Diabetes… Let’s face the fear: I’m having a baby! 26 Jan 201926 Jan 2019 Don't get me wrong. I'm super excited to be pregnant and at this rate, in officially my eleventh week of gestation. Eleven weeks. When they did my ultrasound, they said…
Diabetes… Remember when 2020 seemed futuristic? 10 Jan 2018 It’s the beginning of 2018 and it’s time to set those resolutions, right!? Not so fast. In an exchange with someone at work, I proclaimed that I’m really not about…
Diabetes… How to Feel When A Product Actually Works 12 Sep 201712 Sep 2017 I’m getting married in less than a year. If there’s anything that comes along with the happiness and dread you feel planning a wedding, the pressure to look impeccable is…
Culture… Stop Assuming You Know How I Feel 17 Jan 201718 Jan 2017 Not 24 hours ago did I read a blog post that kind of blew my mind. It wasn't in the sense that I was exposed to something new and life-changing,…
Diabetes… My Diabetes Advocacy 22 Mar 201622 Jan 2019 I reread an interview I did a few years ago during National Diabetes Awareness Month aka November. Although I felt that it could have been a bit more concise and articulate,…
Complications… The Drop 6 Mar 201622 Jan 2019 Earlier tonight, after a day of working out and hanging out with my family, I came home to relax and as I awoke from a nap, I realized that my…
Diabetes… Hope? Is that the right word? 11 Jan 2016 As much as we all want to believe there will be a cure for diabetes, especially Type 1, in our lifetime isn't it still a reach? Happy New Year to…
Culture… Is That A Pager? And other random things that make me go… hmmm…. 18 Sep 2015 It happens at least once a week, more when I'm around people and have to pull out the pump from my pocket. "Is that a pager?" Now, after being asked…
Diabetes… Being Healthy Isn’t Profitable 15 Sep 201515 Sep 2015 It's been another long while since I've written, but I feel that it's time to do so again. The time seemed right, so here I am. A few months ago,…
Complications… Does diabetes really disable me? 31 May 201516 Jun 2015 Through work, we are voluntarily asked to fill out a questionnaire regarding disabilities-- making sure they hit quotas, I suppose, on supporting the people with disabilities in this world. I…