I read this and it is such a perfect example of how critical it is to be prepared for an emergency but also, not to beat yourself up when emergencies happen because they happen to everyone living with T1. http://typeonediabeticwarrior.blogspot.com/2017/02/do-you-have-your-diabetes-emergency.html?m=1
About Perspective
It became clear that after the last few months, I have begun to feel sorry for myself. I was afraid. I have had some close calls. Years ago, I would drive recklessly and I probably had a lot of close calls and I let them go and I did not think twice. Strange how perspectives…
Diabetes Brain
Note: Don’t think too deeply about diabetes. I’m not talking about bolusing or carb counting. I am talking about the big picture. The big picture is that I am on life support. A friend once used that term when my insulin vial broke and it really shook me. I let that thought in and let…
Aftershock
These past few weeks have been rough. After the first ER visit, I saw my doctor’s office. The first question asked was, “What did you eat this morning?” Sigh. If you want to piss off a T1d then ask them what they eat in relation to their blood sugars. The meeting did not get any…
2016: How to get Through a High Glucose Emergency
This year is nearly over. In so many ways it has been so important to my emotional and physical development. For the first time, I feel like an adult. I am welcomed in my own mind. I think with confidence. As far as diabetes is concerned, this year has given me gratitude, fear, and I…
Final Summary of My Experiment
So. When I started lantus again, it felt like freedom. I was tubeless. No pulling and no scars. No beeping and absolutely no constant site concerns. Using lantus appeared to be a great solution. Then my menstrual cycle started and the insulin resistance I get with hormone changes couldn’t be automatically corrected. I lived with…
They Did Not Give me an Orange
Day five of my diagnosis and it was unclear what my treatment plan was. My stay at the hospital was coming to an end and doctors had not been consistent with me. What was clear was that I was going to be giving myself shots at some point. Without insulin, my glucose levels would not…
The First of the Month
A little under four years ago, I was working for a bank in Downtown Pittsburgh. The bank was unbelievably high trafficked and it was a stressful place to work. I was filling in for a teller from my duties in the backroom and it was the first of the month, the busiest time. The teller…
Pumping Vs Shots: My Experiment
Shortly after I was diagnosed with t1d, my CDE started prepping me to get an insulin pump. I was told it was the best and healthiest way for treatment because it imitates your pancreas. I was on Lantus and Humalog at the time, I was honeymooning and my blood sugars were great. I was also…
Thank you for the Juice
“Fear is a light. It never goes out.” I was listening to the Smiths on the way home today. I was disrupted again by the humiliation, the red face of frustration and the anxious sweat of social anxiety. I was anxious because I needed to ask for a juice box and I was anxious because…
Reader Feedback
Recently, I had one of the lowest Hypoglycemic episodes that I have ever experienced. I was with my sister and she was clueless. She did not understand why I was hurrying and why I was in panic. I do not blame her for this. If I were in her shoes, I probably would be clueless…
To Begin
Because people need to stop judging people. Because people who are ill, people like me need you to understand just enough to not feel so alone.
Coffee, Cake, and Diabetes 