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 […]

Posters Save Lives

April 6, 2013.Reading time 8 minutes.

A day behind with Day 5 of Health Activists Writers Month Challenge. (In my defense I did post yesterday and yesterday’s post was viewed more than any other post I’ve ever written – it just wasn’t my Day 5 post – Thank you to all who viewed the post and shared your thoughts – your […]

Diabetes In A Cup

February 14, 2013.Reading time 9 minutes.

First, let me apologize for not having blogged in some time. 2013 started off crazy busy, then there was the flu that took down my boys and me, followed by a week of catch up with life, followed by a great visit with friends from TX that included sneaker waves, boobie cars, and stupid dune […]

One Great Thing

May 15, 2012.Reading time 5 minutes.

One Great Thing Today’s DBlog Week prompt asks us to give ourselves some much deserved credit by identifying just one diabetes thing we do spectacularly. I do well with BS checks (including the ones in the wee hours of the night/morning). I do well with carb counting (mostly). I do well with noticing symptoms before […]

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. […]