Late last week, I came across a post by a kindred type 1 spirit talking about her recent travel spree that has left her with — for her — an undesirable A1c level. While reading her musings on how this happened and what she can do about it, I found myself nodding my head and relating to her struggles dealing with the intersection of “real life” and “diabetes life.”
Even after 18 years of living…
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They say if you do something 36 times, it becomes a habit. In that case, BG testing ought to be hard-wired by now. But it isn’t… Why do I still have to force myself to do it?
I mean, before meals I’m like Pavlov’s dogs: trained to take a certain action in order to get my treat. And the physical motions of glucose testing have certainly become habitual. I could do it with my eyes…
The somewhat tenuous division between people with type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes has always existed, but it’s been more in the public eye lately after being discovered by mainstream media (see the November Chicago Tribune article, ‘Diabetes’ Civil War‘). Just last week, the Globe and Mail published an article on whether or not type 1 diabetes should be renamed to distinguish it from type 2.
We thought it would be nice to ask…
We’ve all heard them at one time or another — those insensitive comments that just make you cringe. But what do you say back? We might wish we could share the snarky comeback on the tip of our tongues, but that isn’t always a good idea, especially if this is someone you’ll have to see again (a family member, friend, etc.). A few weeks ago, D-mom blogger Joanne was inspired by a “D-wit” post from…
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