: About Me

I worked at a weekly paper in East Texas for three years and that work experience helped me decide what I wanted to do when I grew up. While working there, I overcame many fears and self esteem issues. I started out as a basic typesetter and before I resigned I did a little bit of everything. For example, I had two stories published and countless pictures as well. I learned I had a love for technology while working there. One of my insecurities included not wanting to touch anything technical but I got over it and discovered I have a knack for it. One of my favorite tasks is trouble shooting computer problems.

Since becoming unemployed a month ago I have been rediscovering my love of writing. Having the time to go through what I have written in the past has made me realize how much I have missed writing.

My passion is ...

my family, God, and writing.

I know too much about ...

Diabetes.

My parents always told me ...

to look both ways before crossing the street.

My childhood ambition ...

to be a wife and mother.

My favorite memory ...

hearing my daughter laugh out loud the first time.

Why I write ...

I communicate better as a writer.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Principals of web design

My first job ...

cashier at Fajita Junction.

My best moment ...

the birth of my daughter

My inspiration ...

my daughter who struggles with a chronic illness'

Health & Fitness > Diabetes Low carbohydrate diets are best for diabetes management

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After my diagnosis with Type 1 diabetes over 20 years ago and many diets later, the best one I have found is the low carbohydrate diet. The first diet they put me on was high carbohydrate, low fat. Through the years, my blood sugars were harder to control and the more insulin I had to take the more weight I gained. The more weight I gained the more insulin I needed to take because the extra weight caused insulin resistance. Trying to get rid of the extra weight, I started many exercise programs but this further complicated my attempts to get my blood sugar under control. I learned that if ...

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