As with most holidays, Rosh Hashanah means some very sweet food. But we’ve got it covered – after all, it’s 5775! Apples = 15 carbs each Honey = 17 carbs per Tbsp Have a sweet and happy New Year!! [youtube id=”FlcxEDy-lr0″ width=”600″ height=”350″] (Where were these videos when we were kids?!)
Back to school next week here! My daughter will begin her last year of middle school and my son heads into 4th grade. Wow. We have a diabetes goal each year. Since Benny was diagnosed so young (before he was 2), he knew how to check blood sugar and give himself insulin before he started…
Benny was diagnosed with type 1 before he was old enough to pronounce diabetes. My parents bought him a Curious George doctor doll and his beloved Elmo often got a juice box and a shot. We explained everything the best we could to our 2 year old, but found that diabetes-play better helped him process…
This week marks seven years since we started Benny on an insulin pump. I remember joking about our independence from shots. Slade and I were excited to start on the Animas insulin pump. At two and a half years old, Benny wasn’t exactly so sure. From my post in 2007 (click here to read it all):…
We’re spending Father’s Day this year taking Benny to diabetes camp. Or, as he calls it, “Best week of the year!” It got me thinking about dads and diabetes and how lucky I feel that Slade and I really are a team. Well, that’s a bit of a lie. Right now, Benny will only let…
George R.R. Martin, the author of the books most people know better as HBO’s Game of Thrones, came to Charlotte this past weekend. He was the guest of honor at ConCarolinas. I’m a big nerd fan of the books so I decided to go and listen to Martin speak. Didn’t expect to get this close:…
I went to ConCarolinas for the first time this year. Like a lot of people, I wanted to meet guest of honor George RR Martin, the author of the series on which HBO’s Game of Thrones is based. I’m also a fan of a lot of the shows they celebrate at SciFi conventions and I…
Back for another year, let’s show everyone what life with diabetes looks like! With a nod to the Diabetes 365 project, let’s grab our cameras again and share some more d-related pictures. Post as many or as few as you’d like. Feel free to blog your thoughts on or explanations of your pictures, or leave out…
Share the (non-medical) tips and tricks that help you in the day-to-day management of diabetes. Please remember to give non-medical advice only! I don’t really have any good advice for today’s prompt. The best we’ve come up with is using a paper clip on the meter case when the zipper breaks. But I do have a…
Yesterday we opened up about how diabetes can bring us down. Today let’s share what gets us through a hard day. Or more specifically, a hard diabetes day. Is there something positive you tell yourself? Are there mantras that you fall back on to get you through? Is there something specific you do when your…