Just a thought
Relief…for now.
Phew. It’s over, and the news was good – another complication-free eye exam has passed, and I’m another year deep into living with diabetes without any issues. Victory dance ensued in the parking lot of my doctor’s office. No – really. As I mentioned before, that eye exam conjures so much emotion in me – [...]
Privacy Please? Or not?
Yesterday’s post about flying and being in close proximity to strangers in airplane seats got me thinking about my own “Diabetes Privacy” – whether or not I divulge I have diabetes, and how much information I give someone if I do out myself. The amount of info we give as people with diabetes depends on [...]
He had a point.
The candy was calling to me. I was in the back office of a medical building, waiting for one of my doctors to swing by. The candy dish in his office overflowed with peanut butter cups, dark chocolate, Hershey kisses, Milky Ways, and every other sweet indulgence you could think of. Next to the bowl, [...]
Making the break easier…
I took a pump break last Saturday – 24 hours back on Lantus and Humalog injections. I hadn’t done that for a loooong time – in fact I’m still not really sure when the last time I did that was. I’m pretty addicted to my pump/CGM regimen these days. My comfort level of wearing both [...]
Mind the management.
I’ve spent a lot of time with fellow ‘betics lately – be it for work or other connections, I seem to have talked to a LOT of folks with Type 1 this past week. And as usual, I thoroughly enjoyed connecting with other people who know what it’s like to deal with this %$*@ing disease [...]
Looming
My buddy Mike recently sent me an article that was both terrifying and uplifting at the same time: a recent study released at the ADA’s scientific sessions showed that people with Type 1 diabetes are less likely to die from the disease the more recently they were diagnosed – which of course means that people [...]
Focus.
I’m pretty wired, as far as people with diabetes go – CGM, insulin pump – all hooked up like a tow truck. But it wasn’t always that way – there was a time not too long ago that I was on Multiple Daily Injections (MDI) and a plain ole glucose meter. Granted, I tested 10 [...]
Solo safety.
I made a big decision this week. I’m moving out of my house with three room mates into a place of my own. With my new job’s location (all over the county), the stuff I’ve accumulated over the past four years living here, and the fact that a very special person in my life happens [...]
Event (full)
Being a woman who’s rarely at a loss for words and also happens to think that diabetes is a fascinating disease, I’m not often at a loss for topics to write about on this blog. But every once in a while, I find myself wracking my brain a bit for subject matter. I was just [...]
On the go with the ‘betes.
A week from now, my day to day will look completely different than what it’s been for almost five years. I’ve had office-based jobs since graduating from college, but Monday I’ll transition to a field role that will have me in the car most of the day, cruising between appointments. Time away from constant key [...]
