Hope, Comfort, and "Same" in Numbers
On the first Tuesday of each month there is a Diabetes Support Group that Ubergeek and I have started going to.The first meeting we attended had four other moms. The second, it was just me and another...
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Bracelet Variety Is The Spice Of D-Life
Like most girls, Bean is fond of changing her outfit a bazillion times a day.Thankfully, this usually only happens on the weekends, so it's tolerable!She also likes to change up things in the medical...
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12 of 12 ~ December
...or should I say, 12 of 12 on 12/12/12!And the day begins with a midnight-ish BG check.Looks like that nice bedtime number decided it was too low. ;)Nothing a little insulin can't handle...or at...
View ArticleSleep Over Success
...well, it's been a while, hasn't it? last days of school, winter break, holidays, etc has kept us busy...now it's time to catch you up on all the bloggable stuff!Sleep Overs....ah, the bane of my...
View ArticleThe Eve of Another Week
It seems like my days just keep running into each other.Turning into weeks that have gone by and months that I've lost track of. (and just for the record I don't like that I ended the sentence with...
View ArticleLoving The G4...and Tallygear!
Bean's had a CGM since 13 months after dx. It was life changing to see the graph and to know which direction her BG was headed instead of just a number on the meter screen.Then the G4 entered the...
View ArticleWhen Diabetes Sucks
Today has been one of those days when I just shake my head because there's really nothing else I can do.Yes, I know that Nutella toast isn't Bean's BFF, however, we can usually deal with it with a...
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Like Water For Insulin
It's been a crazy day around these parts.Seeing as it's Spring Break, we haven't been doing much of anything this week and it's been nice.Ubergeek did take the girls ice skating last night after Bean...
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DSMA Live 'Rents with US!
Tomorrow, Monday, March 18th, Ubergeek and I will be the guests on DSMA Live 'Rents (short for parents, if you needed help figuring it out).We are super excited to chat with Lorriane and Bennett about...
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Blood Anywhere But There
In the world we live, a world with a T1D kiddo, we deal with a significant amount of blood.Since there are an average of 10 BG checks during a 24 hours period, we are used to seeing blood on finger...
View ArticleKicking SBA Butt
This week brought Bean's first experience with standardized testing. Here in Alaska, they do the SBA, Standards Based Test, starting in third grade.It was a hodgepodge of starting late, starting on...
View ArticleJust Another Day, Doing What We Do
This past Thursday was a day that we haven't seen in a while, and for that I'm thankful.Bean spiked into the low 300s after lunch...her usual lunch that treats her BGs fine, usually.This meant that her...
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DBW ~ Share and Don't Share
It's that time again....Diabetes Blog Week!! So excited to be participating again....plus I'm hoping it gets me back in touch with my blog and, in turn, with all the blogs I love, and some new ones...
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DBW ~ We, The Undersigned
Today's Topic:Recently various petitions have been circulating the Diabetes Online Community, so today let’s pretend to write our own. Tell us who you would write the petition to – a person, an...
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DBW ~ Accomplishments Big and Small
Today's Topic:We don’t always realize it, but each one of us had come a long way since diabetes first came into our life. It doesn't matter if it’s been 5 weeks, 5 years or 50 years, you've done...
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DBW ~ Diabetes Wild Kingdom Wildcard
yep, running a day late on this one...it's been a crazy week and I got the wonderful cold that all my students seem to have...love it when they share!!Pulling the Wildcard today...What is the ideal...
View ArticleSummer, Summer, Summer Time!!
We have been enjoying the lazy days of summer around here.Granted, I've been sick for the past three weeks and Ubergeek hasn't been feeling the best either, so we're more than happy to laze the days...
View Article"I Should Get Bean One Of Those"
The other day, Ubergeek and the girls were hanging out, watching TV...one of the many things they like to do together. ;) (OK, just to balance out the couch potato vibe, they did bike to the...
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Now You See Her, Now You Don't
Bean loves to swim. Like, loves to swim. Even before she really knew how to swim, she loved being in the water. In fact, the first time we went to the beach when she was a mere 18 months old, she ran...
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