All About Those Diabetes Tattoos…

A pair of Michigan insulin pump reps aren’t ashamed to show the world they have type 1 diabetes, so much so that they have literally embedded ink on their arms to prove it.Diabetes tattoos are worn with pride by many of us in the D-Community, incl…

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BDP 005 : Emergency Room with Diabetes, Dawn Phenomenon, Travel and Canned Foods Run time 31:53 Blogging Diabetes Podcast Session 5 In this session I cover how to find the past sessions for those that have asked. This podcast was delayed a week because of some family craziness that took place. I do plan to post new sessions each Thursday morning around 9 AM EST. Let me set […]..................................................................... I want to sincerely thank you for your continued support. This blog is better because of you. Check out Blogging Diabetes on Facebook and join the conversation! BDP 005 : Emergency Room with Diabetes, Dawn Phenomenon, Travel and Canned Foods is a post from:...
BMX Rider Rolls Hard with Type 1 We've talked to all sorts of athletes over the years, from skiers to swimmers to football players. But today, we are introducing our first-ever BMX racer! Matt Neal is 30 years old and was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes just a few years ago at age......
First Backpacking Trip with Mirasol Clients There were those of us — myself included — who doubted it would be possible to incorporate backpacking into a residential eating disorder treatment program. Executive Director Diane Ryan, Admissions Director Carol Magee and I began talking about expanding Mirasol’s adventure therapy program to include backpacking in October, 2014. The challenges seemed overwhelming. First of all, since clients obviously don’t come to treatment outfitted for backpacking, we needed to purchase all the equipment from tents, sleeping bags and sleeping pads to flashlights, hiking poles and utensils. Over the next six months we patrolled eBay and Craigslist for good used equipment,...
BDP 059 | Emergency Insulin, Guest Podcasts and SNL Diabetes Humor In this episode of the Blogging Diabetes Podcast I talk about something that happened to me for the first time and how I “macgyver’d” my insulin pump reservoir to emergency correct a high blood sugar. There’s a first time for everything, right? My wife and I both have iPhones and the SNL skit on Saturday […]..................................................................... I want to sincerely thank you for your continued support. This blog is better because of you. Check out Blogging Diabetes on Facebook and join the conversation! BDP 059 | Emergency Insulin, Guest Podcasts and SNL Diabetes Humor is a post from: Blogging Diabetes...
If Insulin Pumps Could Talk… (It’s in the Works) Every day, I look at my insulin pump screen and push the buttons to give myself the medication that keeps me alive. I'm lucky, because I can see what I'm doing. But many can't. And with diabetes, I am afraid that someday, I might become one of th......