Archive for April, 2012
You’re engaged….when’s the baby due?
Ok - don’t let the headline of this post fool you! There’s no bun in the oven - we just got engaged last week! Jacob and I certainly aren’t thinking quite that far ahead yet - maybe plan a wedding first? But you wouldn’t believe how many people have already asked us when we’ll have [...]
It’s time for….Search Term Soup!
Happy Friday folks - and what a week it’s been. I’m jumping on a plane tonight for my sister’s baby shower on Sunday up in San Francisco, and I’m slowly discovering I have a problem buying baby clothes for other people - everything is so small and cute! It’s been a hectic few months, so [...]
Scar t(issue).
Having diabetes for almost 20 years means a lot of things. It means you’ve likely found a wayward test strip in every corner of your house…and especially the couch. It also means you might have built up a fair amount of scar tissue in the areas you most inject/pump insulin. This can be a problem [...]
Love. And diabetes.
It’s really a package deal, diabetes and me. It’s not a “love me, love my diabetes” type of situation, because diabetes isn’t exactly the most lovable disease. But the truth that I have to deal with every single day is that I have an extremely demanding, 24-7 disease that puts me at risk for things [...]
Diabeteze Bars - Thumbs Up!
As a diabetes blogger, I get inquiries about reviewing food products for people with diabetes from time to time. As most of us have experienced, there’s a lot of false information about what is “safe” or “good” or “helps control” your diabetes out there. We have to look past label claims and investigate what actually [...]
The 2012 San Diego TOUR de CURE is almost here!!
This is it! The 2012 Tour de Cure ride to fight diabetes is TOMORROW, and I can hardly believe it. Five years ago, I was asked to attend my first ever Tour meeting. I had no idea what I was in for, but I knew I was stoked about it. When I first started volunteering [...]
Highly Hungry
This post is short and sweet, and it’s a gripe (sorry in advance). Why, why oh why do high blood sugars make me so hungry sometimes? I mean I know physically why - it’s because my cells are starved for any and all nutrients and can’t seem to get any service because of my awesomely [...]
Words worth seeing.
I don’t usually use the words “uplifted” and “blinded by diabetes” in the same blog post. Blindness caused by diabetes is one of the most difficult topics for any of us to talk about, especially for me given my recent discovery of mild retinopathy in my right eye. But when I came across this story [...]
Doing something.
It’s 2pm on Satuday, and I’m sitting under a Tour de Cure tent at a local bike ride in the freezing cold. I’m still sweaty from riding 30 miles that morning, but my sweat feels like it’s turning to icicles under my too-thin fleece. I find myself wondering if I have any other layers in [...]
Everything. Literally everything.
I’ve been reading Gary Scheiner’s Think Like A Pancreas (which if you haven’t picked up yet, you should because it’s amazing) and it’s been pushing me to think about my diabetes from angles I haven’t ever thought to. Like from the angle of…well…a pancreas - albeit a good for nothing, non-functioning pancreas. One recurring theme of [...]
