Adventures in KAndylaND
Kicking the Bottle – Cold Turkey
by Christy
Before anybody starts to judge my parenting skills, I just want to say that I often “know” what I’m supposed to do, but quite often follow the children’s lead and stick with some things way longer than is good for …
Dexcom
by Christy
Well, today was the day! Andy got the Dexcom Granted, we are just doing a trial, but even in the few hours since we started, it’s really opened my eyes up to how crazy his blood sugars still are. …
New Tests, New Diagnoses, New Pills
by Christy
It’s been an absolutely crazy busy month which is why I haven’t posted anything in so long. Andy graduated from Kindergarten on Friday and the last day of school was Monday. We are trying to find a house to buy …
Day #7 of D-Blog Week: What we’ve learned
by Christy
What we’ve learned – Sunday 5/15: Last year, Wendy of Candy Heartsmade a suggestion for this year. She commented “I think Day 7 should be a post about stuff we’ve learned from other blogs or the experience of coming together …
Day #6 of D-Blog Week: Snapshots
by Christy
Saturday snapshots – Saturday 5/14:Today is the only day I’ve brought back a fun topic from last year. Inspired by the Diabetes 365 project, let’s snap a few more d-related pictures and share them again. Post as many or as …
Day #5 of D-Blog Week: Awesomeness
by Christy
Awesome things – Friday 5/13:In February the #dsma blog carnival challenged us to write about the most awesome thing we’d done DESPITE diabetes. Today let’s put a twist on that topic and focus on the good things diabetes has brought …
Day #4 of D-Blog Week: Wild Card, Limerick Day
by Christy
Today’s topic for D-Blog week was 10 things I hate about Diabetes, but I’ve been trying to put myself in a more positive mood lately so I just didn’t want to get all bogged down in the negativity of doing …
Day #3 of D-Blog Week: Oops!
by Christy
Have you ever forgotten something important on a long road trip? If you live with diabetes, a forgotten "something" could mean life or death. Read about this mother's "Oops!" and how she averted a crisis for her young son when they went on a road trip.
Day 2 of D-Blog Week: Letters
by Christy
If you could write a letter to your younger self about your rare disease, would you? Read as Christy, a mother of two young children with a rare type of diabetes, writes a letter to herself on the day of her oldest child's initial diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes. He was only 4 months old.
Diabetes Blog Week – Admiring Differences
by Christy
Thank you to Karen over at Bitter~Sweet for organizing this week of D-Blogging. For those of you reading this who are not diabetics or parents of diabetics, there is a whole community of diabetes bloggers out there and we tend
Going Up and New Families
by Christy
Finally after nearly 3 months of dealing with lows, both kids are trending up in their blood sugars. Noses are not visibly running any more on a daily basis and all stomach bug issues are gone. Yesterday Andy had a …
Join me for WEGO Health’s Webinar: Navigating Your Health Narrative!
by Christy
I just registered for WEGO Health’s exciting new webinar and I wanted to share with everyone. Here are the particulars: What: Navigating Your Health Narrative Webinar Who: Health Activist Panel with Lisa E, Erin B, Jenni P, and Amanda D …
