With all the advances in medicine, I am sure that she will be able to accomplish many things…keep the expectations high and she will rise to meet them.
Overcoming my eating disorder after 18 years. There came a point when I just couldn’t imagine not having it and couldn’t fathom how to stop. But I did.
Did I mention that I quit smoking after 32 years? No?
That’s the biggest one. I quit smoking after 32 years. That was five years ago.
- Two wonderful sons
- Married up 31 years
- Survived 34 years whit the big D
- Got an undergraduate degree, I was in the bottom 3rd of my HS class.
- Got a masters degree, I was in the bottom thrid of my HS class.
- Started and am completing a PhD program, I was in the bottom third of my HS class.
- Was a city comptroller
Amazing you should get a medal. The more so that if you were in the bottom third of HS. HS was super boring because it was geared to the lowest common denominator. I remember trying to invent calculus on my own unsuccessfully would have ben much better had they taught it.
Laid face-down, not moving for 8 continuous days while recovering from emergency surgery for a detached retina. When I tell people the story, they say “oh, I could never do that”.
If you must, you can. And I have the good vision to prove it!
Great woman close to my heart. Not very useful in the day to day life unless you are a math teacher in high school. But I think it gave the kids confidence that they could learn anything. Biochemistry and accounting are much harder. The first makes you see how unbelievably complex life is and the second has a myriad of arbitrary rules that you must know.
Graduated HS at 15 - 3rd in my class
completed MSIT (Masters of Science Information Technology)
completed SNAP (BS in Network Administration Program)
Navy
Cynthia, WOW great job!!!
I’m a closet geek!
Achieved a major new result in the general theory of relativity.
Having 3 healthy children, and having no major complications during my pregnancies Most importantly to that is not being bullied into super early inductions or opting for a C/S for my supposed “big” babies (all ranged from almost 8lbs to just over 9lbs - I have non-D friends who’ve had MUCH bigger babies).
After that, it’s taking care of MYSELF while taking care of those three kids, my husband, our home, and running my own business! It’s a lot more work than most people realize.
I am a workaholic in the tech/gaming industry.
I feel pretty accomplished whenever I get through a 100+ hour hell shift, especially while watching non diabetics falling off and becoming useless while we are still dealing with whatever emergency it is. Afterward folks are usually amazed by how well I was doing compared to other folks on the problem.
Ivan!
Hi everyone:
I just joined this group. I’ve been looking for a blogging group for diabetes a while and this group seems to be very good with lots of information. Anyways, I’m going to list my biggest accomplishment.
It has to be getting my A1C level to 7.8 last week. I was at 13.8 and I need surgery for 4 hernaited disks from a accident 10/06. After the accident I went and had 4 epidurals done and when my insurance was exhausted I still had pain problems. I went to the VA and they did a physical and they told me I had diabetes. They also told me I couldn’t have surgery on my back until I got the A1C level below 8. I did a lot of internet research, started eating strictly diabetic meals, but nothing seemed to work until I increased my insulin dosage to 35 units morning and nights. The doctors started at 10,then 15,etc. So I decided to jump to 35 dosage and this seemed to work. I can now have my back surgery and hopefully get my life back physically. My next goal is to get off the oxycotins that cost me 1,000 a month which helped me do things physically(work).
My advise to anyone that is diagosied recently is to try and do little things and make it a habit then add more little things that will help. I started eating good and I learned about diabetes through different internet searches. Take it easy and commit to learning. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
Awesome! Way to advocate for yourself during your pregnancies and birth! It is a lot of work to be a mom, and a diabetic, and a wife, and a homemaker, and a business owner. Anyone who doesn’t realize that hasn’t done it!
Keep up the good work. It’s a steep learning curve.
Glad you’re here!
I have to say accomplishement(s) as well…
*Two healthy pregnancies, resulting in healthy kids!
*Managing to care for them, my husband, my home, my pets, and myself!
*Finishing my bachelors degree… (I graduate in August 2009 with my BSN, finally).
*Making it to the “I’ve had diabetes for half my life” mark alive and relatively healthy!
My son weighed over 8 lbs at 38 weeks and my daughter weighed 6 lbs. 9 oz at 35 weeks–although I had tight control with her (A1C at 4) the pregnancy was really bad with her. I believe that she would have been over 9lbs. Both were C sections (he was bridged and they had to take her out because I was too sick). You did great!!
I suppose for me, it was passing the NY and NJ bars less than 1 month after dx, but I haven’t been at this for even a year, yet!
Some mornings, just getting out of bed is that accomplishment . . . .
Congrats on the triathelon! What an accomplishment!!
I really haven’t done anything to speak of. Just live day by day hoping to touch someone else in sone small way.
Lois La Rose
Milwaukee, WI