Archive for October, 2011
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween folks! How many of you are also trying to resist eating the candy stash you bought for trick-or-treaters? I’m thinking it’s going to be a max bolus type of night In honor of the holiday, I put together a short list of diabetes-themed costumes that us folks in the non-functioning pancreas club could [...]
Snooze, please.
I love sleep. Ask my mom, boyfriend, and my two nap-loving Labradors I had growing up and they will all verify: this girl likes her shut-eye. Between work, friends, family, working out early morning, and all the other items collectively know as “life,” I don’t always get as many hours as I need. So when [...]
Team Type 1 Running Across America!
Hi folks! I’m traveling today, so please forgive me for reposting a press release, but I wanted to share this AMAZING event with you - Team Type 1 is gearing up to “Run Across America.” Ten runners with Type 1 diabetes are leaving from Oceanside, CA tomorrow to run across the United States to promote [...]
You’re really interrupting my day again, ‘betes.
The alarm clock goes off at 6:15, and I somehow pry my tired eyelids open. I can see through the blinds that it’s still dark out on this chilly Monday morning, but my boyfriend and I had planned to go running before work to kick off the week. Then I noticed I was drenched in [...]
Now those are family ties!
This picture has been floating around the ‘net for a while so some of you may have seen it, but it’s Monday and I need something to put a smile on my face and this amazing family is doing the trick. Meet the Boivins, who have a son with Type 1 diabetes. Because they never [...]
Showing up.
I’ve been going a little bit nuts this week - in my own head. I’ve been thinking about my life and how busy I am all the time and that I really need to find more time for my friends and family, and I also need to work harder at my career and I really [...]
Dreams of Consolidation..
I popped in to the office of a customer yesterday, and heard the sound of laughter coming from the back room. I followed the sound, and found the diabetes education staff sitting around a table with their very pregnant boss. From the looks of the decorations, I had unwittingly crashed her baby shower! Luckily, these [...]
Can I just go with the wrong one anyways?
Although I prefer it when my DexCom is accurate, I have to say I like the inaccurate number on the Dex MUCH better than the real one on my meter. Can I just go with the DexCom reading on this one? Only because it’s so much better looking? Lie to me Dexy, lie to me! [...]
The Low Down(er)
**Foul language alert** I’ve had some shitty lows lately. Some no good, bottom out, ass-kicking, still-reeling-later lows. Like on Saturday morning, for example. I felt a little extra groggy when I woke up, but took a shower anyways. By the time I got out and realized this wasn’t just lack of sleep, I was 39mg/dL. Or [...]
TEDex Del Mar: In Search for the Cure
The cure. We all dream about it. We plan what we’ll do if it ever arrives. We think about a day when Type 1 diabetes is a nothing but a memory. But most of the time, we don’t let ourselves hope too much, because we don’t want to be let down. Many of us were [...]
