Diabetes… #FML: That moment at the airport when you realize you left your insulin in the hotel fridge 12 Apr 2015 Greetings! Well, this is my week back from my tour of Spain. My family and I went in celebration of my 30th birthday. The big 3-0! Yeah, don't ask me…
Culture… When Your Child Is Diagnosed With Diabetes… 2 Mar 2015 Two of the most important people in any child’s life are parents. No one is going to dispute me on this, I hope. We can also add any parental figures…
Health… Researchers Use Twitter To Determine Heart Attack Risk 23 Jan 201523 Jan 2015 I love Twitter. Besides all the conversations and the relationships I've built being on the platform, I love it because it's opening itself up to new and more interesting developments…
Complications… The Top 5 Diabetic Myths 14 Jan 201514 Jan 2015 NO! That will NOT cure your Type 2 diabetes! Sorry, just letting out my frustration with someone who sent me a message regarding "essential oils" that will "cure" diabetes. I.…
Diabetes… Research Study: How Does Diabetes Affect Sleep? 12 Jan 201512 Jan 2015 Hi again and happy New Year! It's 2015...already. This year brings a lot of different things, like turning 30 and rethinking my life plan. However, this is not what this…
Culture… Gobble.Gobble. The 5 Things I’m Most Grateful For This Year. 26 Nov 2014 I could have said 10. I feel like 5 was just the right amount though. Every year I write a blog about diabetes and Thanksgiving, or so it seems. I…
Diabetes… Write Right about Diabetes 19 Nov 201418 Nov 2014 There are a few things that irk me about articles that I see written about diabetes. Where to begin? Well, let's give you my credentials and my "right" to be…
Diabetes… Diabetes and Tech: We’re all Geeks. 12 Nov 201412 Nov 2014 Continuous Glucose Monitors hurt. Their needles are thicker than anything I’ve seen since I’ve been diagnosed—do you know how many needles that is? Thousands. Blood withdraw, injections, tetanus shots, vaccines,…
Diabetes… Importance of Diabetes Awareness: Do you have a pancreas? Beware of Diabetes. 5 Nov 20145 Nov 2014 Apparently, we haven’t been screaming loud enough or taking the proper measures to ensure that people know how big of impact diabetes is making worldwide. I’m honestly quite shocked that…
Diabetes Insulin… The Necessary Medicine — even for you. 19 Oct 2014 Let's talk about insulin. I never thought about it as a medication, as much as it is something that my body no longer produces and needs in order to survive.…