Cycling and T1D: Fueling for 100 miles
Cycling or running long-distance may not be your thing, perhaps you’ve thought about dabbling with it. My entry into this landscape goes back 18 years: I was pregnant, on a...
Freestyle Libre – A Nurse’s Review
With thanks to Abbott Global for providing a complimentary FreeStyle Libre, my sensor provided accuracy, and the full 10 days of sensor life that it promises to provide to those...
A Nurses Review: Medtronic 670G Insulin Pump
Medtronic’s 670 G hybrid closed loop system is the smartest insulin pump to hit the market, and people living with type 1 diabetes, including my daughter and I, have been...
Dexcom G4 Share for a Child with Type 1 Diabetes
Managing type 1 diabetes in a child goes far beyond what’s visible to the naked eye, which is why parents are crazy about the new Dexcom G4 Share technology. If...
The Best Prescription for Diabetes: Exercise
If you’ve contemplated the value exercise adds to a diabetes management regime – double it, triple it – heck, quadruple it. The inherent benefits of moving the body with diabetes...
“What’s That?”: Uncovered by Diabetes Gadgetry
If I honestly had a dollar for all of the times I’ve been asked: “What’s that?” – I’d surely be rich. I regularly face a fire squadron of questions...
Low Blood Sugar – Aisle 8
Low Blood Sugar Gone Wild Low blood sugar can and does happen in some uncanny places; take my experience yesterday for instance. This particular low happened in a most fortuitous...
Type 1 Diabetes – Living Between the Lines
Living with type 1 diabetes is an adventure in its own right. Some days are downright wild while others are more sedate and somewhat boring – in the blood sugar...
Bright White Tape Screams – I Have Diabetes!
I’ve been thinking recently about all of the gear I wear and tote around for my type 1 diabetes (and carry for my daughter as well). I am overly accustomed...