Thanksgiving is my second favorite holiday. Christmas is first, due to the actual meaning of course- Thanksgiving for me was always about family and giving thanks to God for all we are given during the past year. The feast was always secondary, however I was never shy about over-indulging. All that changed this year with my diagnosis - all for the better! I just watched carefully what went in my mouth, put together the lowest carb plate I could and even had a little…

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Finally got to see my doctor yesterday. He's happy with the results, and the fact that I've kept off the weight for over a year. He reduced my Metaformin by half, and will check me again in four months. Told me not to worry about checking BG but three times a week. I'd really like to check more than that . . . BUT, when I was worried and checking multiple times a day the last couple months, I got very anxious about it all. Mostly he said to watch for patterns, check at different times a day.…

Went to the gym this afternoon on my day off from work (post visit to The Price is Right yesterday) and before I started my workout, I stepped on that scale and i was in complete shock I did not believe it at first. I was with my friend and I was like, is it really that number? Another 5lbs. dropped, yay. Since November 17th, I have lost 10lbs. Yippeeeee.

So later this afternoon is my first…

Our little Olivia is amazing! She is so couragous. December will mark six months living with diabetes. Over the past six months Olivia has seen....

1,288+ pricks of her fingers to get blood sugar readings

639+ insulin injections

183+ ketone urine checks

5 days in the…

Time sure does fly! I can't believe November is almost over. Well this past week was our first experience with Olivia sneaking food. I came home from work around 4pm and did my usual things - said hello to everyone, asked my oldest daughter, Gwen, how her day went at school, read the paper, and began to think what I'm going to make for dinner. I was in the kitchen getting dinner ready for 5pm and noticed Olivia's stepping stool, that she uses to wash her hands, on the floor in front of the…

Manny,

I'm so grateful to Isaac Itman for bringing your inspiring story to our attention. It is about the Power of Voice - the individual voice - to share, educate, transform, and continually offer life-saving support. You have found a way to change the world for those who live with a chronic condition not readily visible to others: diabetes.

I am in awe of your determination and your enthusiasm and your love of life and fellow human beings. Your Criollo charm and tropical…

I am copying my post from http://thisismysos.blogspot.com/ to here. I will try to keep them both updated for now, but we will just have to see which one prevails ;)

I suppose I should begin by introducing myself. I am a 26 year old newly wed. I am highly educated and have just begun a job that I hope to someday love. I was diagnosed with Type 1…

I haven't been feeling so good.. On Monday I went to my family doctor and put me on meds... I feel better today then the last two weeks....

On Thanksgiving, I had a problem.... I was baking cookies from a recipe that I got from splenda.com and my DexCom 7 had a error on the receiver so I called the tech support... They sent out a replacement receiver and a new sensor. I got it yesterday.....