Waffles.
From the moment I spied the oversized white cardboard box on my doorstep, I knew exactly what was waiting for m…
Articles by Jacquie Wojcik
Adventures in Gluten-Free Baking, starring Pereg Flours
It’s been just over a year since my Celiac disease sentence was handed down. And while I’m more adjusted than I was last…
How to Be Bad at Diabetes: A Confession
From the outside, it’s easy to assume that diabetes is a numbers thing. Eat this much food, give this much insulin, exer…
A Field Guide to People With Diabetes: 7 Things to Look For
When you live with diabetes for a given amount of time, your mind is always on the lookout for those secret clues – the …
My Celiac Diagnosis: As If Diabetes Wasn’t Enough
And while my options for eating out at restaurants are more limited, my tendency for self-pity is not. All it takes is a…
I Speak Diabetes
I once heard the mother of a child with diabetes express her disgust with the word “bolus.” As it turns out, a bolus is …
How To Make Basal Rate Testing Less Brutal
If you use an insulin pump or multiple daily injections to treat your diabetes, you’ve probably heard of (or performed) …
My Purse Has Diabetes, Too
During my senior year in high school, I once made the tragic mistake of leaving my purse on my car while I drove out of …
5 Truths All People With Diabetes Know
People who don’t know much about diabetes (and who like to get all up in other people’s business) might express their co…
10 More Things Not to Say to a Person With Diabetes
“But you’re not fat.” Thank you so much for the keen evaluation of my overall well-being based on modern society’s perce…
