It’s nice to talk with other people who have diabetes. It’s even better to laugh with other people who have diabetes, finding some levity in the diabetes moments that seem like they’re shuttling towards chaos. And a few weeks ago, I had the chance to both talk and laugh (hard) with the Diabetes Dominator herself, Daniele Hargenrader. We talked about…
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Dexcom, Diabetes Advocacy, Diabetes Community, Diabetic Mommy, Pumping Insulin, Robot Life“How long have you been on the pump?” He stood next to his car, holding the gas pump to his tank, filling up his car while I was putting my debit card into the console near my car. “I’m sorry?” “Insulin pump. How long for you? I just got mine a few weeks ago.” “Oh, I’m sorry! I thought you…
The oven broke. It took me a while to notice, because it was upwards of 90 degrees inside of my house (no central air … we will not be making this mistake with our next house), but once I realized the stove was kaput, it was about 6.30 pm and very much time for Birdzone’s dinner. While I’d like to…
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Blood Sugars, Dexcom, Diabetes Advocacy, Diabetes Community, Diabetes Online Community, Psychosocial Support, Pumping Insulin, Real Life DiabetesI clicked the button on my Dexcom receiver and saw a “212 mg/dl” with two arrows pointed straight on up. This was the third effortless high in as many hours, and I was convinced my pump site had crapped out. “I am going to run to the bathroom. I need to switch out my site,” I said to Chris, moving…