Our Diabetic Life

This post that you are reading right now, this one right here… is my 100th post! I’m not sure if this is THAT big of a milestone or not…but ...

Last night I stayed up until 10:30. My husband usually tests the boys at 10 before we go to bed, but he had to go to work in the wee hours o...

After my post, “You Say Tomato, I say Pump”, I planned on another post titled: “You say Potato, I say MiniMed.” (Come on…It’s a little cleve...

(I couldn't think of a title for this post that did not contain a swear word. So I am generically entering the above title to protect th...

Let me tell ya, I don’t pretend to know everything….even though sometimes I am convinced I do. There is some bit of logic that hangs around ...

Today was the first day back to school from spring break. It was a dismal scene last night as I confirmed that yes, school night bedtime wil...

I would like to introduce you to our new friend, Connie ! Her new blog, Hope and Beginnings can be found HERE . Read her story sistahs and ...

Scene: 11:50 am, Car, driving to the movie theater. Players: Three boys and a frazzled mother. (Son #4 chose to sit this movie out.) Son #1...

Sometimes at night, when the alarm goes off…I have a mini fit. I thrash my legs and moan like an 8 year old tasked to do the stupidest of c...

My 8 year old B grabbed my hand last night and declared he had fixed a long standing problem in our home. The pitcher that we use for our Su...

We have three. Three boys who have Type 1 Diabetes. Three pumps that deliver insulin. Three of each. Each boy has their own color pump. J’s ...

It must be our lucky weekend, because I have another shiny new D Mom blogger to introduce to you all! Her name is Apri l and her family actu...

Please pop over and say hello to our new friend on the block, Amanda ! Her 5 year old daughter Emma was diagnosed last year THE DAY AFTER Am...

Last night I wanted to throw my brain under a bus. No kidding, I was peering out the window hoping for the freak chance a bus would drive b...

My friend has lost her marbles Won’t you take the time to look? My friend has lost her marbles It happened when her world was shook. The roc...

I love our dog. He is amazing. ‘Nuff said. So why wouldn’t I try to raise money so that Dogs4Diabetics could help more people? I didn’t have...

I’ve spent the last 4 days talking to classes at the boys’ school about diabetes and service dogs. I had my spiel down pat. I aced the “what...

A couple days ago I hopped aboard the “Woe Is Me Train” and added fuel to its fire so furiously, the train got completely out of control. It...

I’ve had a headache for a week. And all these tears aren’t helping me one bit. Mom of the year here has crashed. She is flat on her face. ...

I went to the pharmacy. Hello…blogging goldmine. I psyched myself up the whole way there. I went over what I was going to say in my head a...

Scene: Bedroom, 1:30am, parents in deep sleep, drooling on their pillows, dreaming of the weekend ahead. *BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!* Silence ...

“It’s not easy letting go.” No better phrase to describe my week. Last week at the Endo I got a lot of praise. They are always overly kind,...

Ask and ye shall receive Shamae . Per the agreement...more fancy facts about the woman behind the blog. For more info on me, you can click...

Translation: I understand I am crazy. Yesterday, after my shower and the mandatory make-up regimen…I gave myself the final look in the mirr...

The other day we were leaving to go to my in-laws for a nice dinner. As I was grabbing the keys to go out the door, my husband says, “Oh y...