How do you tell if you’re taking too much insulin? You can actually naturally reduce your insulin intake without resorting to rationing or drastic measures like diabulimia, especially if you know you’re taking too much and can safely cut back.
... Read MoreToday we’re chatting with Pastor Seth Bode, a pastor in the Lutheran church (and seminary pals with my church’s pastor), about faith and diabetes. Pastor Bode has an amazing perspective on living with type 1 diabetes in today’s world, and this is an episode you don’t want to skip!
... Read MoreToday we’re talking about why you should attend a diabetes camp, even if you’re an adult! Jess and I met at Panther Camp, a week-long summer day camp in Covington, Washington, run by the Diabetes Association of Pierce County. For us, camp is part of who we are as diabetics.
... Read MoreToday we’re talking about basal rates, or for those of you on multiple daily injections, long-acting insulin. We talked a bit about long-acting insulin in episode six, when we talked about insulin in general, but for those on MDI, long-acting is a far different experience than someone on a pump using fast-acting insulin and a … Read More
... Read MoreHave you ever heard the phrase, “diabetics in the wild”? If not, you’re missing out on a really fun way of saying you’ve just met another diabetic in the real world. Proof that you’re not the only one with this disease. In this episode, Jessie and I talk about what happens when you see a … Read More
... Read MoreToday we’re getting to know Molly Johannes, the creative behind Hugging the Cactus. Hugging the Cactus is a blog about living with diabetes and learning how to embrace it, prickles and all.
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