Non-Prescription Supply Program

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DiabetesMine Patient Voices Contest 2012!

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Blood

Annie, our Mommy to Be definitely got me thinking with this blog
 
Blood—when I look around, it’s everywhere in my life.  Little specks of blood pepper my apartment, my clothes, my purse, and sometimes even my desk.  Recently, I looked at my sheets and as a New Yorker, got nervous that I had bed bugs [...] [...]

Diabetes On The Run

I have gotten a lot of questions about how I integrate distance running and diabetes, and what I do for long runs. To keep myself from surrendering to either mawkish drivel about my Marathon Journey, complete panic about potential catastrophes, or just spazzing out with “OH EM GEE FOUR MORE DAYS!!!!?!?!?!” all over the place, [...] [...]

You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby

This Blog is by Caroline!
Can I just say that I am really proud of the progress I’ve made? (If I can’t….what are you really going to do to me? Try to revoke my rights to Diet Coke like Venus?) Excuse my lack of humility and allow me to enumerate:
I am still glacially slow, but at [...] [...]

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 [...] [...]