I lurked during the recent conversations surrounding the petition to change the name of type 1 diabetes, but I refrained from commenting for several reasons: 1. Lee Ann Thill said most of what I was thinking, and she said it well. … Read more
I was a total mess when I got home from the Mountain to Valley 215 kilometer, (133.5 miles) off road, relay race (M2V) on Friday morning. After 28 hours of driving, running eating on the go and sleeping very little, … Read more
Normal people do normal things without planning. Eat. Sleep. Run. Anytime. Anywhere. When you live on insulin, though, it’s a totally different story. Spontaneity tends to lead to disaster. So, I plan. This should mean I’m safe, right? But for … Read more
This morning, I woke up to a pleasant surprise: my blood sugar was 100, my target reading. Immediately, I couldn’t help but think about how when I was little, I would draw pictures of fireworks and smiley faces in the … Read more
This past Thursday was a stressful day for me. As a college student, waking up any time before 10 A.M. is particularly unpleasant. So when my mother informed me that I had an appointment scheduled with my endocrinologist at 7:45 … Read more
Last month, the news started circling: they cured diabetes in dogs! Mice we hear about often– but dogs is new and exciting. So what’s the story there? The publication in question is “Treatment of Diabetes and Long-term Survival Following Insulin … Read more
Over the last few days, I’ve begun to understand how fragile my son’s compliance with our eating guidelines really is. Sacha is six, and was diagnosed at the age of two. Until recently, he’s been young and impressionable enough to … Read more
This morning I was standing in line at the drug store to get my diabetes drugs when I felt that familiar sudden dip in my stomach and throat. Color drained from my face and my fingers started to tremble and … Read more
This morning I ran 6.5 miles at a 7:20-7:30 pace, 15 seconds quicker than my target marathon pace. I ran a 4-mile warm up, checked my blood sugar – it was 130 – took a gel and started my run. … Read more
I’m thinking about needles. About how, if you asked me twenty-seven years ago to stick a needle into my finger, two, three or four times a day, I would have found you mad. How the first time the doctor showed … Read more
