My Diabetic Heart

Living with Congestive Heart Failure and Type 2 Diabetes

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Diabetes and Congestive Heart Failure are two common conditions that people are diagnosed with every day. Living with one of these conditions at any age is hard enough; imagine living with both at the age of 25. That's what this blog is all about. It's about my life with Type 2 Diabetes and CHF, and about showing that you can live a fulfilling life with each.

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Sep

Someone Understands

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While perusing through the Rest Ministries and HopeKeepers Sunroom, a social networking website run by Rest Ministries, I came across an article written by organization founder Lisa Copen.

In her article, Copen discusses what she went through after being diagnosed with an invisible chronic illness at the age of 24.  Lisa was diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis, and was constantly hearing people say things like “you’re too young to have that”.  As you might expect, hearing such things didn’t make her feel any better.

Having faced the same things since I was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure in December, at the age of 24, it was refreshing to hear someone else say that they have felt the same things I am feeling now, and talk about how they handled the reactions/comments of other people.  It helps to know that someone understands.

Read the article now:   You are Too Young to Be That Sick! by Lisa Copen.

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Submit Your Questions
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After writing a question and answer styled profile for an upcoming issue of “The Rockstar Review”, a newsletter produced by Diabetic Rockstar, I’ve decided to add a Question & Answer category to my blog.  Here’s how it works.  You submit your questions via comments on this post, or via email to mydiabeticheart@gmail.com, and I’ll read them, and then post the question and an answer as a blog post.  It’s that simple.

I’m hoping to get lots of questions, and to be able to post at least one per day.  So, start sending your questions today!

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Great News from the Cardiologist
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I went for my stress test follow-up appointment this morning, and received some great news from the cardiologist.

The stress test results indicate that the strength of my heart has increased 7% over the last year. It’s now 42%, as opposed to 35% at the time of diagnosis with CHF. 50% is considered normal, so I’ve only got 8 points to go to reach that goal. The cardiologist says that if I continue at this pace on the treatment plan I’m on, with the medications, diet, and exercise, I should be able to reach that goal, and beyond, over the next year or two.

The test results also indicated that the 30% blockage in the Left Anterior Descending Artery of my heart appears to be gone. The cholesterol medications and clot busters appear to have done their jobs.

So yeah, I’m really excited to know that things really are improving, despite how bad I feel at times. I still have a long way to go in this battle, but now that I see these results, I have even more motivation to keep me going.

Keep Fighting, and Rock On!

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