One Lump or Two? Things that Suck about being Diabetic
Haidee Soule Merritt is a “self-proclaimed” realist and cartoonist, doodling her life of personal struggles and experiences with Type 1 diabetes. Her little book of drawings couched in her “dark sense of humor.” Some are funny, some...
Nicole Johnson (Miss America 1999): Young Adult Type 1 Diabetes Realities
This is a great little primer, short and packed to the brim with practical advice and first-hand stories of how to successfully manage the transition from dependence (life with Mom and Dad) to independence in life while living with Type 1 diabetes. Nicole...
Savvy DBlog Week 2017: D Also Stands for DOG!
Today is the final day of www.bittersweetdiabetes.com’s Diabetes Blog Week 2017. The topic is: More Than Diabetes, about me, with or without a relationship to diabetes. Easy peazy! D Also Stands for DOG! INDEED! I seem to...
Savvy DBlog Week: What Makes Me Crazy Mad
Today is the 4th day of Diabetes Blog Week 2017 … and the topic is What Brings Me Down. Easy, huh?!? Well, I’ve taken it a step further. WHAT MAKES ME CRAZY MAD?!@*^! I thought long and hard about...
Savvy D-Blog Week 2017: You’re the Same as Everyone Else
The Wednesday topic for D-Blog Week 2017 is “The Blame Game.” As I think back over 52 years of D living, I’m recalling the times when someone (on my healthcare team or family or friends) said or did something that felt blaming or hurtful. ...
Savvy D-Blog Week 2017: It’s ONLY Money!
Today’s blog topic is: The Cost of a Chronic Illness. Woooo, there’s a lot of room for writing here, including insurance, Medicare, coverage, cost of our care, accessibility and much, much more! I’m talking today about the cost of being...
Savvy D-Blog Week 2017: Diabetes and The Unexpected, LOOPing
So happy to be back blogging for www.BitterSweetDiabetes.com’s annual Diabetes Blog Week, hosted by Karen Graffeo. Some great topics coming your way this week! Today’s topic is Diabetes and The Unexpected. And my latest, of a lifetime of...
Savvy Update 5.14.2017: Fiasp
Happy Mothers’ Day to all of you who are moms, aunts, grandmothers, people with moms, pet moms! Here’s a special Mothers’ Day edition about Fiasp! Novo Nordisk’s Ultra-Fast Rapid-Acting Insulin Fiasp Approved in Europe and Canada,...
Savvy Update 5.13.2017 ~ sugarBEAT CGM, Insulin Prices, Cured in Mice, Glycemic Variability OK?
Lots of news in the diabetes world … here are some interesting ones! sugarBEAT by Nemaura, is a new CGM is approved and will be available for use in Europe by the end of 2017, according to a report on ASweetLife.com, 4/2017. The sugarBEAT CGM uses a patch...
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