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Raise Your Voice!

Posted by Jamie Published in General, Diabetes

Kerri at SixUntilMe.com started something cool, the Raise Your Voice, Type I Diabetes Awareness Day. Be sure to stop by her blog and see what others are doing to raise their voices.

Over here, I am raising my voice, so listen up (and cover your kids’ ears, cause it’s about to get a little crazy in here):

I AM DIABETIC

They said I can’t eat sugar: 6 Krispy Kremes in 60 seconds, and still kicking
They said I can’t scuba dive: 100+ dives and not dead
They said I can’t run a marathon: Completed, and gearing up for a 70.3 triathlon
They said I can’t have a baby: errr, ummmm
They said I’ll go blind: I can see clearly that they were wrong
They said I’ll be impotent: Bob Dole can keep his pills
They said I’ll die of complications: BULLSHIT
They said a lot of things, and you know what, They were wrong!

I AM DIABETIC, AND BETTER FOR IT!

Irreverent rant over, but that was kind of fun,
Jamie, The Diabetic Runner

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Jillian said in April 14th, 2008 at 1:54 pm

YEAH! Loved it.

Jerry said in April 14th, 2008 at 2:22 pm

You ROCK, Jamie!

Jane Schneider said in April 14th, 2008 at 2:22 pm

I’m proud of your positive attitude, son!

Jamie said in April 14th, 2008 at 2:27 pm

Lemme guess, you guys are all impressed that I once ate 6 Krispy Kremes in a minute aren’t you?

Bethany said in April 14th, 2008 at 2:45 pm

Heck Yeah! Way to go! Keep on!

in search of balance said in April 14th, 2008 at 3:10 pm

Awesome!

(6? Really?)

Kelly K said in April 14th, 2008 at 4:20 pm

YOU ROCK.
We gotta chat about scuba diving!
k2

Ashley said in April 14th, 2008 at 5:09 pm

YOU TELL ‘EM, JAMIE!

6 Krispy Kremes? It can be done? Wow!

Kerri. said in April 14th, 2008 at 6:51 pm

Awesome (both the rant and the Krispy Kreme claim to fame). Thanks for raising your voice!!!

Ed said in April 15th, 2008 at 7:25 am

Preach on brother!

Brett said in April 15th, 2008 at 7:27 am

“They said I can’t have a baby: errr, ummmm”

HA HA HA! Hey, its not stopping that dude out in Oregon.

Wait until I tell my wife that eating 4 donuts in one night of late work is NOTHING!

Thank you for your inspiration. Its from people like you that I know my little 6 year old daughter will be able to grow up and do anything and everything she wants (as long as she gets my permission first).