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Courtney and Anne Findlay are now friends

Jul 3

Keith Rust and Courtney are now friends

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Courtney joined the group Red Riders Mar 27

Courtney added 2 new blog posts. View Courtney's blog posts Nov. 29, 2007

Courtney joined the group Inked Diabetics Nov. 29, 2007

Courtney added 2 new blog posts. View Courtney's blog posts Nov. 27, 2007

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Type of diabetes: Type 1

Date diagnosed: June 11, 1992

Most recent A1C (BG Average) Value: 6.8

Type of treatment you use: Shots, Pump, Diet and Exercise

If you use a pump, what pump model do you use?: minimed paradigm 722

Hometown (where you come from):: Bremerton, WA

Where do you live? (City, Country): Rio Rancho, NM

What is the address for your blog or other web site, if any?: http://www.ridetoremedy.com

How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?: Referred by another member

Who referred you? (if anyone): Sara

What do you do for a living?: Software Developer

Courtney's Blog

The Art of Drinking and Diabetes

This piece of writing was inspired by a picture that I posted for the diabetes 365 project

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Posted on November 29th, 2007 at 3:46pm — No Comments (Add)

I went to dinner at a friend's house last night and there was a guest that had knowledge of diabetes (it ran rampant in his family, type 2 i believe though) and he asked me

Is Your Diabetes That Bad?

when he saw my insulin pump. I find it interesting that people will link the insulin pump to a severe case of diabetes...

Posted on November 28th, 2007 at 1:04am — 2 Comments (Add)

Flawed Marriage, Doomed From the Start

It's kindof funny, but after much thought, me and diabetes, we are like a

Flawed Marriage, Doomed From the Start

Posted on November 27th, 2007 at 2:01am — No Comments (Add)

No, You Don't Understand

Continuing on with NaNoWriMo. Just trying to make people understand...

No, You Don’t Understand

Posted on November 24th, 2007 at 11:43pm — 4 Comments (Add)

15 Things to Be Thankful for

I'm trying to turn my attitude around where my diabetes is concerned and so this year, I've started myself a new tradition, every thanksgiving I'm going to make a list of things I'm thankful for in terms of my diabetes. The list has to be as long as the number of years that I've been a diabetic.

Here's this years:

15 Things to Be Thankful for

Posted on November 23rd, 2007 at 2:11am — No Comments (Add)

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At 3:59pm on May 16th, 2008, Kay said…: That is great that you are on the team with Mari. I need to get busy training. I box on the Wii, but that just isn't enough of a workout.

At 3:56pm on May 16th, 2008, Kay said…: Hi Coutney,

I used to live in Albq and went to Eldorado. My dad worked for Intel in Rio Rancho. I saw a pediatric endocrinologist at Lovelace, Dr. Kaufman. She was great. I called her last May when I was in Albq. It was nice to talk with her.

I also would work at the ADA diabetes camp in northern New Mexico which was fun.

Kay

At 6:54am on May 14th, 2008, Nancy said…: Hello Courtney! I hope I have time to keep up with this:)
How's everything with you?

At 3:05pm on November 23rd, 2007, Sara from Team Sweetpea said…: Hi Courtney!!!
Great to see you here. How's the training going?

At 12:24pm on November 15th, 2007, Doris Ann Dickerson said…: Welcome to our growing family! Nice to have another Type 1 with us! I'm a Type 1 and so is my oldest daughter!

At 12:23pm on November 15th, 2007, Manny Hernandez said…: Like the new look! :)

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