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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
Fighting for my Womb: Black Women’s Reproductive Health and the Medical World
As a black woman in academia, motherhood is already a complicated venture. First, most of us have fibroids (I had one that thankfully calcified on its own). Secondly, when you're in education, it's proper to plan a summer delivery (which [...]
My Cousin is Cured of Diabetes!
I'm home for the holidays. It feels so good to wear short sleeves in December. South Florida certainly is one of the most beautiful places in America.I saw one of my cousins last night. I haven't seen him since last [...]
2012: Traveling with Diabetes
This month's DSMA Blog Carnival asks us to "take a moment to reflect on diabetes in 2012."Here I go...my reflection of 2012 is primarily about my adventures traveling.I love traveling. But when I was diagnosed with diabetes last year, I [...]
An Apple Is Making ALL the Difference
As you know, I was struggling at the gym two weeks ago trying to figure out a way to prevent the hypos that I kept having. They were extremely frustrating and were cutting into my workout. A drop in glucose [...]
iBGStar vs. FreeStyle Freedom Lite
I LOVE technology. I am a self-professed "Gadget-Person," and when the iBGSTAR was released to the American market, I bought it the same week.I was one of the first Americans to do a review of it. My review can be [...]
Diabetes is Killing My Love for the Gym
Since being diagnosed, I have been trying to get back to my 5 days a week (for 1hr) gym routine. I spent the first 7 months after my diagnosis being too scared to enter the gym. My first visit back [...]
Diabetes is a Disability?!?
Okay, this might sound strange, but I never and I mean NEVER thought about myself as having a disability until three days ago. So this morning, I am writing to move beyond the space that I am in. Here's what [...]
Bitter Black Leaf Tea–Chinese Herbal Medicine
Here is the latest update on my "2012 Year of Teas" quest to find out what's good for diabetes in other parts of the world. When I went to China this summer, I had to ask "What's a good tea [...]
August DSMA Blog Carnival
This month, DSMA asks... "Your pancreas is in a job interview and totally bombed the question about ______." My pancreas would do fairly well in an interview, until a certain question is asked. It would have no problem working on [...]
