Archive for July, 2013
The next time I am about to complain about the cost of insuring myself, I will think about this:
“In Mozambique, the life expectancy for a newly diagnosed type 1 patient is 20 years in the capital city versus a mere 1.5 years in rural areas.” –Dr. John S. Yudkin (University College London, London, UK) discussing health care for people with type 1 diabetes in low- and middle-income countries at ADA. Wow. Feeling […]
Summer allowances.
118 straight across means I can share a slice of fresh cherry pie made with Rainier cherries and whip cream with my friend, right? It was too perfect of a Portland summer day not to. Delicious.
I am pretty sure that’s not supposed to happen…
Who knew that Dexcom receivers, in all their robotic fanciness were just a series of little plastic parts stuck together? Well, I now know that, as the button popped off mine yesterday. Fortunately, Dexcom has always rocked at customer service, and this time was no exception. I called them and they are shipping a new […]
Foot (Care) Loose.
Summer time calls for lots of shoeless activities - swimming, hanging at the beach, and letting your toes wiggle in some fresh cut grass at the local park. Being raised a San Diego girl and now living here in Portland, everyone is outside all the time (year round in San Diego…and also year round in […]
Losing it…diabetes style.
With my wedding less than two months away, I’ve been eating healthy, ramping up the workouts, and trying to get my body looking as healthy as possible for the big day. And I’m living up to every female stereotype right now because I’m “trying to lose pesky five pounds…” Yes, these are the same […]
The cold, hard logbookin’ truth!
Its that time again! My endo appointment is coming up on Monday, so I’ve started everyone’s favorite task: keeping a logbook. Yep, it’s totally annoying, incredibly mundane, but utterly awesome all at the same time. For years, I’ve always kept a week-long logbook in the days leading up to my endo appointment. I write down […]
Head games.
The day could not have been more perfect. Jacob and I threw together a picnic lunch of sandwiches and fresh blueberries, and loaded the dog into the car along with water, toys, and snacks for her. On the way out of the house, I grabbed four packs of GU: two to replenish the stash in […]
I’m sorry too. But not in the same way.
People say a lot of things when you tell them you have diabetes. There’s the judgmental response of “is that the bad kind?” (as if there was a good kind) that makes you want to scream. There’s the connection response of “oh my cousin/son/mom has diabetes too.” And there’s the immediate question response of “oh […]
Moving in the right direction…
Well hey there friends! What’s that you say? I haven’t had a post up since Monday? Well, there’s been a few things going on. Seriously though, all joking aside (well not all joking because it’s the only thing that will keep me sane right now), although I am extremely excited about all the adventures we […]
This is why I rarely bother eating ice cream.
Sure, it’s delicious. And sure it’s a special treat on a super-hot-summer-time day. But the price of admission for this roller coaster really sucks. Note the huge-ass spike upon consumption of the ice cream, and the subsequent double-arrows down, rapidly progressing into a face-melting low just one hour later due to over-bolusing for the ice […]