Wordless Wednesday

April 2, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

Yesterday April 1, 2015 was the first day of The Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge. I’m not starting out well for the challenge since I’m a day behind and it’s only day two. The challenge is to write using the 30 prompts provided. I also avoid selfies. I’m not feeling great about my physical appearance […]

Stream of Consciousness

March 21, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

I’m a mom with three kids with diabetes. It is a thankless job. A job that comes with many arguments, tears and fears. A job that requires a lot of attention much of the time and a still a job that requires me to back the hell off much of the time. There are fights […]

I Wasn’t Talking To You

January 7, 2015.Reading time 7 minutes.

Having multiple kids with diabetes can be a real challenge. <<<< Biggest understatement ever. Someone is always high or low or out of insulin or needs a site change or can’t find their meter or forgot to dose for a snack or has a low battery in a diabetes related device. There. Is. Always. […]

I’m just here for the gloves.

January 6, 2015.Reading time 18 minutes.

It is 2015 and just so there is no confusion later this really is the year Marty came to in the future. Although that has absolutely nothing to do with this post. Honestly it has nothing to do with anything but somehow that picture has shown up on my Facebook feed a half-dozen times since […]

Purple Because Aliens Don’t Wear Hats

October 29, 2014.Reading time 21 minutes.

If you accidentally bolus 25 units of insulin when only 3.5 units were needed and each unit of insulin will reduce blood sugar by 50 points while every 10 grams of carbs would normally require 1 unit of insulin and your blood sugar was 300, keeping in mind fast acting insulin takes approximately 20 minutes […]