These days, people with medical/health problems are in high demand for a special job: Clinical Research Trial Participants. There are tons of scientific studies going on in order to test new drugs or treatments, and to find out more about specific illnesses.
As Diabetics, we can get in on this hot market!
Being a part of a... Read more
After almost one month apart, my pump and I are getting back together. I needed some space, so we took a "break" - my cutesy name for the split was a "pump holiday." (Read about Svati's pump holiday here!) Well, even the best vacations must come to an end, and what is fun at first becomes boring and not so great after a while.
I am super... Read more
I seem to have survived the procedure that is increasingly becoming a rite of passage for teenagers these days...removal of wisdom teeth. Yup, it's done, and now I have an uncanny resemblance to a chipmunk. I feel sort of guilty for laughing at my friend this winter when she went through the same thing, although I truly think that her cheeks were... Read more
Ok, so here's part II of my report on being pump-free! (Read Svati's first post if you missed it!)
Things are still working well. Probably the biggest impact the new regimen has had is the almost total absence of hypoglycemia. The levemir keeps my blood sugars so steady and all it takes is one shot every twelve hours, the same dose every... Read more
Hey everyone!
I feel sort of guilty admitting this, but, a few weeks ago I started wondering how it would feel to not be on the pump. I love my pump. Really, I do! But...I just had this strange and sudden desire to be "free"! I feel guilty because for so long I have advocated pumping to everyone. I talked about how wonderful pumps are,... Read more
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