Today’s guest post is from Diabetic Parents. Parenting for us is full time job. So is diabetes. But luckily diabetes doesn’t ever outshine some of the best moments we’ve had as parents. From their first smiles to the silly things they do and say now that their older. But perhaps the best moment in parenting is watching them grow and learn. As a parent you get the opportunity to be an active participant and an unfortunate bystander to their learning and growth. It’s hard to watch them learn by trial and error. I remember the times when as babies they would spend...

Today’s guest post is from Sarah Jane who lives in southern Missouri with her parents and two younger brothers, two dogs, and one cat. She is currently studying dietetics at Missouri State University. She was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1998 at 11 years old. Blog address: http://sajabla.wordpress.com Serendipitous Sarahndipity. That’s the name of the site where I blog. It’s a play on my name and the word serendipity. Sometimes when I tell people about my blog, they ask me what the title has to do with being a type 1 diabetic. I guess at first glance, it doesn’t seem to make...

Today’s guest post is from Christopher Snider from A Consequence of Hypoglycemia. There’s a strange kind of fear or apprehension that overcomes me when it comes to a guest post. Granted, I’m sure most of the people reading this are remotely aware of who I am. When I think about the nature of this or any other post I’ve written it still amazes me that I’m doing this. Opening up was never easy for me growing up, probably due to a lack of opportunity but it’s not like I was really looking to share my feelings with everyone. But then I spent a couple days in the hospital....

Today’s guest post is from Crystal Lane from Randomly capitalizeD.  She wrote a nice poem for today’s post Break So close yet so far It’s within my reach If I want to take it But it feels like a dare One I am not sure I’m willing to take Challenges abound Constant change Progressive movement It’s stealth with it’s alluring temptation of relief After so long and so many invitations It all seems elusive Want it is a given Need it feels it must be Yet the idea, the thought puts me back in place To reality I go With a fake smile and an attitude I trudge through another...

Today’s guest post is brought to you by Cara from Every Day Every Minute Every Hour – Country Girl Diabetic Words of Wisdom When I was a child, I didn’t know any other Type 1 diabetics. Then, it was still called Juvenile diabetes. Insulin pumps were so rare, I didn’t know they existed until I was in high school. Blood sugar meters were HUGE. And testing took over a minute. If I remember correctly, it took over 2 minutes to complete the process with my first meter. I grew up when we didn’t go to the doctor very often. Our training was minimal. And we just did the basics of...