High With A Chance of Ketones

September 4, 2013.Reading time 3 minutes.

I went to bed at 10pm last night. All three kids safely within range with no active insulin. I didn’t set any alarms for night checks, no reason to worry. This morning I got up made coffee and packed lunches. Middles got up and took a shower, checked BS (117) and ate breakfast. All was […]

Hump Day Humor

August 28, 2013.Reading time 3 minutes.

While I have a few draft posts waiting to be finished I have too much to do to complete them right now. Thus in the meantime, here are a few humorous moments of the last week. They make sense if you have diabetes. Middles: Oh darn it I did it again – I poked my […]

If We Have To Strip – Let’s Be Safe.

August 26, 2013.Reading time 2 minutes.

Earlier this summer Bennet author of YDMV began a campaign to hold manufacturers of glucose test strips and meters accountable. The campaign StripSafely has reached far and wide. Last Wednesday there was a ‘Tweet In‘ members of the Diabetes Online Community and beyond sent thousands of tweets to members of congress and the FDA. (If you […]

Knock Knock

August 13, 2013.Reading time 1 minute.

I have nothing useful to share right now. I could right about the CA supreme court decision that allows non-medical school staff to administer and assist in administering insulin in the schools – I mean that is HUGE! I am sure I will write about it soon. I have stuff to say. However tonight I […]

The Green Bracelet Post

August 9, 2013.Reading time 21 minutes.

Warning – This post is over 2300 words. It is also not funny. It was a hard post to write. I appreciate you reading it – maybe after you read it you will read the prior post and consider supporting our JDRF walk. Not trying to belittle the importance of this post by plugging for […]