I hear it. The question refers to what kind of arthritis or diabetes I have. Do I have the bad kind? Well, do you know a good kind of diabetes or arthritis to have?

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RheumatoidArthritis.net

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Sticky Buttons

I have a sticky button. I have lots of sticky buttons in my life. Of course, because of RA, I also have fat fingers. The problem is that I need my sticky buttons to work well.

the button is on my insulin pump. Now let me say right off: there is nothing wrong with the pump or the button. I blame the pump, but it is my fingers that are having difficulty working the pump today.

Living with diabetes…

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Being Whole With Ankylosing Spondylitis I have to admit that I rarely feel whole. I know my body is physically whole; in fact, I am in better health today than I was twenty years ago.

Clinical Trials: The Good and Bad News

Did you know that there are over 50 open investigations into the causes, history, treatment, and progression of ankylosing spondylitis? Here is more good news: many of these studies are seeking volunteers to participate.

Now for the bad news: you likely cannot participate. You’re probably thinking, “Wait! Why not?” The truth is that unless you happen to be in a large metropolitan area, usually…

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Kyphosis and My Spinal Surgery Part 2: Scheduling Sheryl (my wife) and I met with the surgeon, and we have decided to move ahead with the surgery to correct the…

Kyphosis and My Spinal Surgery: Part 1

I have kyphosis. I have known of this since last spring. I know you are probably asking what kyphosis is. I asked that question last spring. I had never heard of it and when I was referred to a specialty surgeon, I was worried.

A bend in my spine

Kyphosis is an unnatural bend in my spine. In my case, it is in my upper spine and it causes me to bend forever forward. But of course, if it were just…

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RDBlog Week Day 5 - Everything Else

RDBlog Week Day 5 – Everything Else

Today is Day three of RDBlog week. The annual time when those of us who blog in the Rheumatic Diseases space blog about our condition. Today’s prompt is:

Everything else – Is there something we missed in this year’s prompts? This wildcard is your place to add it in. Not everything made our list so be adventurous and take us in a new direction. Sometimes the everything wildcard is the seed…

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RDBlog week day 4 - Community

RDBlog week day 4 – Community

Today is Day four of RDBlog week. The annual time when those of us who blog in the Rheumatic Diseases space blog about our condition. Today’s prompt is:

Community – Our community is often hard on each other, even going as far as accusing others of not having RA when they can physically do more than others. How can we educate our own community on RA and how it affects each one of us differently.

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RDBlog week day 3 - I am not healthy, but I am not sick either

RDBlog week day 3 – I am not healthy, but I am not sick either

Today is Day three of RDBlog week. The annual time when those of us who blog in the Rheumatic Diseases space blog about our condition. Today’s prompt is

Health – If you have RD, are you healthy? We have an evolving sense of health in our community. What is your definition of health, and how does RD fit into that definition?

Health is a relative word. Meaning I am healthy compared to my…

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Day 2 RDBlog week - I quit

Day 2 RDBlog week – I quit

Welcome to day two of RDBlog week the annual time when those of us who blog in the Rheumatic Diseases space blog about our condition. Today’s prompt is

Adjust – How do you adjust to the effects of RD on your career, dreams, goals?

I did not adjust very well. At first, I tried to bluff my way through. I was working hard and failing. I was failing at home, work, school; in fact, I was an…

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DAY 1 RDBlog week – Dealing With Other Diagnoses

Welcome to day one of RDBlog week the annual time when those of us who blog in the Rheumatic Diseases space blog about our life. Today’s prompt is:

Dealing – How do other diagnoses impact your RD and its treatment?

Most people who meet me, know within the first five sentences out of my mouth that I am married, I have two sons, three grandchildren and I have Diabetes. I know that seems odd…

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Arthritis and Medicare – How are you covered?

Today I am presenting a post from a friend of mine, Danielle Kunkle Roberts who works with a company ‘Boomer Benefits‘ that helps Medicare recipients choose supplemental and Medigap plans. I asked Danielle if she would write a primer for my site on how Medicare works and helps us understand how we can maximize benefits while reducing cost of secondary coverage. She has given us a great…

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Seven Ways to Improve Injections Many RA medications come in the form of self-injectables. Over the last 18 years I have heard many people complain that they cannot learn to give themselves injections or if they can, it is always difficult to do so.

Up the Down Staircase

I celebrated an anniversary in November 2018. A minor one for most people but for me it was a big deal. That was the sixth anniversary of using my current biologic medication. Seven years ago things were a mess.

How did I come to be on my current biologic for RA?

In 2012 I was writing my dissertation and closing in on approval. I had started the dissertation while recovering from hip…

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RA the Invader

I read a lot of WWII books and magazines. I inherited the fascination from my father who showed me hour after hour of a program on Saturday afternoons, Victory at Sea. If you are over the age of 60, you likely remember the program, and if not, it was about great naval battles of WWII.

This spilled over to my school life as well. In seventh grade, the principal called my parents to report I…

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New Medical ID and A Coupon Code

I had the opportunity to receive and review this sample ID bracelet from American Medical ID. All opinions are my own and are in no way influenced by the company providing the items.

New Year, medical ID

For years I have worn medical ID jewelry. In 1974 when I was diagnosed with diabetes and on my second day in the hospital, my parents brought me a bracelet with the label Type 1 Diabetes. It…

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