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Ahhh, where do I even start. I’ve been “offline” for so long I don’t even know where I should attempt to bring you all back into my story. April of 2005 created many memories that I will carry with me…

I’m in the all exciting state of Minnesota, and believe it or not, the snow has all melted and temperatures are starting to warm up. We recently adjusted our clocks for daylight saving time, you know, spring ahead/fall back type…

Yes, I’m still alive. Just been very busy lately. I promise, I’ll be back with more interesting stuff to read about…soon…I hope…

Tested 42, grabbed a handful of glucose tablets, but with 3+ units still on board I headed to a nearby McDonald’s. I really should have stopped driving, but I didn’t feel that I had enough stuff in the car to…

Monday nights are great for me. I do a little bit of karate, then go play basketball for about an hour and a half. I wore my heart rate monitor during basketball tonight. We usually play full court, but we…

My two-year old daughter is sick, and was running one heck of a fever last night (103.1). Needless to say she was very uncomfortable, and didn’t sleep much. I think I MIGHT have gotten a grand total of about 45…

I would love to learn about exactly what is going on inside my body when my blood sugars are not in range. I have really started trying to tune into what I feel like when things are not exactly where…

I have been using/wearing an insulin pump for somewhere between 8-10 years (I can’t keep track of when I started). It is my opinion that the pump may be the best tool for me to achieve optimal diabetes management. Of…

Insurance drives me nuts. It’s so very frustrating that I can hardly stand it sometimes! As I approach my 25th year anniversary of dealing with diabetes, the game has become more mental than anything. I feel that I know how…

Does anyone have any recommendations for diabetes-tracking software that works on a Pocket PC? I have been using DiabeticPIM for a long time, and for the most part, I really like it. It has almost everything I need, and I…

High blood sugars are very hard to “detect” without doing a test. For most people there are not many symptoms – unless it is VERY high, where you just feel bad all around. I spoke a little bit about getting…

I’ve been using an insulin pump for a while now. Those that are familiar with pumps know that you need to change your infusion sets every 3 days or so. The “guidelines” say you should do it in the morning,…

I’ve gotten involved with a study at the U of M about Type 1 Diabetes and Weight Loss. Through this study I have been more diligent about putting into practice the common sense stuff I already knew, but had not…

I have a couple small kids in the house – and anyone that spends any time with small kids knows that they never eat anything you cook for them, but will eat anything you have on YOUR plate. We don’t…