Complications The longer my tenure with diabetes goes, the more I think about the point when it’s all going to catch up to me.  Besides the finger pricks, highs/lows, Endo visits and pump/syringes, I’ve led a pretty normal last 13 years or so with diabetes.  I haven’t let this disease take away anything that I’ve [...]

IV Prep Recall Back in March, I relayed important information about the IV Prep recall by Smith & Nephew.  I had been using the pads for the last 5 years since being on an insulin pump without issue.  I really liked them because not only did they disinfect the skin, but they also added tackiness/adhesive [...]

Illness(es) The last 5 weeks have been as close to what I imagine hell to really be like.  I exaggerate, but probably not by much.  As of late yesterday, my youngest daughter was fever free for the first time since around March 22.  Seriously.  The past 5 weeks have looked like this: Stomach virus went [...]

Expired Glucagon I had a second thought that was probably a no-brainer to you, but didn’t occur to me until after I posted last week about the Glucagon.  My Earth shattering idea is that since the Glucagon expires after only a year or so, chances are you dispose of them often.  Here’s a novel idea.  [...]

Don’t Be Like Me Yesterday I went to my doctor for my regular diabetes check up and A1c test.  I made it a goal a week or so ago to get a new prescription for Glucagon.  Why?  Because the address of the pharmacy on the kit I have is from Richmond, VA where I use [...]

Medtronic CareLink Effective this past Monday I learned that Medtronic’s Carelink (Diabetes Management System) was going to be supported on a Mac operating system/Safari (browser).  I haven’t uploaded my data in quite some time because of compatibility issues and getting a new iMac last fall.  So hearing this news rekindled my drive for better reporting [...]

Website: Diabetic Living Online Editor: Kelly Rawlings Twitter: @KellyRawlings On Facebook While I was doing my weekly shopping I picked up this magazine because it caught my eye.  I thumbed through the first few pages and found the editorial page listing Kelly Rawlings as the Editor.  How cool is that, I actually know Kelly from [...]

I am on Facebook just about every day like the majority of their users.  There are a good number of useful pages and information mixed in with time-sucks like farmville/mafia wars (I’ve totally blocked those types of games).  This post is all about diabetes related pages on facebook.  There are many people that are fans [...]

Recall I mentioned on twitter and facebook about the Avery – Smith & Nephew IV Prep recall.  I would venture to say that this recall affects most of those with diabetes on an insulin pump.  I’m not even sure there is a substitute.  I use these pads with each new infusion set without fail.  Not [...]

Recently, I posted a tweet on twitter about the situation that happened with my daughter.  My oldest daughter turned 5 a month and a half ago and was asking all kinds of interesting questions as her knowledge of the world expands.  I often look at her with envy because she doesn’t have a clue about [...]