I Should’ve Made The Brownies

July 8, 2012.Reading time 6 minutes.

I recently learned of a family that nearly lost their daughter. She had been wetting her bed, drinking lots of water, eating everything in sight, arguing, talking back and sleeping way more than usual. The parents noticed all these things but didn’t put them together as a whole. They addressed each issue separately – while they […]

My Own Devices

April 23, 2012.Reading time 8 minutes.

My own Devices…. Day 23 Health Activists Writers Blog Today’s prompt: Health Activist Choice Day – Write about whatever you want. As a parent of cwd (children with diabetes) when I think of Devices I automatically think of my kids insulin pumps, glucometers, and the Dexcom that is still sitting in its box getting dusty. […]

Guest Post

April 12, 2012.Reading time 15 minutes.

Woo Hoo first Guest Post – Cassie Giesberg. You may recall another of Cassie’s guest posts on Sugar’s the Bitch not me – if not go there now and check it out – I’ll wait. So here’s the deal. I started this blog first to clear my head. Siphon my thoughts into a pensieve – as Dumbledore […]

Pump Hiatus

March 18, 2012.Reading time 8 minutes.

Woo hoo! (Feeling excited but maybe guilty too) In early February my dd “sweetstuff” decided she wanted a break from her insulin pump. Trying to convince me she used the idea that she would have better control with shots because she wouldn’t have the freedom to eat whatever/whenever. As a mom (who knows everything) I […]

Mommmy gets an F on her report card

February 7, 2012.Reading time 8 minutes.

Worst A1Cs since diagnosis. Yup – it’s true. I suspected due a few recent infusion site failures, missed corrections, and missed meal boluses for both kiddos that we would indeed have higher A1C’s than we did in November. Once you factor in Thanksgiving and Christmas food consumption – time off school resulting in a nearly […]