"oh, i like separation anxiety from my meter ;-)"
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The Antidote to Diabetes is Living Proud
Started this discussion. Last reply by Melitta Sep 3, 2011. 14 Replies 2 Likes
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"Love this blog! I can so relate! Number 2 is a statement I relate to every day of my life, except I run. One I often think of everyday is, separation anxiety from my meter! And diabetes, the new form of self mutilation! Just some funnies!lol,!"
SF Pete commented on Riva Greenberg's blog post '10 Ways I Know I Have Diabetes'"It's nice to be able to say, "I felt like a truck hit me after that 24" and have someone understand immediately what that feeling is. When you say it to civilians, I just don't think they have the correct understanding of how big…"
Doris D commented on Riva Greenberg's blog post '10 Ways I Know I Have Diabetes'"5 and 6 hits me sooooo good! LOL!"
Riva Greenberg commented on Riva Greenberg's blog post '10 Ways I Know I Have Diabetes'"That was "you wouldn't want to belong to"..."
Riva Greenberg commented on Riva Greenberg's blog post '10 Ways I Know I Have Diabetes'"Yes, we all belong to the club you wanted want to belong to, but it's nice to have company who "get it" ;-)"
SF Pete commented on Riva Greenberg's blog post '10 Ways I Know I Have Diabetes'"I've heard myself exclaim No. 1 more times than I can count. Another version is, "it didn't seem to have that many carbs in it yesterday!""
Stoyan commented on Riva Greenberg's blog post '10 Ways I Know I Have Diabetes'"haha that's great. Loved #2 and 3 especially. Thanks, lived up my day, Riva. : )"
"Oh there's nothing like D humor that only we can understand! :) Thanks for making me chuckle today!
And, yes, I've tried testing and taking an injection in the dark at the movies...near impossible! And I thought I was the only one who has…"
brokenpole commented on Riva Greenberg's blog post '10 Ways I Know I Have Diabetes'"Riva, may I just applaude you on your list. I especially like #9 where you tried to inject in the dark and got the person next to you...lol. You should read the post where another member was trying to give themselves a glucagon shot...with low sugar…"
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- February 22, 1972
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10 Ways I Know I Have Diabetes
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 6:28am 10 Comments 2 Likes
This just went up on the Huffington Post and I thought it worth sharing as you will definitely "get it." Enjoy, and if you want, I'd love to hear how you know you have diabetes.
No, I'm not going to give you the typical symptoms like thirst, peeing a lot, losing weight, blurry vision and fatigue. I'm going to give you my 10 ways I know I have diabetes. Those 10 things I find myself doing only because I have diabetes.
1. I find myself screaming, "How many carbs are in that…
Continue Diabetes and autism, what happens when you're the caregiver?
Posted on April 22, 2012 at 8:10am 3 Comments 1 Like
I find I often wrestle with feeling unseen living with type 1 diabetes. Then I had an encounter a few days ago with someone for whom I can't imagine what this disease is like.
I took my weekly walk to Trader Joe and as life sometimes serves up unexpected connections I found the woman behind the cash register has a son with type 1 diabetes. She told me that because she read the logo on the jacket I was wearing. I won that jacket 20 years ago doing a JDRF Walk for the…
Continue Saved by my Timesulin smart cap!
Posted on April 10, 2012 at 11:01am 6 Comments 2 Likes
At 11:30 this morning I walked into the kitchen to see my Lantus Solostar insulin pen still resting on the counter. I take my shot in the morning, and in the morning I take my pen out of a mug I keep it in on my kitchen counter. After I take my shot I put it back in the mug. This has been my method to track whether or not I take my morning shot for the past year.
It seemed odd that my pen would still be on the counter three hours after I usually take my shot. It's not like me to…
Continue Type 1 Diabetes Research Summit
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:22am 0 Comments 0 Likes
I will be hosting the 2nd annual Type 1 Diabetes Research Summit February 18th in Bethesda, MD. Come, come - it's FREE - and you'll get to hear all the latest news, get inspired and bond with others. It's open to anyone with type 1, who loves a type 1, cares for a type 1, health care providers, CDEs, industry etc. For more details, and how to register, I wrote a short piece on my blog:…
Continue A Letter to Santa from a Jewish Diabetic
Posted on December 19, 2011 at 11:07am 14 Comments 7 Likes
I posted this last year and have decided to make it an annual post because it makes me laugh, and humor can't be overrated living with diabetes.
Dear Santa,
All I'd like this Christmas is for you to take this diabetes away. I'm so tired of it already. All the time stabbing my fingers for blood and guessing when my sugar's too high or too low.
Now that I'm in menopause I can barely tell whether I'm sweating because I'm losing estrogen or because my blood sugar's crashing…
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- At 10:48am on November 17, 2011,
dino said… The light in me recognizes the light in you Riva!
- At 10:34pm on September 2, 2011,
Linda Gauvin-Miller said… 
Greetings, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY Riva.....
Best Wishes on your Special Day....and on the next 364 days!
How's it all going? Do you have any questions or comments?
- At 9:35pm on September 2, 2011, Linda Gauvin-Miller said…
- Bravo on being a featured member Riva!
- At 11:25am on September 2, 2011,
Manny Hernandez said… - Happy birthday, Riva!!!!
- At 12:36pm on January 5, 2011,
Joy Pape said… - Sorry this is so late. Yes! I want to be your friend. I am already, aren't I?
EnJOY!
Joy
- At 5:33pm on February 18, 2010,
Scott said… - ah, I see. Glad to see you calling for some action
- At 3:38pm on January 17, 2010,
Maarja said… - You have visited Estonia as i can see. How did you like it here? :)
- At 10:10am on November 3, 2009,
nel said…
- Riva, I wished I had met you in Montreal ...I volunteered for 2 hours on Oct. 22 at IDF and met up with TU--ers Anna Kiff and Yves Provost ...N.
- At 11:19am on July 31, 2009,
kelly kunik said… - I'm clueless- it is disposable and "green." Which would either make it very reasonable, OR very expensive! Plus some insurance companies might consider it experimental and opt not to pay for it. We'll find out on Tuesday!
- At 8:36am on July 31, 2009,
Dana Hariton McQuade said… - great, drop me a line at my regular e-mail dhariton@verizon.net with some dates. i am free wed, thurs and fri of next week if that works for you. week of aug 10th, i am around tues, wed and thurs. i read about the pump and it sounds incredible. omnipod is getting smaller too in 2010. are you pumping yet or still achieving great results with shots?
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