Moving Mountains: Medtronic Diabetes Advocates Forum

Over the weekend I was invited by Medtronic to their 3rd
Diabetes Advocate Forum. It was my first year attending. And I hope I did my
best when tweeting the event (#MedtronicDAF) and now, as I share my thoughts
with you all about what happened over the weekend. Full disclosure: Medtronic
and Bayer paid for all of my transportation, lodging and food. They did not ask
me to write anything. All of

Upside Down

Happy New Year!!!! 2014 is upon us with so many new things coming up. In the past three months my life has been turned upside down on it's head. I've had so many things happening in my life and so many major life changes that I haven't had time to breath, let alone keep up with my blogs and social media.

I wanted to check in with you (my few and faithful readers) to let you know that I haven't

Close to Home

Over the weekend I got a message on facebook from a friend of mine. One that isn't linked to my "diabetes world." We've known each other for a few years now, and met through mutual friends. He's an awesomely fun person to hang out with, and a person I don't get to see in person near often enough.

This message, however, wasn't a happy message. He sent me a message because his young niece had just

Sort of Wordless Wednesday

When you see your favorite low glucose treatment on the "last chance" rack, you buy them all. 

Cereal: The Devil's Food

“Hi. My name is Cara and I’m a cereal addict.”



I feel like I should be in some sort of a recovery program.
Ever since I started monitoring my blood sugar super closely and got on an
insulin pump, it became apparent that cereal was a TERRIBLE thing for me.
Non-sugar cereals make my blood sugar crazy. The less sugar and more whole
grains, the less crazy. But still crazy.



Sugar cereals make

Strip Safely

Test strip accuracy is important to me because as a person with diabetes, I test my blood sugar. As a type 1 diabetic, I test my blood sugar sometimes as many as 12-15 times a day. True, with my constant glucose monitor (itself with accuracy issues) I sometimes test less. But no decision I make during the day (or night) is made without regards to what my blood sugar is.

The recommended range for

Technology is Scary: A Skeptic Changes Her Mind

I was diagnosed with diabetes in 1986, a few months before
my fifth birthday. I have very, very few memories of my life before diabetes.
It’s just always BEEN. Diabetes has been a part of me so much, that I’m not
entirely sure who’d I’d be without it. I’m throwing a wild guess out there that
I’d have more money, less stress and get more sleep, among other things. But,
it’s nothing that I can’t