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Diabetes Brain : When you lot run across as well as or listen something that has zilch to create alongside diabetes as well as around how relate it to a thing(s) having to alongside diabetes. #### I cause got Diabetes Brain - And I've accepted that fact almost myself and can acknowledge it freely. Like final black I wrote the next every bit my facebook status: Salad alongside tomatoes as well as scrambled eggs alongside fresh basal as well as provolone cheese - It's what's for dinner! And it took swain Diabetes Blogger as well as busted pancreas alum Jacquie from Bad Pancreas to request it out to me! Jacquie wrote: You know you're a diabetic when you lot while the spice similar the insulin dose. :) And I but almost ROTFALMFAO correct thence as well as there! Then at that spot was the fourth dimension final calendar week when I was watching the Olympics as well as at that spot was a segment on the USA Women's Relay squad as well as how phenomenal those lad...

I accept a illustration of the Blood Sugar Blahs .... Basically for the yesteryear 24 hrs my blood sugars accept been blah , which accept me feeling blah . Not a terribly severe (there’s that word again,) illustration but non necessarily “Blood Sugar Blah Lite" , either.  Here's what went down: I went out Sat nighttime amongst two friends (and their families) who were celebrating both their usual birthdays. Cut to Lord's Day morning time when I woke upwards amongst a pizza in addition to birthday cake hangover &  blood carbohydrate of 391 -  fifty-fifty idea I went to bed amongst a blood carbohydrate of 160 summation a correction bolus. #damndiabetes Needless to say, I wasn’t happy. But pizza a birthday cake hap from fourth dimension to fourth dimension in addition to I did what needed to endure done & inward the shape of a combo correction/cover my morning time java bolus in addition to went on amongst my day.  Still, my numbers were wickedly ...

Is this post late? Yep & it's all my fault.  Do I honey what it represents? DAMN STRAIGHT I DO!  ####### C ards courtesy of the DOC, Collage courtesy of Insta-Collage Pro   I bring to live on honest, I didn't realize how emotional celebrating 35 years alongside diabetes would live on until I started receiving Diaversary cards inward mid October, near two weeks earlier Oct 31st, a.k.a., Halloween & my 35 Diaversary.  Every fourth dimension I went to the mailbox I'd outburst into to tears later on reading that days card/ cards - They made me experience loved as well as brought alongside them a DOC tri-fecta of tears, smiles as well as laughter at every glance. And I'm even then overwhelmed alongside the DOC Tri-fecta every fourth dimension I read them.  These cards arrived before, during as well as later on Hurricane Sandy & they helped larn out me through around tough times. And piece I didn't larn out to celebrate my 35th Diaversary the a...

Today's the showtime twenty-four hours of 4 days of Diabetesalicious Holiday Giveaways .  Giveaway seat out i is all nearly lifting depression blood sugars together with your spirits via a  3 Bottle Sample Pack of Glucolift Glucose tabs . Glucolift Glucotabs are all natural,non GMO & come upwards inward 3 dandy flavors; Wildberry, Cherry & Orange Cream.  I showtime tried Glucolift Glucose Tabs at The  Children With Diabetes Friends For Life Conference inward Orlando, Florida last July - And I was impressed! Glucolift's tasty together with isn't chalky at all. But most importantly, Glucolift does the undertaking of getting those depression blood sugars to conduct maintain off!   CWD was likewise the showtime fourth dimension I met Glucolift's creator together with swain t1,  Christopher Angell -  And i time again - Impressed!  Chris is what nosotros inward the Diabetes On-Line Community telephone band "good people," togethe...

Congratulations to Aliza Chan Zaleon for winning yesterday's Glucolift Sample Pack prize! Thanks to all who entered! You tin withal larn 15% off via the "TRYGLNOW" coupon code for all orders over $10 & until the halt of the yr at Buyglucolift.com  or their shop on Amazon.com !  #########  Today's giveaway are gluten gratuitous macaroons courtesy of HailMerry.com  These treats are non solely gluten gratuitous together with made of all natural ingredients (ingredients listed at the halt of the post, exactly they're every bit good incredibly bolus worthy together with easy to bolus for  - And they will knock your damn socks off!  2 people volition convey the chance to win Hail Merry Macaroons,(which truly sense of savour to a greater extent than similar brownies or blondies, IMHO) inwards either Choco or Blond & volition convey those treats delivered to their door inwards a festive "First Love Blue Macaroon Tin." This tins...

This challenger is at in 1 trial closed & Congrats to  @matthew Deets, @ Charity Brenke & Laura - YOU WON!! Please e-mail me (kellykunik@gmail.com) as well as then your pick out grip of bags tin locomote shipped & CONGRATS!!! ####### Today's giveaway's courtesy of CVS Pharmacy as well as iii lucky people volition larn to win a CVS pick out grip of purse of all types of CVS Extracare Advantage for Diabetes program (ECAD) pick out grip of bag! The pick out grip of bag/ box contains CVS products including: a needle collection disposal container(which I was inwards desperate postulate of), a CVS meter/strips toothpaste/ brushes, Eucerin (I convey genuinely dry out skin,) coughing medicine, coughing drops, diabetic socks(which genuinely are really nice), glucose tabs, as well as a few other goodies.  CVS has been working closely amongst the American Diabetes Association   and is donating $1 to the ADA for every movie uploaded to ADA's ...

The winners convey been chosen! Congrats: Pancrasticmom, Stacey, (Our Life amongst D,) NicDuck, ajsmamma & Alecia.  Please electronic mail me (kellykunik@gmail.com)  your addresses together with hence y'all tin give the sack acquire your prizes! ######  Today's giveaways are brought to y'all courtesy of Lilly Diabetes together with the  Disney/Lilly Diabetes T1 Book Shelf together with involves yummy recipes; a Type 1 Monkey named Coco,  Hannah Montana & her buddy Oliver & iii TWDs - tweens amongst diabetes.   And it's seriously S upercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Yep, today v people acquire the gamble to win the entire Disney Lilly Diabetes Library of 7 books including: Dishing It Up Disney Style Coco & Goofy's Big Day  Coco Goes Back To School ESPN Power Forward  Hannah Montana ™  Uptight - Oliver's All Right ESPN Running Interference  ESPN Up For The Challenge How to enter: ...

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Two weeks agone I was at a Birthday dinner when I realized my see solely had five units left -  I know, full rookie motion on my part!  Speaking of rookie moves, yours genuinely was sans  back upwards insulin to boot!  Since nosotros were at pizza articulation I knew that five units simply wouldn’t do, therefore I excused myself - And assured my friends that all was OK inwards Busted Pancreas Land in addition to that I was simply existence wifty inwards the diabetes department. Then I drove abode to larn a quick refill. Luckily for me I solely lived a mile away therefore it was no big deal... Or therefore I thought. When I got abode I went conduct for the refrigerator to pick out handgrip of my bottle of opened insulin....except I couldn’t notice it.  I checked on my nightstand in addition to inwards my bath - fifty-fifty on my java tabular array - And the missing bottle wasn’t inwards whatever of those places - It was no where to hold upwards found....

So accept yous e'er wondered the same thing & has anyone without diabetes e'er told or showed yous that what yous practise re: diabetes & D advocating matters?  ###### Sometimes I/WE wonder if our blogging, tweeting, facebooking, instagraming, etc., of all things diabetes makes a divergence to people inwards our lives sans diabetes.  I MEAN I know it makes a huge divergence inwards PWDs (people amongst diabetes) lives and I know it makes a huge divergence inwards my life every bit a somebody living amongst diabetes.  I know it makes a huge a huge divergence inwards people who accept loved ones living amongst diabetes.  And I also know that Diabetes Orgs in addition to Pharma are paying attending - And rightly so. I know that other empowered patients read what nosotros write in addition to nosotros read what other empowered patients write - And nosotros larn from ane another.  And e'er hence piece of cake (VERY SLOWLY,) the media is st...

Dearest DOC - It's the terminate of 2012 too I was already to create a twelvemonth terminate summary,but my encephalon merely wasn't going in that place - So instead I decided to enjoin thank-you. The DOC has been such a stone inward my life - Every unmarried 1 of you lot has been in that place for me for the good, the bad too the diabetesalicious of it all - And everyday I describe forcefulness amongst you, from you lot too because of you! THANKS -YOU GUYS ROCK. One of my favorite sayings is: "Hope floats." And I believe that 100% - And because of the Diabetes Online Community I accept flora promise when I've needed it virtually inward my diabetes life, inward my personal life too inward my professional person life. And I've besides flora an incredible amount of joy because of the DOC - You accept too expire on to alter my life inward such amazing ways too and I tin solely promise that I've helped you lot inward about pocket-size way. You e'er a...

This morning time was my commencement official middle attempt out of 2013 - And in that place receive got been no changes since my concluding visit. In my Dr’s ain words:  Everything looks good!   And I’m grateful together with relived.  But every bit I sit down hither at move waiting for my anime eyes to larn dorsum to normal every bit I effort my best to focus on the letters on the concealment (not together with then tardily when your pupils are dilated,) all I desire to produce is larn to sleep.   WHY? Because every unmarried fourth dimension I larn to the Eye Doc’s, the residuum of the twenty-four hours has me: Explaining to anyone together with everyone who crosses my path that I’m non high Shielding my eyes similar i of the Twilight gang from whatsoever together with all sunlight Downing massive amounts of caffeine together with fighting the irresistible urge to receive got a nap   I don’t know If this  sleepytime effect  occu...

I’m non a fan of resolutions because I intend that when you lot usage the term “New Years Resolutions,” you lot laid yourself upwards to neglect yesteryear February.  Instead. I’m going to listing my Improvement/ Goals for 2013 - Some I've already started. I’m listing them publicly to the DOC because it makes me to a greater extent than apt to attain those improvements/ goals - And if I tin assistance anyone else comprehend in addition to attain their improvements in addition to goals inwards the process, I'm all for it! FYI:  The next Improvement/ goals aren't inwards whatsoever detail order. 1. Get to a greater extent than organized : After moving in addition to dealing alongside my mom’s estate terminal Spring - I kind of striking a wall both emotionally in addition to organizationally speaking. My identify doesn’t experience similar home, it feels similar a storage unit of measurement  where I larn to slumber after work. I postulate to modify that.  ...