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Excuse my grammar, but all sugar ain’t sweet. Ok, all sugar is not sweet. Well, it may taste sweet but the consequences are more sour than anything. It may seem sweet, but the effects can be devastating. This is the case with Diabetes Mellitus aka “sugar” aka “sugar diabetes”. Diabetes Mellitus is a metabolic disease in which the pancreas does not make enough insulin or in which a person’s body develops insulin resistance. Insulin is a hormone that helps sugar(glucose) from the bloodstream go into cells of the body for energy storage and use. When insulin fails to do this,...

I had mild nervousness and major excitement when it came time for me to get my first COVID-19 vaccine. Admittedly, this is new for all of us but an incredibly big step toward a better future. If we all want a better future, the end of people losing their lives to this awful virus, and a chance to take off that contentious mask (way down the road) then why are many of us resistant to the very thing that should help us? To understand where we are going, let’s look at where we’ve been. It was 1796 when Edward Jenner...

Black History Month was originally Negro History Week and was founded by Carter G. Woodson with the goal to educate others about Black history. It is particularly a month of pride and distinction and one in which I hope to spread a little extra knowledge about a few people who you may not know. Given my previous experience of stillbirth, I am passionate about issues concerning pregnancy and early infant loss. Through Confessions of a Nurse Practitioner, I plan to highlight issues and concerns pertaining to this area including women’s and perinatal health. Perinatal health refers to the health of...

Did I sleep wrong? Did I work out too hard? It was those triceps exercises that are the bane of my existence that did it I bet. Maybe it was going up in weight in bicep curls. I need to adjust the arm of my chair at work. This numbness and tingling while I type is reminiscent of when I had ulnar neuropathy. I’ll give it a few days and see what happens. I’ll try not to sleep on it. I’ll skip my work out for a few days too. Hmm, this is not resolving like I thought it would....

Embrace- accept or support willingly and enthusiastically Have you ever felt like you were just going through the motions? Have you ever just pressed your way because you had to or because it was what was expected of you, but you weren’t necessarily happy about it? Well, you’re in good company. Last year my word for the year was gratitude and it suited me. It carried me well through the year. For the most part I felt thankful in most things and my word served as a reminder when things got tough to still be thankful. Most of the time...