525,600 minutes
How do you measure a year? In daylights? In sunsets? In midnights? In cups of coffee? In inches? In miles? In laughter? In strife? Well, this year for me included all of the above. I shared daylights and sunsets, was awake for many midnights followed by many cups of coffee. I experienced growth in inches [...]
Happy Type 1 Day (and Happy Anniversary)
Today kicks off a month of diabetes awareness. I’ll be wearing lots of blue and sharing my life with diabetes with those who ask. Awareness and advocacy are why I do what I do! Today specifically is Type 1 Day. (Hey! That’s me!) It also kicks off the Big Blue Test, and it means I [...]
Looking for ideas…
I’m in full training mode (or at least I am when I have time). I’ve started running along with my cycling and next week, I hope to add in swimming. In case you missed the earlier post, I’m participating in my first sprint triathlon. Yes, I’m aware that I’m not a swimmer and not a [...]
Tornadoes devastate Alabama, many diabetics affected
So today, multiple tornadoes swept across North Alabama, including Huntsville where I live. I’m a journalist, so I covered the storms in a town north of us, Arab. It was complete and total devastation. Emergency officials reported six people killed about half a mile away from where I was sent to report. Arab was hit [...]
Three cheers for the man named Jason
A man named Jason is my new favorite person this afternoon! I don’t know Jason, and Jason doesn’t know me. But for the past couple of weeks, Jason and I have been e-mailing back and forth concerning CGMs. Today, the man named Jason e-mailed me the last bit of info needed to secure my CGM. So [...]
