Something that has always been a big fear of mine regarding my diabetes, and potential complications, has been loosing my vision. I think this is a common fear for those of us with diabetes, since the first things we hear about are going blind, loosing limbs, and our kidneys failing. Around 10 years ago, my yearly visits at the eye doctor began to show the signs of diabetes in my eyes. They ..read more

There were new reports today from Gluten Free Watchdog regarding the Nima gluten sensor. Third party testing released from Nima showed that the gluten sensor is wrong much of the time. There were false positives (times when the sensor showed gluten, when it was actually at 20 parts per million or less) about 8% of the time. This is an issue because you may think that something isn't safe to eat ..read more

One of the things that comes up too often in our diabetes community would be the number of those we loose to undiagnosed diabetes. Too often, adults and children are lost because a doctor misdiagnoses Type 1 diabetes as the flu, or a parent or the undiagnosed adult, assumes it is the flu and doesn't seek medical care. We can't stop those who don't seek medical care, but when a medical ..read more

It's been a busy several months for me. I have a ton of stuff going on with work, and when I'm home, it seems like I'm always doing something. Not to mention the month of February was NOT my friend (for multiple reason). But here's to focusing on the positives. First off, I've started on the MiniMed 670G! I got the pump back in January and started wearing it, and then got trained on the new ..read more

The thing I hate more than anything is loosing sleep. I'm a sleeper. I always have been. I took naps way longer than most kids and I had to be dragged out of bed most mornings. I like to get my 8 hours plus. I can also sleep almost anywhere. Put me in a car? I'm asleep in 10 minutes or so. A plane? I'm usually asleep before they get to drink orders. This is not unusual for me. The only time I ..read more

One year ago today, my life changed. That evening, I prepared for my endoscopy to confirm my diagnosis of Celiac Disease. In doing that, I ate my last meal that included gluten. It was a dinner from a restaurant. My mom had come down to be with me for the procedure, so we ordered out and brought it home to eat. Life changed a year ago. I knew it was coming. I'd gotten a chance to "last chance ..read more

Last week I had an interesting thing happen. I drive for a ride-share company in my spare time. It's a good way for me to save up for things I want to do, when most of my "regular" income goes to bills and day to day expenses. One evening, I picked up a lady. We started to chat and during our chat, I mentioned that I was currently driving to save up to attend Friends for Life this summer. I ..read more

Here's the thing about being diagnosed with Celiac disease in the height of the "gluten-free" craze: everyone think that everything is Celiac safe. I even thought "Yay! There are so many gluten free options for eating out!" What a great thing, right?  I learned, very quickly, that wasn't true. Gluten-free food in a restaurant doesn't mean that it is celiac safe. Grilled chicken salads (one of my ..read more

With the recent national attention being brought to the skyrocketing insulin prices in the past several years, pharmacies, drug companies, and insurance companies have been shed in a pretty poor light. You know it is important when national media is reporting on it. This has been going on for a while, and I haven’t had much to say on the subject. Not because I don’t think it’s an issue, but ..read more

The past couple of days my new insulin pump infusion site has been sore. It was like that when I put it in, but I'm stubborn. I don't like to change it unless I see blood, or my blood sugars get crazy. I didn't have my CGMS in (I was planning on putting one on this morning), so I didn't have a totally solid look on my blood sugars, but I was testing regularly with no major issues. Last night I ..read more