*This was posted on my personal blog yesterday, Silver-Lined, but I thought I'd cross post it here. Also, why can't I make the…

so i've been diabetic for some time now but haven't gotten into any of these group things online. was just passing through and thought i'd do a little whatever.

soooo... how about a little about me?

i was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when i was in my junior year of high school. i don't know that i ever really thought it was that horrible. everyone's got something, right? figured this was just my thing for now. i've been lucky enough to never really have any problems…

Sunday morning and I take off early for a recovery ride – 30 miles ought to do it. This early and it’s just me and the animals and the sky and the road. Rolling slow at 70 revs I hear more, see more and feel more of

the ride. No cars, no kids, no hassle. No sun yet.

I’m outside of town now, and a big hawk glides over me, just twenty feet up. I keep rolling but stare directly up, then over my shoulder – it’s…

I think that it's true that we watch our bs levels closer when we feel that there are people out there that understand and care.

But I know when people are "watching" me and what I eat I want to show them that I can do what I want.

Sometimes that means that I rebel and take an "I'll show you" attitude.

A good friend said once that we shouldn't do the "I'll show you, I'll kill me" rebellion. But that's what we do when don't test and keep track...

I am just utterly speechless....and honored to have such wonderful people in my life, thank you from my heart and soul for all the wonderful comments, kindness and support.

I will now conquer the world of diabetes, divorce, loss of love from a daughter that just cant seem to understand a life altering situation I have brought into her life (divorce), starting completely over at the age of 47yrs old. But, Love and Life is just around the corner and I am running to get there.…

Ok it is hot and humid here in Virginia. I run and do outside work and get completely soaked. I’ve lost a few sites even with the added IV3000. I’ve tried the Mastisol samples from the Medtronic tape kit and they work fine even when swimming in the ocean. My question is, what work best the Spray or Dispenser cap Mastisol? I’ve only use the vials so far?…

My birthday was a day like all other days. Just came and passed. I am blessed to have friends from Canada, U.S. and Australia, who actually remembered that day, althought they live thousand miles away! I didn't have a cake (LOL) but we did have lots of ice cream (chocolate with caramel fudge) well, not too healthy, I admit, but I love it. These days I eat only soups and salads (adding daily just a small amount of carbs & protein) because I found that the only food my…

I completely lost my mind at Disneyland. Yes, I continued to test my BGs frequently and take my Insulin but I decided to eat whatever I wanted to. The first two days I kept my BGs down with all the walking (miles) even though I was eating cookies, cupcakes, etc etc. But after that it started to catch up with me and no matter how much I walked I started having fastings in the 160s. My highest after meals was 210. I tested and injected wherever I was at (restaurants, benches, etc) and nobody…