Just back from the TypeOneNation Summit, our statewide JDRF retreat. I was excited to give the welcome to everyone and then to do a session on travel. A few quick thoughts: Best unofficial sessions happen at the hotel pool. We went Friday night and again Saturday afternoon after the Summit was over. This is where Benny…
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…
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…
May is Mental Health Month so now seems like a great time to explore the emotional side of living with, or caring for someone with, diabetes. What things can make dealing with diabetes an emotional issue for you and / or your loved one, and how do you cope? Benny was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes just…
Diabetes Blog Week continues with this prompt: Write a poem, rhyme, ballad, haiku, or any other form of poetry about diabetes. Poetry? Not really in my wheelhouse. So no laughing. Here goes: No Still Life With Insulin Pump Click. Poke. Beep. Beep. Whirr. Buzz. Buzz. Music. Sigh. Read more (actual) poetry from others…