For the past fifteen years, my diabetes has been an anomaly in our family medical history. No one else in my family has Type 1. As far as we know, there's no hereditary component to my diabetes. I'm unsure if my siblings, parents, or extended family members mention my disease when asked about their medical history. But, even if they do, it's... Read more
My efforts to manage my blood sugar and be a good parent collided last night. Here's what happened:
First of all, some background information. Yesterday Sienna received her six month immunizations. The check-up went well; she's growing perfectly and developing normally. Getting shots always puts her in a little bit of a funk. So, by... Read more
I've been in a bit of a diabetes funk lately.
This month will mark my fifteenth year living with this disease. When I was diagnosed, my care consisted of several blood glucose tests (with a meter that took 45 seconds to display a result) and injections of NPH and Regular insulin. Back then, the "bare minimum" resulted in blood sugars... Read more
Tomorrow is the day. After nearly six months of living with a clogged tear duct, Sienna will get some relief. Actually, she's never really seemed bothered by it, but still, I'm sure she doesn't appreciate having green gunk squeezed out of her tear duct everyday. Poor kid. So, what Sienna actually has is more than your run-of-the-mill clogged... Read more
It sounds so cliché, but it's true, you don't truly appreciate your parents until you become a parent yourself. In the last six months my understanding of what parenthood entails has grown tremendously.
While chatting with my mom the other day, I started thinking about how she must have felt when I was diagnosed with type 1... Read more
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