Getting Ready for My St. Patrick’s Day Blog
Three Thematic Limericks I once was a lone diabetic, My family or friends didn’t get it; I threw down some ink, And used humor to sync But now I can’t seem to be quiet. • There once was a young...
View ArticleInside the Diabetic Mouth
This blog post is written in the spirit of “the more information, the better.” I have nothing to gain by scaring young or newly diagnosed diabetics. Sharing my knowledge and experience is, however, a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BOO!
Question: What does a diabetic do when the glucose tabs and candy are gone? Answer: Anything he has to. It doesn’t have to be Halloween to know it’s a scary situation to be caught without sugar...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
Splat.
So, it wasn’t writer’s block after all. Turns out there was a stinkbug stuck in the part of my brain that dishes out creativity in people like me. I knew I never liked them. Luckily this one landed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Colored pencils
Visiting Mom and Dad in Littleton over the Thanksgiving weekend I was determined to keep up my daily journaling. In the dim lighting they insist on in their home, it did very little good adding color...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“An Instructional Aid on Juvenile Diabetes Mellitus” c. 1973
This is the cover to the manual my parents were given in 1973 when I was a newly diagnosed diabetic (on top is the wallet card for diabetics who drive when they shouldn’t); this publication was hot off...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Happy New Year: January Fingerprick™
You hear from various sources that resolutions at New Years are too difficult to keep. Such resolutions should therefore be avoided, as should all risk of failure, or potential achievement, this time...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Eagle Has Landed
To phrase that differently, the dragonfly is complete! I picked it up today from the framer; talk about anticipation. It looks beyond stunning. Thrilled. The size isn’t represented accurately in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Diabetes Burnout and the Smell of Insulin
Believe me, I’m no stranger to diabetes burnout. I get as tired of counting carbs, calibrating machines, testing blood sugars and evaluating situations as the next person. This is why it’s so strange...
View Article
