I recently received a letter from a girl named Sam who had a pump wearing tip for girls. Hi! I’m a diabetic too! I read your post about wearing your insulin pump on your boot while you wear a dress, and I have a tip. It’s sort of strange and not to everyone’s liking, but…
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Diabetes Supplies in Mexico
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…
Halloween and Diabetes
One of the biggest misconceptions about diabetes is that diabetics can’t eat sugar. Which, quite plainly, is wrong. Diabetics can eat sugar, and really, as much of it as they want, as long as you manage your insulin and blood sugars. So basically, it’s okay to go Trick-o-Treat. And it’s okay to eat candy. I…
Interview
A couple of weeks ago, I got an email from a guy who runs a diabetes website based in Iran. Which is totally cool. He asked me if I would be willing to do an interview with them. And I couldn’t say no, so I answered a few questions. How many chances like that do…
Insulin Pump Clips
Recently I’ve been investigating some handy ways to store your pump when you don’t have a clip. Mine broke. I was upset. What do you do with your pump when you don’t have pockets or a clip? (For some reason pockets that are actually usable doesn’t make sense with girl fashion. Don’t ask me why.…
My Closet is a Pharmacy
Literally. So before I had the pump we used to shove all of my diabetes supplies in this one cabinet in the kitchen. And it didn’t really work out to well because it was just messy and cramped and unorganized and you couldn’t find anything. It came to the point where I was finding my…
Thanksgiving
I can’t wait. Thanksgiving is such an awesome holiday. We get a couple of days off to stuff ourselves with food and give thanks to all those who arrived on the Mayflower. It’s just so totally awesome. Thanksgiving however has started me thinking. When it comes to diabetes, I can find to very significant points…
Balancing Halloween Candy and Diabetes
Just because I’m a freshmen in high school doesn’t mean that I am going to stop Trick O’ Treating. I mean, what kid doesn’t like going out dressed as Dracula and getting about five pounds of candy because they had the nerve to wear fangs? I mean, I’m strongly for the idea myself. And before…