The D-Log Cabin

 Yesterday was a wild sort of World Diabetes Day. I woke up early,participated in the 24 hour Twitter WDD chat that was going on. Blood suga...

Today, my thyroid tests came back normal. Which is all well and good for my Endo appt next week(I appreciate that she emails me back so prom...

Facebook is an interesting animal. Especially when you join any sort of health related "group." The larger diabetes related on...

In January,we must have a new health insurance plan. (We received the "Dear Policy Holder" letter yesterday.) This came as no surp...

For three years, I've looked for an answer that no one could tell me. Not even my extremily intelligent Endocrinologist,nor the OBGYN,no...

(I may or may not be slightly obsessed with it.) 

Fall has long been my favorite season,(new tv shows,all things PUMPKIN,leaves,cool weather)& it's finally here.(the summer wasn'...

We are not waiting. Oh,wait. Yes we are. Because it's not quite as simple as buying a Pebble watch from Best Buy and downloading a CGM a...

Q: What's the difference between a bad hoarder and a good hoarder? A: There's a difference? All joking aside, the difference between...

Dear  Person With Diabetes, I am you. I have lived with this disease for almost 16 years..I have highs, I have lows. I know that this strugg...

" This your number. Now own your number." That's what TV extreme weight loss guru Chris Powell tells each of the people s...

Last week, I went to the chiropractor..despite my feelings that they are kind of snake oil medicine people.(one would think that they'd ...

Still here, still kickin.' Summer is flying by..and we still haven't made it to a beach. We have made the annual "Trip to the Z...

There's this common misperception that CWD friends for life is just for kids with diabetes,and their families. But it's so much mo...

"It's not about me." Except it was,darn it. My nephrologist had announced his retiring intentions via mail,and there was no go...

Last Saturday, a T1 friend and I drove to TCOYD in DC. I've been under the impression that one either had celiac(or not) for quite some...

Up. Down. Up. Down. Such is the flow of life with type 1 diabetes,and it can be wearing at times. Especially as the days turn to months,the ...

When you get dxd with diabetes,food goes from being food to being a collection of carbohydrates,proteins,and fats.(the same, I imagine,with ...

(I guessed 80. I was wrong.) (Tandom Twins!!) (a history of old pumps) (Bad day.) (I hope.) When Mommy has diabetes. ...

Dblog Week: Diabetes Life-Hacks Share the (non-medical) tips and tricks that help you in the day-to-day management of diabetes. Tell us ever...