A running list of medications/devices I currently use throughout the day to attempt to manage my type 1 diabetes: insulin pump (t:slim) insulin pump supplies (cartridges, tubing, cannula) glucose meter (Verio Sync) glucose test strips (One Touch) Humalog insulin vials continuous glucose monitor (Dexcom G4 at the moment) Toughpads (to prevent Dexcom adhesive reactions) prenatal vitamin And then there are…
Charity Shuster-Gormley is a native Vermonter who currently works as a mental health worker in a psychiatric hospital. She was first diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in the summer of 2000 at 15 years old. Charity holds a Bachelors degree in Psychology and a Masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. She lives with her husband, their 6-year-old Dachshund Amos,…
“Thank you for calling [insert every company name I had to call yesterday here]. Please listen carefully, as our telephone options have changed.” “Please press one to continue in English, para español oprima dos.” “Press two if you are a patient, press three if you are a provider, press four if you are a member of the media, press five…
Standing at my desk and chatting up a coworker, coffee in hand, I noticed the tiniest twinge of a headache. Not overly concerned, I sat down and pulled out my meter. “Just to rule it out,” I thought, loading up the meter with a strip and clink … ringing in at an icy 39 mg/dl. “You have to be kidding…