Our Diabetic Life

It was one of those nights. The kind of night when you look at the clock and see it’s 4:45 and you have nothing planned for dinner. Optio...

Dearly beloved We are gathered here today To get through this thing called, “blog” Electric word, “blog” It means forever and that’s a might...

THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED I feel like Julie Andrews with a dash of Oprah thrown in! I am pleased as punch to welcome you to the epic Our Diabe...

For those that have the worry tucked in the back of their mind…for those who think that maybe a second child is on the type 1 road, or even ...

I am rockin this meme courtesy of HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM …who was tagged by, MY DIABETIC CHILD …who was tagged by I AM YOUR PANCREAS …who...

It is the beginning of the school year and the posts about diabetes at school are everywhere. In Blog Land, on Twitter, on Facebook… Ther...

This is your last chance!! Your very last day to win AAAAAAAAAAAAAwesome stuff at Candy Hearts Blog! Seriously...you have until midnight! Y...

There is a humming. A constant humming and it won’t go away. It is a bit reminiscent of the Edgar Allan Poe story, “The Tell Tale Heart.” I ...

Sometimes, a miracle happens and we think…”Is this a miracle? Or just a CRAY-ZY coincidence?” Sometimes it is so obvious it’s a miracle we ...

I wasn't planning on participating in Diabetes Art Day. Not that I didn't WANT to. I just knew we wouldn't have time this week ...

The blond boy that you treat as you do… The one you don’t give a second thought. He was diagnosed when he was two You can’t imagine his life...

My feet hurt. When I wake up in the morning I can barely walk. My feet scream as soon as they hit the floor. I’m pretty sure it is all the...

Hello friends. Welcome to Meri’s edition of, “August, should we just scrap it all together?” I think July should be 62 days. Yes? Agreed? Be...

I went to bed last night with visions of last year’s Charlie Brown first day of school in my head. I was as ready as I’d ever be and yet I k...

(We’re getting the internet in our NEW HOME :) tomorrow. I’m looking forward to diving back into the blogging world! But I have one minute a...

Hands down hardest thing a mom has to deal with? Letting go. And a T1 mom? Forget about it! Letting go is like, mythological or something…wh...

There are moments in everyone’s lives that define them. Moments that move us to a sacred place…a place away from the world’s manipulations o...

Things are moving slowly but surely on the selling/buying house thing. We are like The Little Engine That Could…chugging our way up the moun...

Since I was a little slap happy in my last post, I thought I should tone things down a little with nothing less than a spotlight on one of m...

Wanna hear something really funny? I’m not a numbers person. LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! Ok. Maybe it’s not THAT funny. But oh baby…I was NEVER a nu...

Today I woke up to Facebook and found status after status of blood sugar reports. Victories, defeats…works in progress. How comforting to ...

In a few weeks it will be 12 years we have been “working” with diabetes. When J was diagnosed I broke into a hundred pieces. You would th...

We were swimming at a friend’s house with the cousins. Lawton was lying leisurely by the pool…watching, smiling at the kids. His eyes were i...

Some of you that are new to my blog may not know that my older brother is Type 1. He is 3 years older than me, and I’m proud to call him m...

Last week I won the contest on Lora's blog to celebrate her 100th post . Let me tell ya...It pays to be a stalker. :) Comments equal lo...