In going through receipts to submit for work travel last week, I realized I had one or two for the exact same order: iced coffee and a banana. Maybe more than one or two. I’m sensing a theme. Turns out this traveler with diabetes defaults on the regular to the same snack. Which is fine because repeat snacks have predictable…
Arriving at the hotel last night, I realized my insulin pump needed a swap-and-refill. I pulled out all the necessary supplies for a pump site change and dumped them onto the hotel bed. The little insulin bottle protector* I use keeps my insulin safe(r). But it also covers the vial, so I didn’t realize the bottle was all-but empty until…
Until a few months ago, I didn’t know much about the peer-to-peer support and family connection accomplished by ConnecT1D. It wasn’t until Susan Horst reached out to me to see if I was available to visit for their ConnecT1D retreat that I was thrown into their world of the powerhouse diabetes outreach taking place in the Pacific Northwest. Susan Horst, project manager…