Author Archives: Shannon

About Shannon

I am a wife, a mommy, and a Type 1 diabetic (since 10/17/92.) I am currently pregnant with twins, due Spring 2013. I wear an insulin pump- - off and on for 15ish years; currently on the Medtronic pump and CGM. I am not a medical professional, nor am I giving medical advice. I am just sharing my day to day stories of someone who lives with this disease every day. My ultimate goal is to raise awareness.

Wordless Wednesday: Jeopardy

Posted on May 22, 2013

This was an answer on today’s episode of Jeopardy. Category: “Can I live without you?” Answer: (MY answer: Yep, been living without mine for over 20 years now, Alex.)

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Lows on the Go

Posted on May 20, 2013

For some reason, it seems to be a common occurrence for us diabetics to go low while shopping. I used to think it was just me, but I’ve read enough blogs now to see that it happens to a lot … Continue reading →

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DBlog Week: Would I trade?

Posted on May 17, 2013

Prompt for today’s DBlog post: Just like in the movie, today we’re doing a swap. If you could switch chronic diseases, which one would you choose to deal with instead of diabetes? I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in … Continue reading →

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DBlog Week: Accomplishments

Posted on May 16, 2013

Today’s prompt: We don’t always realize it, but each one of us has come a long way since diabetes first came into our life. It doesn’t matter if it’s been 5 weeks, 5 years or 50 years; you’ve done something … Continue reading →

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Just call me R2D2 …. or maybe C3PO?

Posted on May 15, 2013

Wait .. those are droids not robots. Same difference, though, right? People keep asking me how I’m doing with the lack of sleep from being up with the twins all the time. And what I have realized is that in … Continue reading →

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I’m baaaack!

Posted on May 9, 2013

Wow I am so far behind in posting …. sorry ’bout that, but things have been a bit crazy in our household … we had our baby boys on April 16th and everyone is doing great!  More on that later… … Continue reading →

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Irony

Posted on April 13, 2013

One thing that some people might not know about a pregnant PWD, is the placenta (in my case two) gives off a hormone that makes you insulin resistant … so last week when I started waking up out of the … Continue reading →

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Corrections

Posted on March 28, 2013

So I’ve had something happening lately that I don’t recall happening before with my pump … and wondered if anyone else sees this with their own pumps? Since I’m pregnant, and quickly nearing the day when we’ll get to meet … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday

Posted on March 27, 2013

Is it just me, or is the Novolog box about twice as big as it needs to be?

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OJ .. here goes nothin’

Posted on March 14, 2013

Before I was diabetic … I used to drink milk and orange juice pretty frequently. After the big Dx (diagnosis) those were quickly added to the category of things that raise my blood sugar and are consumed in very little … Continue reading →

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