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 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...

First thing I want to do is thank all of my guest posters from last week. Lorraine and Caleb,  Scott Johnson, Cherise Shockley, Michale Hoskins , Rebecca Thomson, and Samantha Morris (Samantha’s has been re-posted and updated due to several technical difficulties). These blog posts were amazing.  They are going to make my blog look boring now that you have to ready about my boring ole’ life again.  I received a lot of great feedback from readers that I have not had before.  Also, some of my readers that were not reading these other blogs were thrilled to be exposed to these...

Today’s guest poster is Samantha Morris – dblogger @ Talking Blood Glucose- life with Type 1 diabetes My Own Little Bit Of Luck High blood sugar levels scare me. And perhaps I find myself more terrified of high numbers that any other diabetic I’ve ever met. There’s a reason behind this fear, and it’s something I’ve gone into detail about on my blog before. You see, when I was in University, I was the poster child for diabetic rebellion. I wanted nothing to do with my diabetes, I wanted to be normal like my friends, I wanted to go out every night and get plastered. I...

Today’s guest post is from Rebecca Thomson. Let’s get right into it. Myths and Legends Urban legends – we’ve all heard them. Chant ‘Bloody Mary’ three times into a mirror, and she’ll appear behind you. The girl whose boyfriend goes out to get fuel for the car, and is found dead on the roof the next day. The list goes on and on. They’re stories to scare children, disturb adults, and share via those annoying chain emails that everybody hates. But most people know that they’re not true. Diabetes is no different, when you get down to it. As a...