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Pumping Decisions… Decisions about Pumping!

Post by Coral. Read her bio here!
I thought about doing a post about Halloween, but realized that Halloween is one holiday where I kind of pretend that I am not a diabetic for 12 hours… so I don’t want to talk about it!
I have officially jumped on the pump wagon. I don’t actually have one [...] [...]

Reflection on a walk

Post by Coral – read her bio here!
Two weeks ago, Venus and I participated in the Manhattan Walk for a Cure… and boy were we both determined to participate!
Two days before the big event I realized that I had committed to raising $500… I had $0. I frantically wrote an email, compiled as many email [...] [...]

In the last two weeks…

Post by Coral – read her bio here!
In the last two weeks, I have:

Had a cold and got better
Had an infected toe and got better
Went to the gym twice (oops! Definitely need to step this up…)
Launched two early college access programs for middle school kids (my job is awesome!)
Flew to Chicago, Austin and Houston (again, [...] [...]

My Feet

Post by Coral – read her bio here!
There are so many things you have to think about as a PWD besides controlling your blood sugars that it would drive anyone insane. We are typically so preoccupied with our blood sugars and injections or boluses that we just don’t have time to think about everything else. That [...] [...]

Just wanted to let you know, I have type 1 diabetes

Post by Coral – read her bio here!
At the last women’s group meeting, one topic of discussion was – when do you tell people that you have diabetes? When do you let your boss or people at work know that you are a type 1 diabetic? When do you let the man (or woman) you’re [...] [...]