I can’t even count the number of times I’ve written about the importance of the diabetes online community. Topic-wise, it’s one of my favorite themes to revisit. And I’m absolutely positive as to WHY. When I first started blogging, I didn’t know other people who had diabetes. Yes, I encountered the rogue PWD here and there (as a waitress, at…
Want to make Friends for Life? Here’s how: Ingredients: 1 large Coronado Spring Millions of humidity molecules 3,000 family members who live with diabetes 1,000 (estimated) Mickey Mouse waffles 22 bowls of glucose tabs Dozens of supportive siblings Hundreds of orange bracelets Hundreds of green bracelets Several buffet tables of carb-counted food Add sports central, support sessions, and learning workshops to…
The first flight out was jumbly, with the plane riding into some kind of air pocket right after takeoff, eliciting audible screams from some of us. (No, not from me. Turns out that, if things get scary, I resort to frantically saying the F word under my breath whilst clutching the arm rest.) Once the plane hit some smooth air,…
Guest Post: Taking Steps Towards Better.
Diabetes and Emotions, Diabetes Community, Diabetes Online Community, Guest Diabetes BloggerEmotional health can influence someone’s physical health, and after decades with type 1 diabetes, I know that my health is best when I’m being cared for as a person, with mental health categorized as high a priority as my A1C or standard deviation of blood sugar. How you feel about the disease you live with every day matters. Today, my favorite texting…
“And then Marcus gave me a Valentine and it had SPIDERMAN STICKERS on it and I love Spiderman stickers so that was the best Valentine I got except the one from Maddie that had a pencil and that was ALSO THE BEST ONE,” yelled Birdzone from the backseat as I was buckling myself into the driver’s seat. “Yeah? So Valentine’s…
Being an Adult at Children With Diabetes
Diabetes Community, Diabetes Online Community, Psychosocial SupportIn the years I’ve attended CWD’s Friends for Life conference, I always came away with this appreciation for what the conference provides for kids with diabetes, and their parents. Kids – a whole bunch of them – running amuck and clad in green bracelets with pump tubing flapping from underneath their t-shirts … it’s a place where these families hopefully feel…
Diabetes Goal Bingo
Diabetes and Emotions, Diabetes Community, Diabetes Online Community, Mental Health, Psychosocial Support, Pumping Insulin, Real Life Diabetes, Robot LifeRecently, I reconnected with a long-lost local PWD named Ryan. Last time Ryan and I saw one another, we were talking about diabetes goal-setting and dealing with wicked bouts of burnout. And this week I received an email from him with a freaking brilliant idea about how to stay motivated towards setting – and reaching – diabetes-related goals. “I’ve had this…
I held hands with Superman. It’s true. He was six years old and missing a front tooth and melted my heart by comparing pumps and trying not to step on any cracks as we walked along the sidewalk towards the Children’s Museum. “Can’t step on the cracks,” I warned, tipping my foot sideways to avoid a fissure. “Got it. I…