Don’t Mind My Voice

December 17, 2012.Reading time 2 minutes.

This year brought huge changes in my life – in my families lives. The biggest change for our family was a move across the country from Texas to California. For me the biggest change was becoming part of a larger community. Not a community connected by streets, courts, high school football games and the local […]

Not You Too

December 6, 2012.Reading time 2 minutes.

Checking out of the grocery store today the cashier commented on the 6 packages of juice boxes I had, asking if they were for a school party. I don’t normally volunteer Diabetes information – wait yes I do. Anyway I replied that I had two kids with Type 1 Diabetes and juice is medicine in […]

How Many Carbs in Sugar Coating?

December 5, 2012.Reading time 3 minutes.

Diabetes sucks but so does tripping yet it’s hilarious when someone trips (without being injured) and someone else asks “How was your trip?” Sometimes Diabetes plays nice, other days not so much. Somedays I want to scream, cry, punch things (basically throw a temper tantrum). Then there are these moments, brought to you by my […]

May The Force Be With You

November 19, 2012.Reading time 6 minutes.

I’m a Dmom. I have two kiddos with Type 1 Diabetes. My job as a Dmom includes any number of things that are normally done by a person’s pancreas but the thing I want to share about today is night-time blood sugar checks. Im not going to suggest that all Dparents need to be doing […]

“No You Silly Old Bear”

November 2, 2012.Reading time 2 minutes.

Day 2 of National Health Blog Post Month Click HERE to start writing your 30 Posts Today’s prompt – Find a quote and use it as inspiration. (Ok I admit it is the alternate prompt – the other is ‘the weirdest thing about our health’. Honestly – I stopped trying to figure out the rhyme […]