I received a comment on one of my previous posts that reads: Hi. I have a question. I see you have lived in Mexico. I am having horrible issues finding pump supplies here you have any ideas? So I thought I would answer the question. When I lived in Mexico, I knew that I was…
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I Give Myself Shots in the Bathroom Because I´m Cool Like That
Contrary to my ¨I’m cool with it¨ attitude in the title, this is actually one of the weirder things that I’ve done and I’m so looking forward to being able to stop. As I mentioned in my last post, my pump broke so I am going pump-less for the next couple of days. I am…
My Key To Life Broke
My brother came up with that one (the title). Actually, my insulin pump broke, but same difference, right? I got home from school on Thursday and when I tried to bolus for a snack, none of my buttons would work. For those of you who don’t know, I use the MiniMed Paradigm 722. So anyway,…
Major Change in Diabetic Food Caused Uproars
Yah. I’m being dramatic. But I do have some awesome snack ideas! It’s sort of a fact that diabetics can’t eat what everybody else can eat. I hate that rumor. Well, I suppose it isn’t a rumor, because it mostly goes for type 2 diabetics, but on some days I just beg for sugar free,…
My Gum Drops Are Out To Kill Me
Okay, maybe I’m joking. My normal pencil bag candy for school is Smarties. I’ve mentioned this before. Well, last time I checked, Smarties are strictly American and Canadian candy. And, oh right, I live in Mexico. So it might be time to extend my candy preferences. So let me remind you about something: I absolutely…
Maybe SpiderMan Was Diabetic
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…
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…
Mexico
Just a heads up. So I have ‘up and moved’ to Mexico. My parents want my brother and sister and I to learn Spanish and get a culture shock and things like that, so here we are. We’re only living here for the year, but that is more than enough time to get some freakin’…