This continues to be one of the most popular DBlogWeek topics, so let’s have another crack at it! Tell us what your fantasy diabetes device would be? Think of your dream blood glucose checker, delivery system for insulin or other meds, magic carb counter, or anything else you can think of. The sky is the limit – what would you love to see? Riva Greenberg’s article, The Type … [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 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...]
First 14 Days After Gastric Bypass Surgery Recap
The first two weeks after Gastric Bypass surgery was an interesting challenge...but a challenge that made me learn a few things and tested my patience. Could I walk? How long did I need pain killers? How did the eating go? Did I throw up? How is my progress? I was released from the hospital on July 2nd at around 12 pm. I was pacing at 10 am and I tell you...the hospital does … [Read more...]