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My Little Orange Bracelet.
At the Friends for Life conference, people who are living with type 1 diabetes wear bright green bracelets. Green bracelet’ers are the people who know what my diabetes life is like, from the...
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Friends for Life Frenzy.
Bringing Birdy to the Friends for Life conference was awesome, because I was finally able to introduce my bonkers Birdzone to my friends in the diabetes community. (And by “finally,” I mean in a way...
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FFL: Social Media as Part of the Prescription.
At Friends for Life this year, there was a special panel discussing “Social Media & The Monster Under the Bed: The Latest Thinking on Fearing vs. Embracing Social Media,” focusing on efforts to...
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Masterlab: Tides are Rising.
In the last ten years, the DOC has evolved from a small pocket of voices to an entire choir that can’t be housed in one town, or state, or even country. I love seeing more hands raised and more people...
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Ante Up.
During one of the discussion groups at Friends for Life, one of the attendees took a look at their Dexcom, gave it an exasperated sigh, and threw it into the middle of the room in frustration. “I don’t...
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Friends for Life: Madcap Recap.
A bulleted list because that’s what bloggers do. My personal schedule had me running around like a chicken with its head (and pancreas?) cut off, and while I felt really lucky to be so busy, I didn’t...
View ArticleThe Need for Naps … I mean, Self-Care.
Ten years ago, if you told me I’d have to bail out of a conference in the middle of the day to take a nap, I’d have laughed in your face because I thrived entirely on insulin, caffeine, and chaos and...
View ArticleFlick of the Wrist.
In the interests of getting through TSA in Orlando as quickly as possible and making my way over to my gate so I could find some iced coffee and a banana, I disconnected my insulin pump and put it...
View ArticleGuest Post: My Magical Disney Moment.
The power of peer-to-peer connections is not lost on the diabetes community. While insulin remains our strongest medication tool, our mental and emotional health is nourished by connecting with...
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