I pricked my finger the other day, mindlessly, as I have done roughly 21,900 other times since I was 14, squeezed a drop…
Difficult Magic: T1D Musings |
The Shadow Story
I get up around 8 in the morning.
My Dexcom wakes me up with three beeps: the low alert. At 8:07am, my blood sugar is 6…
Carrying the Light
This morning, at the end of a team meeting at work, my boss said she wanted us to do “a brief activity.” I’d gotten ther…
Cause of Death: American Diabetes Association Recommendations
I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (LADA) when I was pregnant with my third son. I had been previously misdiagnosed wi…
My Favorite Low Carb Keto Candy Recipes
Some people like to warm up in winter by eating a bowl of steaming hot soup. Not me. When the cold weather comes, I like…
This Attention, This Care
When I was first learning to count carbohydrates, I lugged a small but hefty CALORIE KING book with me everywhere I went…
Difficult Magic: T1D Musings
Hi, readers!
My name is Sarah, and I’m thrilled to be writing to you as a new contributing writer to ASweetLife.
I was d…
Digital Health Education Works. So Why Aren’t We Investing In It?
One third of adults in the U.S. live with one or more chronic illnesses. Conditions they need to take care of themselves…
“I think she’s drunk.” I Wasn’t, I Was in Severe Hypoglycemia
It was 10 PM and I was weaving on the boardwalk. “Are you okay? Are you okay,” my acquaintance Susan asked several times…
What The “Forgotten Patient” Teaches Us
“Forgotten patients” are people who live well with a chronic illness. So well that we we barely see them. They are all b…