Today I finally got through an entire ballet class en pointe without my feet hurting! Hooray for my calluses have returned. In celebration I present an action shot for Fierce Footwork Friday.

For all of you Tally Gear fans note the black tummitote belt around my waist with my Dexcom and Ping securely tucked away. I look like every other dancer!…

Fierce Footwork Fridays

For this Friday I was caught stretching while checking my Dexcom after rehearsal. There was a lot of beeping today and a mild low of 64mg/dl during company class but I took care of it and kept on dancing.

To make this weekend more of an adventure, one of my fellow company members had a concussion this week. So I stepped in for her role and it was something in complete reverse of what I normally do! I had to be flexible with my choreography but also…

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Dear Diabetes...

There are some things that I would like to tell my diabetes. So I decided to write it a letter. Well actually, record a video letter. So, in a way I'm skyping with my diabetes.

I wish my diabetes would listen to my letter but alas, it has no ears...but you do! What…

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I was goofing around at Sephora yesterday and found a glorious package of "Boo Boo Bling". They're these plastic jewels that are supposed to be placed overtop of bandaids to make bandaids a little less...bandaid like. I'm not sure who would actually buy them. (Obviously me!) They remind me of the sparkly…

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“You keep diabetes in your way and let me keep it in mine!”

My quote was originally from Ebenezer Scrooge saying “You keep Christmas in your way and let me keep it in mine!” from Alistar Sim’s famous A Christmas Carol.

This post has nothing to do with Christmas so if you’re in need of…

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I thought it would be fun to have a regular dance and diabetes related photo from rehearsal every Friday! So here is my first one.

I never have talked about my tattoo but here it is. It's my medical alert bracelet that is stuck with me for life, just like diabetes. On one side it says "Type 1 Diabetic" and the other…

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Hello fabulous people!

I've had people ask me what factors go in to making a professional dancer as well as how to manage my diabetes effectively. Here are just a few snippets of what I do on a daily basis to keep myself healthy to continue…

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Little Catherine is growing up...but only by a little

Happy New Year fabulous people! I hope you enjoyed my Ireland video and are ready for some fresh blogging. I can’t believe it’s 2012 now. I have overcome so much in the past year and this new year feels like…

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Diabetes Christmas Presents!

Merry Christmas to all!

Since the festive season is upon us I thought it would be fun to share some "Christmas Presents" with all my fabulous diabetic friends. Here are some random little tips and tricks that I've picked up over the past year. If you have any nuggets of…

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Marsha, Marsha...Marsha!

Why am I jumping for joy shouting the name Marsha? I’ll tell you why! After my abusive relationship with my Omnipod Scotty ended yesterday I have added a new friend to my team of diabetes technology. Her name is Marsha and she is an Animas One Touch Ping. I got started using ContactD…

Ginger Vieira interviewed me for blog on Living in Progress and I thought you guys would like to check it out as well! Ginger makes me look good for sure!

http://living-in-progress.com/2011/12/dancing-ballerina-with-type-1-diabetes/

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Breaking up is hard to do. Especially when you’re a lifesaving medical device.

Dear Scotty my little Omnipod,

We’ve been together 10 months so in terms of insulin pumps we haven’t had too long of a relationship. You’ve been with me all along when I was new and scared. You made it easy to insert my cannula…

Hey everyone!

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Everyone always asks me "Diabetes? What's that? What is it like having diabetes?" Sometimes I pretend I'm a Certified Diabetes Educator and pull out my trusty white board and flashcards but that doesn't seem to get many good responses. It's like I am speaking Swahili, which I can't.

So, I thought up…

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Diabetes awareness month is still in full swing and since my Mother came to visit me during World Diabetes Day I thought I would interview her. Everybody asks how we as diabetics feel about our disease but what about our Moms?

http://youtu.be/jO5udHS0Ruo

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Good evening everyone!

I finally have an evening to relax and reflect on Diabetes Awareness month as well as the whirlwind of World Diabetes Day. It was my very first Diabetes Awareness month. I think about myself one year ago and I remember that I was already beginning to feel ill from what turned out to be Type 1 Diabetes. How far…

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Backstage Blogging

Last week was my company's first show of the season. It was called Duos and it was a collection of 5 duos to signify the 5 years my company has been running. Nothing like an anniversary season!

Since I had my surgery on my ankle recently I wasn't able to make rehearsals for this first show. So, my way of…