The Young and Diabetic

Season Three: Episode Thirteen

MAY 26, 2022 So I just got out of my dentist appointment. I got my teeth cleaned for the first time in like five or six years. As a diabetic, oral health is really important because you could lose your teeth. I got dental insurance for the first time in years and I found out I have a lot of tartar buildup and two cavities! It was a bitch to get the cleaning done but at least my teeth are…

Author: Michelle ObamaPublisher: CrownGenre: autobiography, memoirRating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 I thought this was a great read and a great look in to the life of our first First Family that was African American. It was also really great to see how the times have changed from the sixties and on. The glimpse of political life and life as the First Family. The change in family dynamic and the struggles of a…

Blood on the Orchids

Author: Jill SteelePublisher: SelfGenre: mystery, thrillerRating: ⭐️/5 If I could give this book negative stars, I would. The only redeeming feature of this book was that it wasn’t written on my home island of Hawaii. That’s it. You can tell the author didn’t map out her characters, their relationships to each other or their roles in the story. I think one of the characters name actually…

Season Three: Episode Twelve

APRIL 11, 2022 So my A1C is at 10.2. That’s not good. Last Thursday I went to do my DOT physical for work. Because of my sugars, the doctor only cleared me for three months then I have to go back in and do a recheck. I have to get my sugar under control in that time or I will be disqualified. Also, I can’t take injectable insulin because that’s another thing that could disqualify me. But the…

Author: Ray BradburyPublisher: Simon & SchusterGenre: classics, dystopian, scifiRating: ⭐️⭐️/5 I didn’t like it. I think I would have liked the situation and the book burning and everything, but I didn’t like the author’s writing style. You can tell it’s from the 1950’s and I don’t really care for the flowery language that takes a hundred words to say five. If you’re in to the classics, by all…

Season Three: Episode Eleven

APRIL 4, 2022 Health Update! I got my blood taken last week Thursday to check my A1C. As it turns out the last time I got it checked was a year ago. It was 8.7 last March and wow it got worse since then. I’m at 10.2 now. What a failure. I’m very upset with this and myself. I know what I need to do but it’s so hard to do it. I’m going to be doing more tours later this week so I hope it’ll get…

Author: Leigh BardugoPublisher: ImprintGenre: young adult, fantasy⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 I think it was a really great book and a great start to the trilogy. I really like fantasy books with a great world building that you kind of stop every so often and can almost picture where they are and what they are doing in the story. I also love an element of magic and supernatural powers. I would recommend this…

Season Three: Episode Ten

MARCH 20, 2022 This week I’m going to call around to see where I can get a Department of Transportation physical for work. I also have to get my drivers abstract but the DOT physical is the hardest to get. There are 13 places in Hilo that I can get one done. Besides our Urgent Care, the others are physicians that I’m not a patient of. I would like to get the physical done this week but I have…

Author: Emma Mieko CandonPublisher: Del ReyGenre: sci fi, fantasyRating: ⭐️⭐️/5 This one was exceptionally underwhelming. For a Star Wars book, I was hoping for a clean cut plot and action packed that tugged at my emotions. But I feel like I got none of that. Yes there was action, but it seemed so subdued. Plus I was pretty confused for a fair part of the book. I would not recommend this book…

Diabetes and the Workplace

Here’s where you can know your rights in the workplace. Even with diabetes, we may still have the need to be in the workforce, whether it’s for employer-based health insurance or because we just need the money. But did you know diabetes can be considered a disability? A disability is defined as a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. Diabetes…

Mission To empower patients and caregivers take control of their T2D by providing a platform to learn, educate, and connect with peers and healthcare professionals. Type2diabetes.com They provide the most accurate and relevant information on their blog. Their articles are contributed by physicians, patient advocates, and other healthcare experts. They encourage individuals touched by T2D to…

Season Three: Episode Nine

MARCH 13, 2022 I have apparently gained two pounds since my last doctor visit on February 11. What a shame. I am currently 194 lbs. I’m a little disappointed in that since my lowest weight last year was 186lbs and since then it’s kind of gone up. It’s definitely because I’m eating more. I’ve been finding myself to be more hungry these past couple of months. However, I have recently gone back to…

14 Ways to Die

Author: Vincent RalphPublisher: SourcebooksGenre: young adult, thrillerRating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Trope: Culprit Isn’t One of the Suspects🛑 Warning: One of the characters attempts to commit suicide 🛑 Comparing this book to my previously reviewed, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson, I think this one was more of a thriller to me. This one is less mystery and more knife-wielding murderer. I…

Does the name sound familiar? Do you remember the story of the little black girl who went to an all-white school and she had to walk through protests on the way to school every day? Let me enlighten you. Born on September 8, 1954 in Mississippi to Lucille and Abon Bridges, Ruby Bridges would make history as the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the South. Born…

Author: Sav R. MillerPublisher: SelfGenre: dark romance, novelRating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Spice Level: 🌶🌶🌶🌶/5 (Raunchy sexy time with dirty talking and kinks) So in my opinion it was an okay book. But I mean I didn’t buy it for the story, you know what I mean? I liked how the book ended sure but let’s say I wasn’t paying attention to the story much. I saw someone talk about it on TikTok and I thought it…