Can You Get Used to Diabetes?
Usually, when someone finds out I have diabetes, the conversation goes like this: Them: Oh, so you have diabetes? Me: Yeah, Type I. (I always try to make that... Read more
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posted 03/06/2009, comment (1)
Pump Meltdown!
Around 11:15 am today, my pump died. Then I brought it back to life. At 9 pm, it died again. For good, I think. And despite having TWO backup Deltec Cozmo pumps which are exactly the same make/model as my original, I am now wearing an Animas pump. An ancient Animas, which happens to be exactly the same type as my first pump ever. Aah, I'm getting... Read more
posted 02/05/2009, comments (5)
My doctor thinks I am diabulemic
I recently had an appointment with my endoc, she was a little busy with another patient so she sent in the nurse to take down my info, like my weight, blood pressure, and record what my blood sugars are. The nurse kept flipping the pages in my file back and forth from my last appointment in November comparing the info from then to... Read more
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posted 01/24/2009, comments (5)
Doomed with Diabetes? You choose.
I recently met someone with diabetes who had been in severe denial about her disease for the past 8 years. She didn’t deal with it. She hadn’t taught herself anything about the disease. She said, quite simple, “I know I’ll be blind and probably have kidney disease when I’m older because of my diabetes,” but she... Read more
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posted 11/13/2008, comments (0)
Living Well With Diabetes on World Diabetes Day
The most important thing I know about diabetes is that living well with this disease has nothing to do with doing it all perfectly. People seem to assume I must have perfect blood sugars all the time because I'm 23 years old, or because I'm a personal trainer and yoga teacher therefore I spend a lot of time exercising. They might assume I always... Read more
