Non-Prescription Supply Program

As of Monday, August 17 – ACT 1 has launched its non-prescription diabetes supplies program – check out the details and how you can participate here!

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Turkey and Swine by Venus

Hello Everyone. Tuesdays are usually my blog day, but I am filling in for Tina
I hope everyone had a beautiful holiday for those of you who celebrated it. And for those who didn’t I hope you still had a wonderful weekend! Hopefully everyone’s blood sugars behaved and everyone enjoyed all the food they stuffed [...] [...]

You are lucky, you have diabetes

Blog by Coral!
I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving dinner with family and/or friends. I did a surprisingly ok job at guestimating how much insulin to take for turkey, gravey, mashed potatoes, yams, green bean casserole, stuffing, fudge nut pie, pumpkin pie, and apple pie with whipped cream. Yummmm….
My oldest brother and his wife just [...] [...]

Not So Jazzy

This post is by Katie – read her bio here!
Yesterday morning I woke up and couldn’t find my glucometer.  I opened up the Jazz WaveSense meter that I had gotten for free at the ADA expo.  The reading was 107, what I consider a “glucometer-commericial-worthy” number, but I was shaking and pretty sure I felt [...] [...]

Thanksgiving Diabetic style

This post is by Stacey – read her bio here!
What is the first thing everyone thinks about when thinking about Thanksgiving?  I guarantee it’s food.  Of some sort.  Whether it be turkey or mashed potatoes or cranberry sauce or pumpkin pie or stuffing.  I think we can all agree that food is the main highlight of [...] [...]

A Complicated Relationship

As a Diabetic, especially as a Type 1 Diabetic, testing my BG is an integral part of my daily life. The number displayed depends on many factors. The numbers also dictates much of my activity throughout the day.
Every Type 1 has their favorite meter. I personally love my One Touch Ultra Link. However I have [...] [...]