Note:  I may receive compensation for writing this or a similar blog; however, In this case I have not received payment beyond the poles I am giving away.  When I say I purchased,  no compensation or free product was received.  Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be helpful […] The post Poles – Strolls and a Give Away – Oh MY !!! appeared first on RADiabetes ..read more

I look at my insulin pump no less than 100 times each day. But no matter how many times I look at it, I still think of my moth % er. I think about the life-changing clinical trial she participated in some fifty years ago. The story of how my mother contributed to the lives of myself and countless others reminds me that patients have power. The post The legacy of the breakthrough – Type 1 diabetes and the insulin pump appeared first on RADiabetes ..read more

  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?   To […] The post Do You Have the Bad Kind of Diabetes and Arthritis? appeared first on RADiabetes ..read more

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 post Sticky Buttons appeared first on RADiabetes ..read more

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. In the past ten years, I lost 160 pounds, and I have more stamina and more good days than I have had since I was diagnosed […] The post Being Whole With Ankylosing Spondylitis appeared first on RADiabetes ..read more

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 […] The post Clinical Trials: The Good and Bad News appeared first on RADiabetes ..read more

  Sheryl (my wife) and I  met with the surgeon, and we have decided to move ahead with the surgery to correct the kyphosis that I have previously written about. The facts of the situation are fairly straight forward. If all goes well, I will have surgery on March 5. I started the prep work with a doppler […] The post Kyphosis and My Spinal Surgery Part 2: Scheduling appeared first on RADiabetes ..read more

Kyphosis is the unnatural bend of a persons spine. In this article I describe it and tell the steps Sheryl and I have decided to pursue in order to correct the problem. The post Kyphosis and My Spinal Surgery: Part 1 appeared first on RADiabetes ..read more

  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 […] The post RDBlog Week Day 5 – Everything Else appeared first on RADiabetes ..read more

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 […] The post RDBlog week day 4 – Community appeared first on RADiabetes ..read more