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Black Friday and Cyber Monday, two of the busiest shopping days of the year, are just around the corner.
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When adrenaline made her blood sugar skyrocket, it was like she was pedaling through mud. She struggled to even go, as she pushed herself to move along a flat road. And you know what? She did it with a smile on her face and while cracking jokes, and while figuring out a dose to bring herself down.
I woke up the next day to a new life. My face was a mess. My body was cracked and broken and bruised and hurt. But my heart... I don’t know how to explain it except to say that it was pouring rain outside my hospital window, but the sky had never looked more beautiful.
Delicata squash is quite a popular form of winter squash and it popping up more and more frequently in grocery stores. A huge benefit is that this…
I began to think of my son as a patient rather than a child, my child. I could rattle off his last sugar reading, his 14-day sugar average...
Single with diabetes. I sleep with a different brand of glucose tablets every night. Don’t judge.
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Happy World Diabetes Awareness Month! This year ASweetLife has teamed up with All Day I Dream About Food, Low Carb Yum, KetoDietApp, and SugarFreeMom…
Nothing says “the holidays” quite like cranberry orange baked goods. This coffee cake is bursting with orange zest, pecans, and a sweet cranberry filling. It’s really not hard to make but it certainly looks impressive. And it’s just the thing for your holiday brunch. Add a dollop of whipped cream and it can also double as dessert.
For me time stopped on February 3, 2010 when my 13 year old son, Jesse, suddenly passed away due to type 1 diabetes. So instead of being a 19 year old young man today, he is still 13, alive only in our minds and our hearts. I wonder frequently who my son would be today – who I would be today – if he were still here.