Diabetes… Making the Best of a Mental Situation 10 Jul 201910 Jul 2019 Pregnant women do not have a disability. Pregnant women are fully capable of doing things for themselves. Pregnant women are strong; they are warriors. They are bringing the gift of life…
Diabetes… Success in numbers 25 Feb 2019 As I previously mentioned in my last blog, I'm pregnant. Along with that, since this is my first pregnancy, I've been vigilant and reading pretty much everything I can get…
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…
