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Why is it that after 21 years I still really, really dislike needles????  Here I am 5 days into an established pump sight and it’s past time for change.  I woke up today knowing I needed to change the sight and have put off doing so ALL DAY LONG!!!  I put it off through both [...]

I’m big on anniversaries so there are numerous times during the year that I refocus and the New Year is one of those times.   21 years ago, during my freshman Christmas break, my doctors decided I needed to go on insulin.  21 years ago….each new year is a milestone for me.   I’ve been absent from [...]

Well, I almost missed it…er….not really the truth – I knew about it on Tuesday but sat on it and thought about it and now I’m blogging about it. This week, September14-20, has been National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week.
My illness, my daily challenges can be invisible to the rest of the world.  In [...]

Austin,  my nephew, is my warrior advocate.  He finished the IronKids Triathlon in Alpharetta, Ga this past weekend.  Not
only did he finish, but he place 5th in his age group.  5th!!!  That qualifies him to participate in the  IronKids National Championship Triathlon in Tuscon, AZ on October 4th.    You can check out his thoughts and [...]

Well, I registered my oldest for high school today.  What a process!!!  How is it that education can change that much in 24 years?  Whew…and today was just registration!
I started thinking, as my stress level soared today…. if I had the opportunity to give up diabetes for a “do-over’ in high school would I?  Heck [...]

Yesterday was a bit of a mystery with regards to my blood sugars. Couldn’t quite figure out why I couldn’t get below 155 all day long. I had a relatively new site so I really watched what I ate.  I tried to stay away from carbs. But that didn’t do the trick [...]

My second post was all about my nephew, Austin, and his quest to participate in a triathlon.  He has been working so hard.  You can follow his training by going to his blog site.  Austin has been diligent in his training and he is surpassing his goals already.  His first triathlon is the Kiwanis Kids [...]

I’m so sorry that I’ve been absent from my new blog site.  You see, this past Wednesday the first wave of family arrived in sunny SoCal for some good family fun.  Saturday morning brought the next group.  Sadly everyone headed back to their homes this morning.  It has been very quiet today.
All this quiet has [...]

I am spent – thoroughly spent.  I got the result of my most recent Hemoglobin A1C today and am trying to figure out how to handle the “number”.
Since I’m new to the blog world I feel like I need to give a quick history so you’ll understand where I’ve come from.  Aside from my three [...]

I got my shipment of insulin today.  I was on a high (mental, that is) as I placed each and every box in it’s perfect place.  You see, I go into this slight OCD everytime my new supplies arrive.  Every has a place and everything must be in that place!  For me, the insulin takes [...]