This one is a bit of a double (triple, quadruple?) entendre. This title ran through my head the other day when I was literally running. I was having a rough long run day. My blood sugars were not cooperating, my legs felt heavy, I was…

As November and National Diabetes Awareness Month close out, I see a lot of “diabetes came into my life for a reason” or “I’m grateful for having diabetes” posts. I don’t get those. I really don’t. I’m all about dealing with what life gives you….

March is National Autoimmune Awareness Month. The song that doubles as my blog title for this post and the band who wrote it, Foghat, really describe this topic: Thyroid disease, specifically, hypothyroidism or Hashimoto’s disease – slow and foggy for sure. What is that exactly?…

I’m using a variation of Humble Pie’s “40 Days in The Hole” for this blog post title, and it’s a pretty apt description at times. Sometimes this disease can indeed feel like trying to crawl out of a hole. It’s overwhelming. It’s exhausting. It is…

I have family (one who has T1) in Houston. My kids (one who has T1) live in Los Angeles and could see the current raging wild fire from their front porch. I lived in Northridge, CA during the infamous Northridge earthquake in 1994 – and…

Ah yes, I do love a good play on words and thanks to Stealers Wheel for the inspiration for today’s post title from their original song, “Stuck in the Middle with You.” From our country’s vice president on down through various congressman and women to…

It’s July 4th and I’m keeping with my theme of songs for blog titles. Fresh from seeing U2 perform The Joshua Tree 2017 tour last week in Boston, I’ve picked one of their songs from that album for my blog post this time. Although the…

The other day was my one year anniversary using a Dexcom G5 continuous glucose monitor (CGM.) I can’t resist a good music pun, so this post’s title references where I usually attach said CGM (and by the way, that’s tape around it on the pic…

Day 5 of Diabetes Blog Week and the topic is More Than Diabetes. The prompt:  Lets wrap up the week by sharing a little more about ourselves, beyond the chronic illness we or our loved ones live with.  Share an interest, hobby, passion, something that…

Day 4 of Diabetes Blog Week and the topic is What Brings Me Down. This one is really hard for me. What brings me down is that my daughter has type 1 diabetes too. I was diagnosed at age 10. She was diagnosed at age…