Category: Personal

My Father’s Last Beer

...these were men who knew about hard things, Spike in World War II, Charlie in World War I, my dad as an immigrant slipping away from Poland on a merchant ship - they understood sacrifice, but giving up beer because of "sugar," that seemed to stump them...
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The Hypoglycemic Correcting Blues- -Glucometer - BC40

The Hypoglycemic Correcting Blues

My blood sugar reading was 44 mg/dl...I had run out of glucose tablets and Lucozade Sport – a glucose drink that I depend on for low blood sugars...
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Sweet Siphon

“You know, it’s the funniest thing,” I’d say at lunch, wolfing down a turkey club with extra mayonnaise. “I’m feeling a little thirsty. Is anyone else feeling, you know, a little thirstier than normal?”
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Home Alone With Diabetes

I woke up drenched in sweat, the sheets cold and clammy beneath me. I grabbed my phone and stumbled down the stairs, gripping the walls for support. Subconscious reflex led me to unlock the front door after I made it down the stairs.
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