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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
DBlog Week Day 4–Changes
Today's topic: What I would most like to see change about diabetes. That's an easy one for me. I would like for diabetes management to be more affordable. I was diagnosed while living in the United States and over the [...]
DBlog Week Day 2–What I Keep to Myself
Today's topic is very interesting because if I tell you what I don't tell you, then I'm telling you. LOL However, in my most recent interview by Health Central that went live a few weeks ago (see it here) the [...]
DBlog Week Day 1–I Can
So, today is the kick off of the 6th annual DBlog Week and today's topic is "I CAN..." When I think of the I CAN theme, I think about my ability to integrate diabetes management into my life rather than [...]
Health Central Interview
This is a link to the video interview conducted by Health Central http://immersive.healthcentral.com/diabetes/d/lbln/living-with-diabetes-hugh/index.html?ic=caro&ic=caro Check it out
Four Years and Still Counting…
Today marks four years since I was diagnosed with diabetes. I'm still here, still counting and living my life diagnosed not defeated. Each of my diaversaries are special. When I reflect on where I am now, I know that I [...]
There is No Cure and God is Still God
There is no cure for diabetes... and yet, God is STILL God. I live with a bodily dysfunction for which there is no cure. There is no cure. There is no cure. I live with a broken pancreas and prayer [...]
What Diabetes Awareness Month Means to Me
It's that time of year again...November. November is diabetes awareness month. Today's Blog Post: What Does Diabetes Awareness Month Mean to Me? This month is special to me because I feel united with others. Because diabetes is such an individual [...]
Getting Ready for the Big Blue Test!
I am going to do the Big Blue Test this year and my goal is to do it EVERYDAY!!! If you're diabetic, please join me and HUNDREDS of other diabetics who will test their glucose, workout for at least 14 [...]
Diabetes Blues
I came into 2014 with the diabetes blues. It gets us all at some point. I've worked so very hard to get myself on a routine, to keep my glucose levels low, but nothing I was doing was working any [...]
