Non-Prescription Supply Program

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Passing Down Diabetes

As I’m now in the second trimester of my first pregnancy, there’s lots of excitement, and I’ve got baby on the brain for sure!  I’m wondering when I’ll feel the baby’s first kick, when I’ll really start to look pregnant and when this darn morning sickness will be over for good.
 
One thought that has recently [...] [...]

Ha Ha! Ho Ho Ho!

Welcome back to our newest blogger Aslee!
This past Friday we had a special Act1 activity hosted by our lovely Caroline: and hour of Laughter Yoga. Yes, that’s right – Laughter Yoga. Not technically yoga and not strictly laughing…it ranks up there as one of the weirder things Diabetes has brought into my life. Especially for [...] [...]

An Open Letter To My Butt

This post is from our Booty-licious Caroline!
Dear Butt,
I’m sorry I ever doubted you.
You are really great. Even when I have detested other parts of my body– my stomach, my forehead, my pancreas– I have liked you. In high school, you won me a nickname among some of my girlfriends that is probably inappropriate for print. [...] [...]

Lessons From Batman

This post is by our warrior Caroline
The alarm went off at 6:10 AM, and even though it was sounding the dulcet tones of Bruce Springsteen, my first thought was: I don’t wanna don’t wanna don’t wanna. I didn’t want to be awake when it was still dark, I didn’t want to get out of bed, [...] [...]

HO HO HA HA HA! Laughing Yoga!

[ September 24, 2010; 6:00 pm; ] ACT1 Diabetes invites you to…
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LAUGHTER YOGA FOR DIABETES!

If you can’t beat it…might as well laugh about it!

Laughter yoga is exercise, stress relief, a movement for world peace, and a way to have fun. It is laughter without jokes or comedy– we simply use eye contact, laughter exercises, and a sense of childlike playfulness to get [...] [...]