It’s about time that someone got this right. This kid is funny and charming and he realizes that WE DON’T LIKE HAVING OUR CHRONIC ILLNESSES BEING THROWN IN OUR FACES. Seriously. By intentional mispronunciation, what we go through on a day to day basis sounds trivial. So props to Kid President.
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Homecoming Parade
I’m posting this super late even though I wrote about it forever ago. Forgive me? Thanks. This week is homecoming week and yesterday was the homecoming parade. Homecoming week, while fun, is one of the most stressful weeks of the school year because there are about four billion activities after school, all the stuff that…
Diabetes Awareness Month
If you haven’t yet noticed, it’s November. Which for many of you, thoughts of Thanksgiving and Charlie Brown cross your mind. However, this is also World Diabetes Awareness Month. November 14 is World Diabetes Day. No, we don’t have a huge movement behind us. The NFL does not wear pink and go bananas to raise…
Stem Cell Research Plus a Cure
So today I ran across all of these articles saying that a Harvard researcher and scientist who has a son and daughter with type 1 diabetes has had a breakthrough in stem cell research in which stem cells are a starting point for beta cell transplantation and ultimately insulin produced from the body itself. Wow.…
Tricking Out a CGM Sensor – MiniMed Enlite
Hey guys. I’ve said this recently, but I now am using Medtronic’s latest insulin pump – the MiniMed 530G with Enlite. The main reason that I got it was because my warranty had expired on my old pump, and also because this pump had a more accurate sensor. To clarify, my old pump used the…
MiniMed 530G With Enlite – The How I Learned To Use It Version
It’s been a while, but a little while ago I got the newest Medtronic insulin pump model. The biggest reason that I upgraded was that I wanted to use the new continuous glucose monitor sensor that came with the pump. Besides that, I don’t find the pump to be all that different from the previous…
Of Prom and Pumps
Hi guys! Long time no see, err, write! So guess what! I finally finished AP exams, and I really only have two classes to worry about right now, except that I’m not worried because those classes are fine. It’s chemistry and Algebra II. Chemistry can be tricky, but I’m doing fine. But that’s really not…
Claire Does Italy, Italy Does Carbs
So this is the first time I’ve felt good in a while so I’m all jazzed up enough to write. Hi guys! So recently I went on a performing arts trip with my school to, wait for it, ITALY!! Wow. It sure was fun and awesome to go on such a cool trip, and I…