Traveling: to pump or not to pump?
I’ve been on an insulin pump for about 18 years. With the exception of a few months of “pump breaks,” or defaulting to MDI (multiple daily injections), I typically use…
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Diabetes & Mental Health
Diabetes and Mental health. This is something that isn’t talked about as much as it should be. I want to share something a friend of mine wrote a few weeks…
Misconceptions about Diabetes
I think a big misconception about diabetes is how much it really involves. It’s a 24 hour a day, 7 days a week kind of disease. In health care, especially,…
Pump Vacations
We’re back from our Seattle vacation, but I’m still kickin’ it on my pump vacation. Have you ever taken a vacation from your insulin pump? I’m taking my first pump…
Diabetes in the workplace
I was raised being told that I can grow up to do anything I want and can be anything I want to be. A lot of you might not know…
Road Trippin’ with Diabetes
Road trips are THE BEST! Blasting music, windows down, great conversations.. And just because you have diabetes doesn’t mean you can’t have the perfect road trip, you just need a…
Packing tips for diabetics
Packing for a trip can be overwhelming. From what outfits to pack, to toiletries, to carry-on items, it’s easy to forget something and can be hard to get it all…
Jet lag and time changes with diabetes
It’s 5 a.m. in Salzburg, Austria and 9 p.m. here in Arizona as I get ready to start my day. I slept in this morning after working a night shift…
Tips and tricks for traveling with diabetes
I recently had a previous camper from diabetes camp ask me for some tips for traveling with diabetes. I typed about 5 messages of info to her when I realized…
Managing diabetes in the cold
I think the cold weather followed me back from Iceland! It’s been chilly here in Arizona and it’s making me think about all of the special considerations I had to…