This is the one filmed in Florida.

Here’s a collection of video from my trip to Florida last week:

And here is Ginger’s version of our meeting:

This is the one I’m working on.

A full video blog is coming with the footage I took in Florida these past few days.  Here’s a little tease:

This is the one with instructions.

If you have diabetes, I hope this video is a valuable tool to show your loved ones.  If you love someone with diabetes, I hope this video helps you out this holiday season.  Enjoy!

This is the one with a diabetes video.

I know that I said I was going to start posting my Diabetes videos on 1HappyDiabetic.com…but this one was too fun to not share here too.

When I was in Canada a few weeksago I spoke to a group of young Type 1s and we made a list of what diabetes is and what diabetes is not…and I turned it into this video:

This is the one where I go to Canada.

I spent a couple of days in Canada.  I gave some presentations on social media and diabetes management.  Here are some photos from the trip:

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And if you’re interested, here are a couple of screenshots from my presentations:

This is the one about my diabetes stuff.

I have been spending the past couple of months working behind the scenes with some friends to re-launch the new 1HappyDiabetic website.

1HappyDiabetic is a super-positive place where I will be posting most of my diabetes stuff from here on out.  If you come here to read diabetes stuff, click through to 1HappyDiabetic.com and check it out.

If you come to WhatSomeWouldCallLies.com to read about my caffeine addiction, ex-boyfriends that refused to perform important duties and my lackluster dating life…worry not.  This website will continue to be a place for me to talk about my filthy life as a single 30-something – just remove all of the crap about injections.

But seriously, go here:

This is the one where Ginger interviews me.

One of my favorite Diabetes vloggers Ginger Vieira did a video chat with me about my mirror manatras, blog, attitude and diagnosis story.  Watch:

This is the one with a hard reality.

Walgreens fired a woman with diabetes after she grabbed a bag of chips to treat low blood glucose levels, and then she paid for the chips as soon as she could.  I read yesterday in Inc. Magazine about this story because the US Equal Opportunity Commission has filed a federal suit accusing Walgreens of discrimination.

Many of us are familiar with The American Disabilities Act that requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for employees and their disabilities.  The EOC is claiming that Walgreens failed to do that.  They are seeking monetary damages (including back pay, compensation for emotional distress, and punitive damages).

After reading the article I came to a conclusion that might not be the same as many of my friends in the diabetes community: she’s probably a big bitch.

Look, I’m an active member in the diabetes community, and it’s painful to write this.  I’d really like to come to her defense.  I’d like to demonize Walgreens.  I’d like to say that this woman deserves every last penny that the EOC can help her squeeze out of the drugstore.

Honestly, I will throw down for every one of my diabetic bros and hoes (can I call you hoes?  I don’t really think you’re all hoes…it just rhymes well).  But look at the numbers guys: diabetics are about 8% of the population…which means our little segment contains our fair share of blondes (hi Kerri), dads (hi George), West Wing fans (hi Shannon) and bitches (hi Walgreens woman).  If you’re a visual learner, perhaps this will help:

I’m not a spiritual person.  Yet I truly believe in karma.  To me, karma is very simple.  You do good and you get good.  Not because of some mystical power. And not because of anything other than basic logic.  If you plant peaches, you will get peaches.

I am a friendly person.  I am helpful when I can be.  I follow rules when appropriate.  And I challenge authority in a respectful manner.  Therefore, when I need help people give it.  When I need a friend, people are.  And when I need to be challenged, people do so respectfully.  Just about always.

I’m guessing that the story of this Walgreens woman is deeper than one incident and one bag of chips.  Really, I theorize that there are two possible scenarios:

Scenario One: this woman has been counseled before about the appropriate action to take when feeling low (or immediately after a low). She’s worked at the drugstore for 18 years. Maybe she has a track record, and this incident is just the bag of chips that broke the camel’s back.  Bitch.

Scenario Two: the managers at the Walgreens store couldn’t stand this woman.  She never did anything that would be a reason to terminate her employment, but she came in every day and just made the day-to-day difficult.  And her supervisors were just waiting for her to slip and make some mistake so they could get rid of her. Bitch.

My supervisor at work is accommodating.  Because I am.
My supervisor at work is understanding. Because I am.
My supervisor at work is sympathetic.  Because I am.

As hard as it is to write, this is one person with diabetes I don’t fully stand behind.

What do you think?

This is the one about Diabetes Art Day.

Diabetes Art Day!

Check the vid…then browse the final product below.

Diabetes Art Day is the brilliant idea of Lee Ann Thill.  As mentioned in the video, I participated last year in Diabetes Art day and loved it.  This year I felt a bit more connected to the event because I understood the “community” aspect that I mention in the video.

For the record: this new idea of painting was not a great one.  You’d be better off painting with your fingers.

Lee Ann’s awesome blog is The Butter Compartment and you can see all the artwork from Diabetes Art Day 2011 at DiabetesArtDay.com.

And here is what my final piece looked like:

This is the one that is about you.

These videos are a way for me to document my life as a person with diabetes. This one is about the Diabetes Online Community and how joining the DOC can be beneficial to your health.