From Bitterweetdiabetes.com: Yesterday we gave ourselves and our loved ones a big pat on the back for one thing we are great at. Today let’s look at the flip-side. We probably all have one thing we could try to do better. Why not make today the day we start working on it. No judgments, no scolding, just sharing... Read more
It’s day two of dblog week and the topic is “One Great Thing." Living with diabetes (or caring for someone who lives with it) sure does take a lot of work, and it’s easy to be hard on ourselves if we aren’t “perfect”. But today it’s time to give ourselves some much deserved credit. Tell us... Read more
Karen Graffeo started "d-blog week" three years ago. It is now engaging 214 bloggers for a week of blogging on a list of subjects. You can see the list on Bittersweet.
Before 2007, I never gave a thought to wanting or needing to know another person with diabetes. To me, it didn’t matter if you had diabetes if... Read more
Do children with diabetes miss anything by having limited sweets? I think the obvious answer is "no," but so many parents go through the emotional rollercoaster of dealing with forced denial and children go through what should be an easy indulgence to something that's denied. That said, I thought the development of taste buds might be a great... Read more
Anyone living with type 1 diabetes recognizes they are married to pharmaceutical companies for the rest of their lives. For the past 30 years, my goal has been to use as little medicine as possible. To live up to that expectation, I've made some questionable choices according to conventional medicine docs. To give you a few examples of my... Read more
