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On Tuesday, I was fortunate enough to attend President Obama’s inauguration. Unlike the noble and highly activism-oriented folks I traveled with, I had very little to do with the president’s election until, oh, a week before everyone cast their ballots. At this point, in my typical fashion, I decided– last-minute– that I wanted in on the action.

For me, some of the most moving moments came the night before the president’s swearing-in. My hosts took me to a real-live celebration party where peop… Continue

Last Sunday, I wound up at the ER. I’d woken up in the morning, eaten half a piece of vegan banana bread, threw it all up, had diahrrea, drank lots of fluids but wasn’t able to urinate. The idea of taking in any more food turned my stomach and summoned the gag reflex, so I fell asleep soon after I’d gotten up. I woke up in the fetal position, weak, headachy, fingers and toes tingling and FREEZING. My roomate promptly unlocked our front door, walked in from her adventures in the outside world and… Continue

While at a program for diabetics in Arizona recently (Lifestyle Center of America; more on that in another post), I was placed on an injected drug called Symlin. Symlin is a drug that simulates something in a healthy pancreas called Amalyn (Amalin?), and from what I understand, Amalyn works to slow the rates of gastric emptying and even out post-meal blood glucose in non-diabetics. Symlin is a synthetic drug made to do the same, but it is not a perfect surrogate. It didn’t do very much for stabi… Continue

*Note: I'll be importing some blog posts from my personal blog to this site. I hope everyone finds them interesting and can relate!*

Lately, my immediate goal is to be able to stay out of bed for a full 8-10 hours straight. As it stands, I can barely stay awake throughout the day and even catching a taxi to one of my endless doctors’ appointments seems like an intense exertion.

Lately, the problem in achieving weight loss for me is not determination or will power; it’s illness. Even I have a h… Continue