Teens with diabetes: How do you get through to them!?
Being so open about having diabetes means I’ve pretty much been asked all there is to be asked about this disease. And there are several questions that fall into the “recurring theme” bucket (“Are you allowed to eat that?” does NOT count. Because it’s not a good question.). One of my top five questions for […]
The Ripple Effect
Because I’m so public about having diabetes, it shouldn’t be surprising that I’ve talked about living with diabetes in a variety of uncommon locations: on a ski lift, in a pre-op room in my pre-op gown about to go under, poolside in Palm Springs, wherever. If someone asks, I tell, and I try and take […]
The On Board Issue…
I’m proud to say I’ve managed to adhere to my goal of exercising before work instead of after for almost two full months now, and I’m finally getting pretty used to it. And although morning workouts have a whole slough of unique diabetes issues to them, there’s one they generally don’t have: dealing with insulin […]
Full disclosure.
There was relief from the dreary feelings of yesterday’s blog post after I went in for nerve testing Tuesday afternoon. They found a small increase in the carpal tunnel on my left hand, no sign of it in my right hand, and only a tiny bit of ulnar nerve irritation on the right side. Big sigh […]
To further complicate matters…
Two and half years ago, I was diagnosed with carpal tunnel in both hands. I’d made an appointment with a hand doctor because both of my hands were going completely numb in my sleep, giving me pins and needles so bad it would wake me up several times a night. During that initial visit, my […]
C-G-M(aniacal)
This might be the most annoying trend line to encounter on your CGM. It’s just high enough to make you think you’re crazy, because you know you’ve bolused enough to get below 180…but you never seem to get there. And because you’re bouncing between 165 and 200mg/dL all day, you’re alarm buzzes every time you […]
Checking in. A lot.
I attended the most faaaantastic wedding over the weekend for my very best friend from college and was lucky enough to be serving as her Maid of Honor. The wedding was in New Mexico, so the weekend consisted of LOTs of enchiladas smothered in green chili, champagne for toasting the bride and groom, and a […]
Yeah. We know.
If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard the statement “I hate needles, I could never be diabetic,” I’d be a rich woman. Because people say this all. The. Time. Since I work in the diabetes industry, I honestly feel like I hear this once a day. So can I just make a […]
Selling diabetes.
Lows love to happen at crappy times. They love to just sneak in there and sabotage your rational thinking and ability to form coherent sentences at just the moment you need them. Like when you’re halfway through explaining your product to a group of 15 customers, who all have their attention focused squarely on you […]
Cleaning (the diabetes) House.
My boyfriend and I have been putting our new house together, and moving has one great advantage: getting rid of clutter. Moving forces you to look through all that doggone STUFF you’ve collected over the years and get rid of some things - often times for the simple fact of not wanting to move that […]