Random Encounters

June 18, 2014.Reading time 8 minutes.

It wasn’t the first time I met someone with a diabetes connection while in line to get a latte, probably won’t be the last. Last weekend the daughter and I were in target. After checking out we stopped by the Starbucks located inside Target. (How ingenious is it to have Starbucks inside Target? If only […]

Chatty Cathy All about Diabetes Posters And Feet

May 29, 2014.Reading time 9 minutes.

My youngest has been complaining recently of intermittent pain in his feet. Both feet. Having two older kids I know about growing pains – also remember vividly the middle of the night howls of pain and calf massages. I can’t recall twin pain though – pain in both legs simultaneously. Also the pains for my […]

That’s Not The Point

May 27, 2014.Reading time 10 minutes.

I try really hard to give my kids ample independence. We compromise frequently on when I think they should be checking blood sugars and when they think they should be checking blood sugars. I try very hard not to be too needy of a Dmom – in other words I resist the urge to constantly […]

The Remembering

May 15, 2014.Reading time 10 minutes.

Diabetes Blog Week – Day 3 From Karen’s blog (creator of diabetes blog week) Bitter Sweet > Our topic for today is What Brings Me Down. May is Mental Health Month so now seems like a great time to explore the emotional side of living with, or caring for someone with, diabetes. What things can […]

Conversations With Strangers

May 15, 2014.Reading time 1 minute.

Diabetes Blog Week – Day Two – A Poem. Conversations With Strangers Can they eat that? Yes they can. Is that some sort of Mp3 player? No, its his pancreas. Doesn’t that hurt them? Sometimes. I bet they get used to it. Sometimes. Will they grow out of it? No. But they’re not fat. It’s not […]