All about my experience on POLI (pumper on long acting insulin).
Insulin pump
We All Make Mistakes.
We all make mistakes... including mistakes with Diabetes.
Mother Nature, I’d Like to Return Your Gift, Please. Diabetes Doesn’t Get Along with Periods!
Mother Nature, I’d like to take a rain check! If you are not quite comfortable with reading or talking about the “Time of the Month,” gift from mother nature- AKA period. Then… this post might not be for you- I won’t be “graphic." This post was also written before my PCOS and endometriosis diagnosis in … Continue reading Mother Nature, I’d Like to Return Your Gift, Please. Diabetes Doesn’t Get Along with Periods!
Pump-Site Sagas: It’s the doorknob’s fault.
For those days you’re walking out the door on the way to work or class, and you feel the tug… It’s the doorknob’s fault. When you take a standardized test in elementary school and wonder why you can’t get your BG down. Then a smell fills the air, and you look down to see … Continue reading Pump-Site Sagas: It’s the doorknob’s fault.
I made the switch from the Pump to Shots- at least for now.
I had this whole plan. It was an ingenious plan I'd say! Wake up super early, 6:45- which I did. Eat. Run. Pack. Clean the Bathroom. Do the Dishes. Do my laundry for my sheets, comforter, mattress pad, and towels. My desire was to be out the door by 9AM. Well.. I'm sitting here and … Continue reading I made the switch from the Pump to Shots- at least for now.
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