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Embarking on a New Path to Becoming a CDE

AllisonN — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:00:48 +0000

I have some bittersweet news to share with you: today is my last day as Assistant Editor at DiabetesMine. What could possess me to leave such a great position at an amazing diabetes blog? Well, I’m heading back to school…

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Five-Year Move-aversary: Me and My Diabetes

AllisonN — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:00:55 +0000

Five years ago today, I packed my bags, kissed my mother good-bye, and bid a fond farewell to my life as an Oregonian. I had never lived outside of that state, and in the years since moving to the East…

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Your A1c: To Share or Not To Share…

AllisonN — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:00:08 +0000

A few weeks ago, I was reading around on one of the many diabetes message boards of which I’m a member. I spotted a thread that included a note from a woman who wrote that her A1c has never been…

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Taking a Pump Vacation

AllisonN — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:00:32 +0000

Right now, I’m on vacation. To be more specific, I’m on an insulin pump vacation. Which, to be honest, it’s not much of a vacation (still have the ole diabetes to contend with!). What is a pump vacation? It’s taking…

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Lessons Learned While Traveling

AllisonN — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:00:22 +0000

I’ve lived with type 1 diabetes for the past 18 years and I travel by plane for business or pleasure (or both…) almost monthly. You probably think that by now I’d have traveling with diabetes down pat. But in true…

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Playing Diabetes Hookie

AllisonN — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:00:14 +0000

I have an appointment with my endocrinologist next week. And dear God, I do not want to go. Here’s the thing: I know my A1c has gone up. Life got a little complicated over the holiday season, and I never…

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18 Years with Diabetes: A Diaversary Post

AllisonN — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:00:22 +0000

Today is my 18th diaversary. That’s DOC slang for the anniversary of my diagnosis. I used to think 18 years with diabetes sounded like a looooong time. Growing up, most of the people I knew had diabetes for about as…

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Happier Without…

AmyT — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:00:10 +0000

OK, big confession of the month (year?): I am happier without a CGM on. I am not proud of this, because I know I should be basking in the latest and greatest tools available to me, but it is the…

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Rounding the Bend with My Dexcom

AmyT — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:00:48 +0000

OK, so the honeymoon is over. There’s always that euphoria when you start using a new gadget or tool, and it always wears off over time. I’m still glad to have my new Dexcom — believe you me! — because…

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DexCom 7 — By God, She Likes It

AmyT — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:00:41 +0000

“Mom, you have a new beep!” — my 13-year-old, apparently discovering my new CGM I am back on the Dexcom (!), and feeling the truth behind the saying, ‘third time’s a charm.’ I all but swore off continuous glucose…

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