Like Amylia, I was diagnosed young. At five years old I didn’t know anything about what was going on, and at 34 years old now, I honestly don’t remember much about things that far back. I can only imagine the…
I figured out what put me in the hospital. I actually figured it out a few days ago, but I was so embarrassed that I didn’t want to talk about it. After a short talk with one of my board…
If you include my initial diagnosis back in 1980, then Thursday, 9/3/09 would be the third time in my (nearly) 30 year diabetes “career” that I was admitted to the hospital for DKA (diabetic ketoacidosis). While more than once…
I talked on Monday about all the driving I’m doing now, and how the reach of headlights has some parallels to our blood sugar testing. Another similarity struck me as I was driving through Wisconsin. It was just about dusk…
I am glad to say that I’ve found some work. It is not diabetes related, but it seems to be paying a couple of the bills and gives me a lot of flexibility. This job involves a lot of driving. …
I’m having a really crappy blood sugar day. I know it happens to all of us, but that doesn’t make it any easier. I know that I sometimes I cause my own bad days, especially when I can’t contain my…
I’ve been very lucky to have a handful of great diabetes daily members close to where I live. We’ve had a handful of very informal social visits over the past year or so, and I’ve really enjoyed getting to know…
Before life got busy … wait, actually it was right in the middle of life being busy … I got an e-mail from Mark Mansheim over at “The Jagged Edge“. He said that he would be in the twin cities…
It was really hard saying goodbye to everyone. It didn’t really hit me until I was driving home from the airport late Thursday night (after I made sure to not get hit by the Light Rail Train). I was so…
A quick disclaimer. I’m having a lot of trouble writing this because there is just simply too much goodness to put into words. To all that were at the summit, I love you guys, and am honored to have had…
What do you get when you combine about 30 wild and crazy diabetes personalities from around the internet and a big pharma giant like Roche (ACCU-CHEK meters, Spirit insulin pump, and the beloved Multi-Clix)? You get a day that will…
14KPWD! BERKELEY, CA: July 8, 2009 July 14, at 4:00 pm ET, 14,000 people worldwide will test their blood sugar simultaneously and share their results online. What will YOU be doing tomorrow at 4:00 pm EST? Me? I’ll be testing my…
My friends from “across the pond”, Tim and Alison, blog at Shoot Up or Put Up, and it is one of my favorite blogs to read. Tim has this really awesome sickly twisted sense of humor, and much of what…
I finally took my sorry butt back to the gym today (Monday). I’ve got a boat load of excuses for not exercising, but in reality they are all bullshit. I could have made time for it, but just didn’t. Basketball…
There are two sure-fire ways to make time fly by. Raising kids Diabetes meet-ups Raising kids make years seem like days, and diabetes meet-ups make hours seem like minutes. Saturday I got together with a small group of local members…
Sometimes it seems like us locals here in Minnesota need a visitor from out of town to spark a get together. Last time it was Sara, this time it was Allison — yes, the Allison! A few months back Allison…
Sometimes you find something that just rings through on your very first glance. Sometimes you find nice packages of these things that seem made just for you. Sometimes you get lucky and they show up on your doorstep. Sometimes your…
A couple quick “tidbits” today: 1) I recently read a post on Wendy’s blog about a new blog that her mother is starting. Wendy’s mom is looking to connect with grandparents or other extended family of those living with diabetes…
I have heard from two different groups of people on this one. One group that does not bolus for protein at all, and another who boluses for a portion of their protein. Somewhere in the big “diabetes info” vault of…
I have food issues. I don’t know if these issues exist apart from diabetes, or because of diabetes. My recent dLife column is about an experience where diabetes was clearly the culprit. If you have a moment, would you take…