Motivation March:Catch up

Hey there! Sorry that I missed the last few days of blogging!

For Diabetes week I wanted to tell you all something. As you know, Diabetes runs deep in my family. Both my parents are/were diabetic. My dads mother was, as was my mothers grandmother. After my mother was diagnosed when I was little, and in the last 3 years especially we've changed our diet to a healthier one... a year and a half ago I got my A1C tested and it was 4.6 which is pretty good... about 2 weeks ago I got it tested again and my A1C was a 5.8- which is borderline. It's scary...and I'm concerned that if I don't watch it I'll be considered diabetic soon too. I'm eating somewhat healthy but there are certain things I HAVE to cut out of my diet such as sweets and pop. I'm working on it but it's going to be a different road. Take care of yourself if you may have diabetes... please. It's not a fun place to be.

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Starting tomorrow I hope to give more attention to Bullying which is what I want the rest of this month to be about. God bless!

Motivation March: Daddy's a Diabetic

Before my father was diagnosed as I diabetic, he was diagnosed as a diabetic. I remember a couple of times where his diabetes got so out of wack that he went into a diabetic coma. It was scary, and that was my first HUGE clue of how scary diabetes really is.

Please if you have diabetes or have a possibility of having diabetes, get checked! Go to the doctor and get on the proper diet. If not for yourself do it for your family. For the ones that love you...

Motivation March: My best friend and Diabetes

In college I met my best friend. That best friend that you know will be in your life no matter, distance or anything. She's my age, and we met our friendship was just one of those that you KNEW God had a hand in.

She is a type 2 diabetic and many times I remember helping her when she wasn't feeling up to par thanks to her diabetes. It's one of those things that kept our friendship close. I remember staying in her room trying to help, but just being company to her while I knew she wasn't feeling well. Diabetes is scary business but I'm so glad I could be there with her while we were in college.

Motivation March: My mother is diabetic

To start of my "personal stories" for Diabetes week I thought I'd start with the person I'm closest to. My mom.

My mom had trouble with low blood sugar, when she was much younger, then when she was pregnant with me she had gestational diabetes. As the years went on she was diagnosed as type two diabetic. I remember when she taught, our to go breakfast was little debbie cakes, as we got in her car and went to school. As time went on Mom nixed the little debbies and we tried to eat healthier then my father was diagnosed as a diabetic. After my father died of Leukemia our eating habits changed drastically. But it wasn't until she read Wheat Belly that we got the healthiest we've ever been.

Before Mom read Wheat Belly her sugar would yo yo. But after we cut wheat out of our diet she didn't have as many problems. She mostly keeps her diabetes under control because she wants to be as healthy as possible. My mother is a great example for me. I'm proud of her.

Motivation March: Diabetes Week

Well today is the start of my Diabetes week. Tomorrow I'll start blogging about the stories of people with diabetes that I'm familiar with.

Diabetes is a very scary thing. There is Type 1 and Type two. I've seen the effects of diabetes in many people that I know.

Some diabetes info:

http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/planning-meals/diabetes-meal-plans-and-a-healthy-diet.html

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002194/

http://diabetes.webmd.com/

Take care of yourself. And if you are a diabetic make sure you follow the diet your doctor tells you to follow.

Motivation March- End of Brain Week

Today was the last day of Brain Awareness week. I've had an amazing experience by submitting an article to the local newspaper and having SEVERAL people come to me and tell me "thank you" for writing it. A lot of people have learned a lot about me, and ACC in general because of that article and I am SO thankful! God is good.

I've learned more about myself and the things I can and can't handle, the people that care about me, and those that don't. I'm so thankful to each of you for sticking with me through this Journey.

Starting tomorrow is Diabetes Week. I'll be posting Blog posts about my mother, father, best friend, and others I know with diabetes. I'll also share my own personal story about trying to stay away from the diabetes diagnosis! I loo forward to this next weeks journey with you! God bless

Motivation March: "Love me for me"

We all have the desire to be loved for who we are... but the question is, who exactly are we?

I have ACC, I call myself an ACCer. But does ACC define me? No not really. My ACC is something I generally associate my quirks with... they are quirks that most people can't over look. Quirks that I'm often misjudged for. But my ACC does not define me.

I don't want to be loved FOR my ACC. I want to be loved THROUGH it.

My mother is the perfect example of someone who loves me through my ACC. No matter what happens, if I have a bad ACC day, she lovingly accepts it. And figuratively holds my hand through it.

My best friend Stephanie is the same way. If I'm having a bad ACC day she just says "I know it's tough, you know I love you" and lets me get through the day knowing she supports me.

These two love me through my ACC, it's not who I am, but it is part of me. So yes, I want to be loved for who I am but I also want to be loved through the icky moments...and I know I'm not alone in this.