Many of us share lots of aspects of our diabetes lives online for the world to see. What are some of the aspects of diabetes that you choose to keep private from the internet? Or from your family and friends? Why is it important to keep it to yourself? (This is not an attempt to…
This is Diabetes Blog Week. Always fun but a little overwhelming (not just writing but trying to read all the great posts)! Today’s prompt is “I Can…” In the UK, there was a diabetes blog theme of “I can…” that participants found wonderfully empowering. So lets kick things off this year by looking at the…
Benny came home last night after spending the evening at a friend’s house. It was about 9pm, he’d had a great time and felt fine. About 15 minutes later, we heard the Dexcom low alarm. We have it set at 90 and, after more than a year with the CGM, I admit, we no longer jump like…
Wow! My timeline on Twitter and Facebook blew up last night as Ryan Reed won the Florida 300 at Daytona. Four years after he was told a type 1 diabetes diagnosis meant he would never race again, Reed got his first NASCAR victory. Very cool. We first met Reed at a local JDRF event, in 2011. He…
We started using an insulin pump almost eight years ago. We have the Animas Ping and at this point, I know my way around it pretty well. But sometimes, I get a reminder I’m not quite the diabetes expert I think I am. Our last endo visit went really well, with a great A1C. As…
What are you doing for Valentine’s Day? If flowers are part of your plan, consider buying one less. It’s hard to believe, but that one small gesture could save a child’s life. Lack of access to insulin is the most common cause of death for children with diabetes in many countries around the world. In…
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…
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…
My #dayofdiabetes was pretty typical. Which makes me laugh a bit. If you had told me before type 1 diabetes that I’d think this was a normal day… Some highlights: 4:30am B woke me up "my Dex came out & I feel low." BG 140 (and I think he pulled out the CGM, said it…