Katie I.'s Blog (17)

I have lived my entire adult life "in the closet" with Type 1. I have taken desperate measures to make sure that only a handful of people who have known me even know that I have T1. In college, only my roommates with whom I was close knew, and in law school, only one person knew. I have been at my current job since October 2005, and have not told anyone about my T1. Until today.

I had a horribly scary low bg at my office today. I went from 79 to below 30(!) in just 20 minutes. I usuall

I came across this article today in the Colorado Springs Gazette: http://www.gazette.com/articles/diabetes_32157___article.html/type_insulin.html The article states that T2 isn't the only type of diabetes diagnosis that's currently on the rise; T1's are on the rise, too. I also recently read that kids with T1 are getting diagnosed at younger

I am moving this to a blog post, so you may have seen this before. :)

This is a photo of the glucose tablets I bought from the oldest pharmacy in Europe, which is in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
I packed more glucose tabs than I thought I would need for our 2+ week trip to Europe, but by the 4th day I was already

The saga with my Minimed 722 continues....

I went to bed late on Tuesday night (around midnight), checked my bg, and all was well. About 12:30am, just when I was falling asleep, my pump sent me an alarm. I got up to check it out, and saw that it was alarming because of a low battery. Since they always teach you to NEVER go to bed with a low battery alarm, I got up to change it. When I tried to put in a new battery, the pump stopped working altogether-- the screen was blank, and it acte

I saw this article today about a 26-year-old guy with T1 who passed out while driving and hit and killed a man. He was sentenced to 6 months in jail. Here is the article: http://www.timesheraldonline.com/ci_7590155

Speaking of jail sentences, I also saw another article about a guy with T1 who died in jail because the nursing staff didn't check his bg. Here is the link:

I have had a few problems with my Minimed pump over the past week. It's a bummer because I'm a big Minimed fan-- I have had a Minimed since 1992 and I can't imagine life without it!! I don't know if I've just had bad luck with the 722 model, but I'm on my second one and am having mechanical problems with it. I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced these problems...

It all started while my husband and I were on our way to NJ the night before Thanksgiving. When we got in the car, I

My husband and I were blessed with a wonderful trip to Europe this year. We left on a redeye flight on Oct. 27 and arrived in Rome on Oct. 28. From there, we took a cruise from Civitavecchia, Italy (near Rome) around the Greek islands, and ended the cruise on Nov. 9 in Venice, Italy. After arriving in Venice, we took the train to Florence, stayed there for two nights, and then continued on to Rome, where we stayed for three nights. We returned home to Virginia on Nov. 14.

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