Monthly Archives: May 2012

Vegas, Baby!

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Shannon

**I have had formatting issues with this post for a week, so I apologize in advance if by the time it’s published, it looks wonky.  It looks fine in editing mode, but by the time I preview/publish, it is all … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Shannon

 Looks can be deceiving sometimes …          

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Swimming with diabetes

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Shannon

This weekend my family and I went swimming at my father-in-law’s house.  Swimming can be a pain for a pumper, especially when our pump isn’t waterproof (there are some brands that are waterproof, but mine is not.)   I had to take … Continue reading →

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Wake up!

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Shannon

When I had my son 4 years ago, it was by far the best (and scariest) experience of my life.  It was the best for obvious reasons, but there were a couple of scary moments sprinkled in there. I have PCOS … Continue reading →

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Is it worth it?

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Shannon

One of the main reasons I wanted to start a blog … was to just share my story of living with Type 1.  And also to clear up some misconceptions about the disease in general, and to potentially reach people … Continue reading →

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Dblog Week – What I Wish You Knew

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Shannon

“What is one thing you would tell someone that does not have diabetes? Let’s do a little advocating and post what we wish people knew about diabetes. Have more than one thing you wish people knew? Go ahead and tell … Continue reading →

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DBlog Week – Fantasy Device

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Shannon

“Tell us what your Fantasy Diabetes Device would be?  Think of your dream blood glucose checker, delivery system for insulin or other meds, magic carb counter, etc etc etc.  The sky is the limit – what would you love to … Continue reading →

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DBlog Week – One Thing to Improve

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Shannon

“Yesterday we gave ourselves a big pat on the back for one thing we are great at.  Today let’s look at the flip-side.  We probably all have one thing we could try to do better.  Why not make today the … Continue reading →

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DBlog Week – One Great Thing

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Shannon

“Living with diabetes sure does take a lot of work, and it’s easy to be hard on ourselves if we aren’t “perfect”.  But today it’s time to give ourselves some much deserved credit.  Tell us about just one diabetes thing you does … Continue reading →

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D-Blog Week – Find a Friend

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Shannon

This week is the start of the 3rd annual D-Blog week, orchestrated by my friend, Karen over at Bittersweet Diabetes. It’s my first year to participate and I’m very excited 🙂 I am still relatively new to the blogging world … and … Continue reading →

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