The Little Engine That Could

July 2, 2012.Reading time 2 minutes.

I’m new to Tudiabetes so I am still getting my feet wet and figuring out all the awesomeness of the organization. @diabeteshf shared the following challenge via twitter and I am never one to let a challenge go. Thus challenge accepted. July Blog Topic: Little Engine That Could Let’s think positively! Write a post with […]

Anger Issues

June 26, 2012.Reading time 5 minutes.

Hi my name is Christina and I have anger issues. That is a bit of an exaggeration – although my kids might suggest it is accurate. I will admit I have been and sometimes still am a yeller. I don’t like to yell it hurts my head and truly accomplishes nothing. I obtain better results […]

Pumping Air

June 25, 2012.Reading time 4 minutes.

Last week was Diabetes Camp Week! It was AWESOME. My kids blood sugars were the best they have been in months. Why is that? I didn’t change basals (amount of insulin that is continuously given via the insulin pump) or I:C ratios (Insulin to Carb ratios ex. 1 unit insulin for 14 grams carbs) or […]

I Hate Cliches

May 29, 2012.Reading time 5 minutes.

I Hate Cliches Watching a slow motion train wreck…. That is what everything with my Middles feels like. Today I took Middles to our endocrinologist. They drew 6 vials of blood to run a full diabetes panel. They also had him do a glucose tolerance test and checked his A1C. It will be a week […]

Mad Hatter

May 27, 2012.Reading time 9 minutes.

I will be the Mad Hatter For those that have not read my blog before or were not around when I began my blog earlier this year here is a recap: I have 3 children. 2 of my three children (my oldest and my youngest) have both been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. My youngest […]