Anyone reading this blog knows that being diagnosed with diabetes isn’t easy, and the thought of sharing that news with people in your life can be daunting.
We’ve written about “coming out of the closet” before, but today we have a special story brought to us by our talented cartoonist, D-Advocate and correspondent Mike Lawson. He met a woman who had an especially hard time revealing her diabetes, which prompted him to “rethink” the whole…
You might not know it by just glancing at the name “Children with Diabetes,” but the annual diabetes conference in Florida each year isn’t a kids-only atmosphere. At least, not anymore.
Nowadays, the Friends for Life conference is definitely a grown-up party and more adults are joining in on the fun!
Everything began in 1995, when an Ohio D-Dad named Jeff Hitchcock founded the online forum that has become the thriving CWD community. His daughter…
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 above 7% in 40 years of living with type 1 diabetes. Rather than responding directly, I tweeted, “I want to die a little.”
Why the strong reaction? Because in the 18 years I’ve had type…
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 managed to snag that Dexcom CGM like I had planned (although it’s still on my wish list). I have a pretty good idea of where my A1c is sitting at right now and let’s just…
Note to self: Never say never, and never brush aside any tool that might possibly be able to help you smooth your wild glucose excursion rides.
Not long ago, I declared my happiness being untethered from my CGM. But as of about two weeks ago, I am wearing my continuous glucose monitor again. If you read my last post, you know what that means: I consider it my go-to solution when things are not going…