A year ago today I wrote my first introductory post on Blogging Diabetes.  I had no idea what I was doing, but had a goal in mind with three objectives.  Those three were: Discuss the real issues around living with diabetes or being a diabetic Improve and sustain excellent control of this disease Share ideas, [...]

This is a guest post by Rachel Thursby, a mom of a son with diabetes and writer for a blog called What Life Has Become.  Over the summer I heard Rachel talking about having to work on a stressful 504 plan for her son Tristan.  I had to ask her what a 504 plan was [...]

So the big day is fast approaching on November 14th when it is the World Diabetes Day.  I recently found out on twitter that Manny at TuDiabetes is planning a special event at 2:00 PM EST on November 14th where those with diabetes: Test their blood sugar Do some type of exercise or activity for [...]

This is a guest post by Marc Wolf a registered pharmacist and CEO of Diabetic Care Services.  The tips below are to help parents of children with diabetes shift the focus off of Halloween candy so the kids can have more fun.  Thank you Marc for your tips! * * * * * Today, candy [...]

Because it’s Friday and I’m in a good mood, here are a few fun ones for correcting a low blood sugar.  Over correcting is simply treating a low blood sugar with too many carbohydrates where you end up with a high blood sugar.  It’s like going from 40 to 300.  You know you’ve over corrected [...]

In the past I have written about insulin pump advantages and disadvantages.  I have been on a Medtronic insulin pump for about 4 years now and wouldn’t go back to shots without some serious money being involved.  All joking aside, I mind-mapped this post while enjoying some fun and sun on vacation.  There are definitely [...]