M-I-C-K-E-Y

It's been a while since I've done a cake post for you guys. I'm not really in the mood to write a d-related post today, so I thought I'd bring you some of my "sweeter" and happier posts by posting pictures from my godson's 3rd birthday party, including the cake I made him. This cake was one of my favorites that I've ever gotten to do!I love Mickey! No matter how much I complain about MM Clubhouse

Burn Out at the Perfect Time?

It's funny that last Wednesday was the official start to the You Can Do This Project. Why is it funny? Oh, well, it's funny because I just realized today that I'm smack dab in the middle of a new episode of diabetes burn out/depression. Honestly, I don't talk about it much because I don't consider it a huge deal in my life. Throughout college and up until a couple of years ago, I would have

You Can Do This Video

Yesterday was the start to the You Can Do This Project. I finally got my video uploaded last night. First off I'd like to thank Kim for this wonderful idea. Secondly, I'd like to encourage you to go check out the other submissions to the You Can Do This Project.

And lastly, I'd also like to note some things that I didn't talk about in my video. We all deal with depression at one point or

How Diabetes Care is Like Bacon

If that title didn't catch the attention of the D-OC, I give up. :) Most of you probably realize how crazy we are about bacon in the D-OC. Bacon and cupcakes. And sprinkles. And Sprinkles. Anyway, bacon is kind of a fantastical food. Add it to almost anything and it gets better.

Sunday morning I was cooking breakfast. I typically don't cook bacon because it's messy and makes my house smell like

Opting Out

Sometime between the last time I flew (around a year ago) and last week, Nashville airport got full body scanners. I know people have all sorts of issues with these scanners. People complain for many different reasons. To be honest, I don't really like the idea of them, but the way they effect me has more to do with my diabetes than with anything else. Truth be known, if it weren't for my insulin

We Have a Winner!

So, I did the whole "pull a winner out of the hat" thing for my give away. First, I went through and took out all the double entries and all the people who said they didn't want to be entered. Then I wrote down all the other names on slips of paper and folded them up. Then I mixed them all up in a plastic bowl.


Then I pulled out one.
And this is who we got:


Dr. P is a newly diagnosed person

Life for a Child Video

When I saw the exhibit on the discovery of insulin at the New York Historical Society back in October there was a short movie playing as part of the exhibit. I watched it all. The video was titled Life for a Child and was a look at what children in third world countries have to go through in order to get the very basic in diabetes care: insulin. It was moving, appalling, and touching.

Just the

You Can Do This

While I was out of town this week, Kim from Texting My Pancreas announced the launch of a project that I think is going to change lives. We all know that diabetes is hard to live with. No matter what type of diabetes you (or your loved one) had, it's never easy. Sure, there are good days. But there are bad days as well. And not matter the type of day, it NEVER goes away. The title of my blog says