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Diagnosed Not Defeated
Welcome to one of the most dynamic blogs about living with diabetes. Explore an array of informative categories about being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 
and type 1 diabetes. I’ve had the “privilege” of being diagnosed with both types of diabetes. In 2011, I was diagnosed with type 2 and eight years later in 2019, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. As a person living with LADA (Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults) my platform provides the unique experience of understanding both types personally. Being misdiagnosed has been an emotional experience, but I try to find the light. One way is by reminding myself that I’ve wanted to bridge the types since my blog began and believing that last year God answered that prayer.
I hope you’ll enjoy my posts about living with diabetes. They include topics such as recipes, fitness, travel, faith-based perspectives, and much more. Stay as long as you like and come back often.
” I enjoy Phyllisa’s in-person workshops because she makes diabetes management easy to understand. I have attended a few sessions and I always leave motivated.”
Pam L.
” I am a caregiver and reading Phyllisa’s blog posts give me insight into what my loved ones might be experiencing. They don’t always tell me how they are feeling and I appreciate reading her honest and open-reflections on the challenges and triumphs of life with diabetes.”
Marlene A.
Latest Posts
#DiagnosedNotDefeated
As you know from my blog, Diagnosed Not Defeated is the motto I created to help me get through managing diabetes. Dealing with diabetes can be taxing on the spirit, body, and mind. At times I may be exhausted, I may be overwhelmed, [...]
#dayofdiabetes Comic Book Style
So, my diabetes twitter family is up to something creative again and like always, I have to join in on the fun. This time, thanks to Chris S. @iam_spartacus, we’re recording a Day of Diabetes and I decided to make [...]
My First Health Fair
Earlier this month, I had participated in a Health Fair for the first time and it was AWESOME!!!! I had an opportunity to talk to a lot of people, primarily older black women, about diabetes. This experience was so encouraging [...]
Diabetes, Food, and…Addiction?
My relationship with food is complicated and being diagnosed with diabetes has intensified it. This blog is dedicated to all my food “lovers.” I’m talking about those who can identify with the following: People who woke up this morning thinking [...]
Meds…Med-Free…now back to Meds?
I believe it’s time to go back on medication. I got sick (as you know from my last blog entry), noticed a spike in my glucose levels, and it’s been going up every since. Each day my numbers are getting [...]
HELP, I’m sick and my glucose is UP
I have read enough pamphlets that say when diabetics are sick their glucose levels change and it is usually higher. But, until now that has NEVER happened to me. My personal norm:First thing in the morning: 90-1202 hours after eating: [...]
It’s my 2 year Diaversary
It's been two years since I was diagnosed and I've been thinking about my Diaversary all month. On one hand, it seems like only yesterday that I was on the brink of diabetic coma. But on the other hand, when [...]
But God…
For a while now, I've been contemplating this blog because it is of significance to the professionals who administer medical care to black people who do not divorce the spiritual from the physical. When physicians and others communicate with us [...]
I Took a Bath…After 2 Years
Last month in a diabetes facebook discussion, I made a confession that I hadn't told ANYONE before that moment, "I haven't taken a bath in a tub since being diagnosed because I'm scared."Now, I want to be clear and say, [...]
