Some of my earliest memories are of carbs, challah in particular.
My great-grandfather Rocky was a baker, and as a child…
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Reviewing the T1 Tactical Insulin Pump Holster
I’ve been on the Medtronic 640g for a few years now, and I have had to replace the clip (that attaches the pump to my pa…
What Bill Maher Got Wrong About Fat-Shaming
A few weeks ago, I watched comedian Bill Maher’s biting segment calling for fat-shaming to make a comeback. Maher attrib…
American Diabetes Association’s New FoodHub Disappoints
With Halloween just around the corner, here at ASweetLife we’ve been talking about the perils of candy and what hi…
It Happened to Me: Type 1 Diabetes in Adults is Often Misdiagnosed as Type 2
I was misdiagnosed with gestational and type 2 diabetes before getting the correct diagnosis of type 1 (LADA). I’v…
A Medtronic 670G Diary: Start-Up Week
Several months ago, when my A1Cs climbed out of their usual range of 6.5 to 7.2 up to 8.0, my endocrinologist suggested …
What It Feels Like to Run Out of Insulin
Outside Heathrow airport, my heart beat like I was sprinting, but I was actually standing stiff as a Royal. I was having…
Unicorn Hope
I pricked my finger the other day, mindlessly, as I have done roughly 21,900 other times since I was 14, squeezed a drop…
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…
