Category: Blog Posts

So here we are again, another year going by, and we’re falling back again next Sunday. It’s kinda odd. Why do we keep changing it up, the changes always timed by the seasons, which, by the way, are also changing. I vote no fall back and no spring forward. It’s an unnecessary disruption in our… Continue reading Falling back: type 1 diabetes does its own thing

Cake. Do not eat it. Cake is not for people with Type 1 diabetes. I tried it before and it’s just not good for the blood sugar – especially if it’s frosted. Last Saturday night I thought I would give cake a try. Disaster. Cake, a very poor choice…I was ok for a few hours,… Continue reading CAKE

The beautiful, colorful images we see as we peer into this 200 year old instrument…amazing and intriguing…patterns circulating over and over, again and again. I imagine the patterns and optical reflections are similar to what exists in the galaxy yet, on a much smaller scale. How wonderful and exciting! As we reflect upon our lives… Continue reading Kaleidoscopes

One thing that really sucs about diabetes is, we always have to pee. Even while we sleep. Even when our glucose levels are totally normal. It doesn’t matter. We have to deal with our diabetic bladder. Since the age of 6 years old, when I was diagnosed with TYPE I diabetes, I remember, every single… Continue reading Even While We Sleep

This morning’s run on the beach was so cool. I saw a starfish or rather, a sea star latched onto a rock. This was the second sea star I have seen this past year. Such a rare sighting and, it made my morning more interesting. I stopped to take a picture – – a photo… Continue reading Sea Stars and TYPE 1s

Ever think about how to maximize the positive? I do. There are a many ways to maximize the positive in this life. And, there are a couple of things that I continue to do regularly, that help me to maximize the positive and, well, that help me feel good throughout the day. Not everyday however,… Continue reading Maximize the Positive

Everything we do, you and I, we need to plan. It’s true. If we do not make an effort to prepare and plan for the day ahead of us, we may be in over our heads with glucose levels out of control, swinging high and low, all over the place. It’s like we have a… Continue reading Always Awake

It’s true, we all gotta work. Some of us are passionate about what we do and others, well, we do what we gotta do to survive. Living with TYPE I is kinda like that. We are constantly in survival mode, all day long, each and everyday. Constant maintenance. Even while we work. Ya. We gotta… Continue reading Gotta Work

Each and everyday you and I start over…we wake up and like a machine, start ourselves up again. Over and over, everyday and all day long. Constant maintenance. Be consistent. Stay on track. We hope for the best, that the day ahead will bring us near perfect glucose levels with little fluctuation – – just… Continue reading Tomorrow

Similar to the way you and I feel when our glucose levels are constantly fluctuating is, well, June Gloom. It happens every June here in Southern California, especially if you live near the ocean. Yes indeed, the gloomy, grey skies, the inconsistent temperatures…chilly in the morning and with gloomy, grey skies shadowing overhead. In the… Continue reading July…It’ll Be Here Soon