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Saturday, 27 June 2009 11:57
Featured Blogger of the Week: June 21 - 27
Christopher Snider, A Consequence of Hypoglycemia
Post #3

Care for a trip in the way-back machine? After my job thankfully transitioned me away from the harsh realities of living out of a suitcase, I welcomed my transition to sitting behind a desk. I began resuming my vigorous weight lifting routine, started eating health....ier, and overall took my Diabetes management more seriously than I had in the previous couple of years. Yes, years.

Jump Cut to New Years Eve/Day. The ball drop was meh. Celebrated with friends, but didn't really celebrate it. Not to say

that I was depressed or anything, but I wasn't feeling too jovial. Actually I was far from it, I needed something to happen, something to fill a void. What is that quote from Ghandi? "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." Maybe change in the world is too tall a task, but I needed a change.

After spending some time alternating blank stares at my keyboard and monitor, I committed to starting a blog. Something to get my frustrations out in the open. A way to voice my complaints, my fears, my desires, (almost) everything. The inherent anonymity of the Internet offers a level of comfort that can yield a surprising amount of honesty if you are willing to commit to it. But first things first, my blog needed a title.

Just like everyone knows a Cowboy Needs a Horse, a blog needs a catchy title. I wish I had kept notes of the different titles I had crossed off before settling on 'A Consequence of Hypoglycemia' but I knew I wanted something that stood out, and involved a common word or phrase used among Diabetics. If the search results that have led to my blog are any indicator, I have chosen...wisely. Now my eager-readers might say "But Chris, what about the actual link to your blog? What's the deal with 'tobesugarfree'?"

Well I'm glad you asked. SugarFree was one of my unofficial nicknames after diagnosis. It was catchy, and I ran with it. My usernames on gaming websites, my Xbox Live gamertag and PSN ID are all variants of 'SugarFree' (btw, hit me up if you are looking to game Su6arFr33 on XBL and PSN). So 'tobesugarfree' was born, and let's be honest: who would want to type out 'aconsequenceofhypoglycemia.com'? Exactly.

So 'A Consequence of Hypoglycemia' was born. Admittedly I didn't tell anyone about it for the first 2 weeks. Not my family, not my friends, not even twitter. I wanted to make sure that I could commit to posting frequently and honestly. I did not want to just be another flash in the pan blog for a month or so and then abandon it for the next shinny object that came my way. Apparently commitment (to this blog) is not a problem with me, posting every weekday since the start of 2009 has been a life changing experience for me. Blogging has connected me with some truly amazing and inspiring people and I can happily say my life is better because of it.

Thankfully, this is only the beginning.

Christopher Snider, A Consequence of Hypoglycemia

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