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Your Light is Shining Where You Least Expect

This post is by Caroline!
I got two voicemails from my mom last week that socked me in the gut in totally different ways.
The first was a very tense message saying that a dear relative was in the ICU. I was walking out of– of all places– tango class, and stopped dead in my tracks as [...] [...]

When a Low Means Your Face is as Red as a Tomato

Written by Caroline.
In solidarity with Annie this week (read her post before mine!), I would also like to rant about lows….the funnier side, anyways.
Ladies and gentlemen, the most embarrassing moment of my life resulted from a low blood sugar.
The scene: I was about to graduate from high school, and was cruising in [...] [...]

Gold Star

Written by Lesley.
As much as I hate my Diabetes, sometimes I feel like praising it. The logic behind that is totally illogical. I’d be praising an inanimate “thing” for behaving, when its very essence is to “misbehave,” if you’re following me.
You see, the past month or so has been very stressful. Wedding [...] [...]

Being Alone with Diabetes

This post if from our friend, Annie.
After a very scary low that landed me in the ER this week, my endo and CDE have convinced me to try out a CGM for a little while.  I’ve never been interested in a CGM, because from everything I hear, it isn’t really quite there yet [...] [...]

I'm cool...say it!

Our blog today is by Soara-Joye.
Happy Friday d-folk! Just checked my bgl…141! Yes! Lantus…8 units. Novolog…1 unit. And thank God it didn’t hurt this time!
So, I’m about to lay my head on the pillow to go to sleep like a new born baby in her momma’s arms and I think [...] [...]