Strip Safely

Avoid applying glitter to your nether regions.  Ok actually Strip Safely is not a joking matter. It is about holding Glucose Meter manufacturers and Test strip manufacturers accountable. People with diabetes and the parents of children with diabetes rely on glucose meters and test strips to collect blood droplets multiple times a day. The numbers […]

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Grumpy Cat Says – No.

Day 24 Health Activist Writers Month Challenge Today I was supposed to create a Pinterest board and share it for wordless Wednesday. Instead I drew a picture. I drew the picture because I am still unclear about all the laws pertaining to using other people’s photos without permission. I don’t happen to know Tardar Sauce’s […]

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My Village Spans The Entire Globe

Day 11 Health Activist Writers Month Challenge Today’s challenge: Write about your favorite health iPhone app. Suggested by Lori. And/Or write about your favorite social network. Do you love Twitter, Facebook? Pinterest? Why?  I don’t really have a favorite health application but my kids and I often use the “Track3” application. It has many features […]

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Sharing Is Fun, It’s What We Like To Do

Today is Day 4 of the Health Activists Writers Month Challenge Today’s challenge: Create a “care page” – a list of your best resources that someone who is newly diagnosed could go to when starting to advocate for themselves or a loved one.  Have I mentioned how incredibly disorganized I am? Being so disorganized is […]

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Shenanigans at TCOYD

Registration for  TCOYD (Take Control of Your Diabetes) $25 Gas to get me and a local D-mom friend to/from the conference $14 DOC – meet-ups at the conference – PRICELESS After writing this post I realized it is really long – I hope you read it and check out some of the links but here […]

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