Does anyone enjoy this? It started a few years ago. You come home to this Halloween sign and a bucket of candy and maybe some little toys or glow sticks. You're instructed to enjoy the goodies and buy some more so you can then "Boo" one of your neighbors. When I see it all I think is, great, now I have…
My birthday is today and I don't mind telling you I'm 40. It's funny to look back to the last "big one." On my 30th birthday, I was 3 weeks away from having my first child – things have changed a bit! Between my recent back troubles, crazy early hours, husband with a restaurant and…
Got a diagnosis on the back issues I've shared here: herniated disc. Ugh. My doctor is very optimistic that I'm already healing and we're just going to manage the pain while I improve. One way I'm doing that is with a TENS unit. I'm not wearing it all the time right now, but for the…
I've got a big birthday this month and decided to celebrate with a girls' weekend at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville. We started planning our getaway months ago, but we didn't count on injuries. I've had back issues on and off for years – latest flare up was this past March. I tried to tough it out for a…
My son loves New Jersey. He's not a Springsteen fan – and we're from New York originally. But Benny's cousin Aaron lives in New Jersey. Aaron was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes two years ago, just before his 7th birthday. Benny loves talking to him – they both have blue Animas pumps! - and Aaron recently helped get him…
After the stress of the start of school, I needed a lift. Got a great one when I spoke to Benny's class about diabetes. He's in first grade so most of the children are six years old. They were excited to learn and a lot of fun. We started by reading Benny's favorite D-book, Jackie's Got Game. It's…
Today is Diabetes Art Day 2011. We looked on line at the submissions – Benny loved all the art work made using diabetes supplies. I thought we'd be crazy-gluing infusion sets until midnight, but then he saw the Legos. Ten minutes later (he insisted on being in the picture): The artist describes his work:…
Seriously, diabetes? You couldn't give me the first two days of school? Personal favor? My cell phone rang Friday at 1pm - Benny's inset came out. Ugh. Last year I think that happened just two or three times during the entire school year. Since the inset is how the pump connects to Benny's body, and the pump is what…
School starts today around here and I'm excited but nervous. Going back to school with diabetes means a lot more than shopping for new Trapper Keepers. We've had two meetings with Benny's teacher so far. She's never had a child with diabetes in her class or used an insulin pump, so there's quite a lot to talk about.…
While I write quite a bit about diabetes here and on Facebook and Twitter, I don't always turn to social media for support. Got a good reminder recently that someone who "gets" diabetes is a just a click away. Saturday was a record-breaking 101 degrees here. We went out to lunch and then I took Benny's pump off so the…