Adventures in KAndylaND

Kicking the Bottle – Cold Turkey

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

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

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

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

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

Day #5 of D-Blog Week: Awesomeness

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

Day #4 of D-Blog Week: Wild Card, Limerick Day

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!

Day #3 of D-Blog Week: Oops!

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

Day 2 of D-Blog Week: Letters

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

Diabetes Blog Week – Admiring Differences

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

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!

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 …