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Mom, you have a disease!
Not really a sentence you want to hear … ever. Gavin made this announcement today on the way home from school. I asked where he got that idea from. Gavin: You have diabetes! Well yes, I guess you’re...
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To Share or Not to Share DBW #1
Often our health care team only sees us for about 15 minutes several times a year, and they might not have a sense of what our lives are really like. Today, let’s pretend our medical team is reading...
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Monkey See Monkey Do DBW #2
What is the ideal diabetes service animal? Think beyond the obvious and be creative in explaining why your choice is a good one. For example, maybe a seal would make a good service animal – it flaps...
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Blast from the Diabetes Past DBW #3
Today we’re going to share our most memorable diabetes day. You can take this anywhere…. your or your loved one’s diagnosis, a bad low, a bad high, a big success, any day that you’d like to share....
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Accomplishments Big and Small DBW #4
We don’t always realize it, but each one of us had come a long way since diabetes first came into our life. It doesn’t matter if it’s been 5 weeks, 5 years or 50 years, you’ve done something...
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Freaky Friday DBW #5
Just like in the movie, today we’re doing a swap. If you could switch chronic diseases, which one would you choose to deal with instead of diabetes? And while we’re considering other chronic...
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Juggling Act #6
Some scenes you juggle two balls, some scenes you juggle three balls,some scenes you can juggle five balls.The key is always to speak in your own voice.Speak the truth.~John Burroughs~ Interpret this...
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Spreading the Love DBW#7
As another Diabetes Blog Week draws to a close, let’s reflect on some of the great bloggers we’ve found this week. Give some love to three blog posts you’ve read and loved during Diabetes Blog Week,...
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Do not get discouraged!
A step in the right direction often means rocky roads before the path clears. Do not get discouraged! The wrong path is typically paved with glittering fool’s gold to trick us. While the right path is...
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Good News and Bad News
The good news is my blood sugar has climbed out of the clouds and become more down to earth. The bad news is I eat a lot to keep it in the normal range in the mornings. The good news is I’m conserving...
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Still Alive
I don’t know what it is about Utah but it seems like someone always has a medical issue when we visit. This morning I was thinking about how we considered going in July. My family would have more time...
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Our Big Adventure
Some parents walk their kids to school every day. Some drive. Usually the parents who live the closest to the school are the ones who consistently drive. I would imagine that National Walk to School...
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Murphy’s Law of Time
It’s been one of those days already. The world revolves around me, or at least I like to believe it does. The problem with that is I’m not the only person who is so self absorbed. I feel like every...
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Meandering thoughts
Angel sandwiches were part of my childhood Christmas traditions. Angel sandwiches and gumdrop bread. I remember liking the gumdrop bread that much more after I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Even...
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Until next time
After all these years of living with diabetes you would think I wouldn’t worry so much. You thought wrong. Going to the doctor used to be easy. I would miss half a day of school to be told how...
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Zap!
Today was a fun family day. This morning Heath and I tried to come with a to-do list. It feels like every Saturday our list is longer than there is day. Not today. The house was pretty clean, including...
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Why do you do what you do …
when you know what you know? Lucky me, I just got to admit to my CDE nurse that my diabetes management is out of control because I stopped caring. Always a fun fact to admit to people. It’s hard enough...
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Cloaked with Invisibility
My medical insurance company has been calling me a lot lately. A monotone computer lady keeps reminding me that my doctor has ordered lab work for me. Please come in at my earliest convenience. If I...
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Thoughts from an Unsatisfied Stomach
If you could get all the nutrition you needed in a day with a pill — no worrying about what to eat, no food preparation — would you do it? In a word, yes. Well, sort of. Food is one of my anxiety...
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Mr. Tristan
Nurse: You must be Mr. Tristan! It’s nice to meet you. Me: Yes, this is my husband, Heath. Heath shook her hand and said his name again. She still called him Keith. That’s life with an unusual name. I...
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