Mastisol + Accident = SpiderMan Well, I’m a diabetic who uses a CGM, or a Continuous Glucose Monitor. I live in Mexico, which is a humid climate. And guess what? Humid climates aren’t the best place in the world if you want your CGM to stay stuck to your body. I mean, like fall of…
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A Diabetic’s Idea of a Joke
Here is a list of some funny things that have happened to me. These are the kind of things that any “normal” person wouldn’t laugh at. 1. My grandfather thought he could give me shots because he has a diabetic cat. I had a huge bruise after he stuck the needle in my arm. I…
Give Me The Candy!
Low blood sugars in Mexico. When I’m low at school, I eat Smarties. Unlike in the US, people here don’t really know that I have diabetes, where in the States, it was just some sort of random information that wasn’t big news. Here, nobody knows about it. I mean, I don’t like to publicize the fact that…
I’m a Human Pincushion: Needles ‘N Things
In which people ask me if it hurts to stick a needle into my finger. The first thing that everyone asks me when they first see me testing is if it hurts. I find this to be very weird. I don’t know why, but I do. And I never know how to answer. My answer…
How To Cure High Blood Sugars
Ok, not cure. But it works. I figured out this helpful tip a couple of nights ago. For me, when I’m high, I feel horrible. I don’t really know how to describe it, but I’ll try. I will have a bad taste in my mouth, my whole body feels like it’s up there. Thats the…
A Diabetic Viking
In which we talk about Diabetes but the teacher ignores my thoughts. When I was in 6th grade my Social Studies class learned about the Vikings. These are some of the things that my class mates and I discovered about Vikings. They had awesome ships that were good out in the ocean and in rivers.…
A Low Dilemma
In which people bombard me with questions at my candy eating habits due to low blood sugars. While I’m low I eat Smarties. Everyone thinks I eat Smarties for fun. It’s actually quite the contrary. I hate Smarties. I eat them for lows because then I can’t be tempted to eat them when I’m not.…
An Updated Version of My Letter
Guess what? In Mexico everyone speaks Spanish. So because I’ve moved to Mexico, I translated my letter into Spanish so my teachers will understand. Estimado Maestro(a): Me interesa informarle que tengo Diabetes Tipo 1 y platicarle lo que esto significa para Usted como mi maestro(a) y para mí como su estudiante. No se si sabe…