Leigh Fickling was at the Friends for Life event this past weekend in Falls Church, VA and this morning, she posted about the power of FFL and of the green or orange bracelets given out to attendees on her Facebook page. I asked if I could share her post on SUM, and she was kind enough to say yes. Take…
Guest Post: Until Next Time, FFL.
Diabetes Advocacy, Diabetes and Family, Diabetes Community, Diabetes Online Community, Guest Diabetes Blogger, Psychosocial Support#amadiabetes: Preparing for College.
Diabetes Online Community, Psychosocial Support, Real Life Diabetes“In your senior year [of high school], what did you do to prepare for being away from caregivers?” This question came in from someone through the #amadiabetes form, and I have some ideas. Thing is, I only have one version of the answer, so I’m hoping others from the community can chime in either here in the comments section or…
At 4 am, when I woke up to hang out with my little apple jack to feed him, my blood sugar was 108 mg/dL. He ate and we both went back to bed. When I woke up at 6.30 am, my blood sugar was somehow 221 mg/dL. What the hell happened?! Usually, breastfeeding makes my blood sugar drop, not rise….