Diabetic ketoacidosis is a life threatening complication. It is common in people with Type 1 Diabetes because their pancreas does not produce insulin. But, it can also happen in individuals with Type 2 Diabetes when their blood sugar reaches critical level. During episodes of DKA, the body runs low on insulin so it burns fats as an alternative energy source. This process … [Read more...]
DBlog Week’s Tell Me a Story Wildcard: A Letter from a Grumpy Friend…
Write a short story personifying a diabetes tool you use on a daily basis. A meter, syringe, pump, pill, etc. Give it a personality and a name and let it speak through you. What would it be happy about, upset about, mad about? (Thank you Heather of Unexpected Blues for this topic.) Dear Lonnie, Well, I guess this is it. Okay. Bid me farewell and pray I don’t come back to … [Read more...]
DBlog Week’s Mantras and More: Getting Through Bad Diabetes Days
Today let’s share what gets us through a hard day. Or more specifically, a hard diabetes day. Is there something positive you tell yourself? Are there mantras that you fall back on to get you through? Is there something specific you do when your mood needs a boost? Maybe we've done that and we can help others do it too? “Everything’s gonna be OK.” It’s cliché. It’s a … [Read more...]
DBlog Week’s What Brings Me Down: Being a Diabetic and Being In Denial
May is Mental Health Month so now seems like a great time to explore the emotional side of living with, or caring for someone with, diabetes. What things can make dealing with diabetes an emotional issue for you and / or your loved one, and how do you cope? (Thanks go out to Scott of Strangely Diabetic for coordinating this topic.) With minor symptoms, you can get away with … [Read more...]
Diabetes Blog Week 2014: Poetry Tuesday
This year, Diabetes Blog Week and TuDiabetes are teaming up to bring out the poet in you! Write a poem, rhyme, ballad, haiku, or any other form of poetry about diabetes. It Depends... This is the moment when you become speechless …of seemingly endless pondering and wild guesses …the moment when you feel shattered and helpless …This is the moment when the doctor says, … [Read more...]