Type 1 Diabetes

My Life Rants Type 1 Diabetes 

A great big letdown

September 24, 2012March 28, 2014 Rachel 9 Comments Conversation, Dexcom, Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes

I’m mad at my Dexcom. Last Saturday morning I enlisted Brad’s help to insert a brand new sensor into my

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Family My Life Type 1 Diabetes 

Diagnosed as an Adult: An Interview with Mom

September 21, 2012May 12, 2017 Rachel 1 Comment Conversation, Diabetes, Diagnosed as an adult, Family, health, Mom, Rachel, Type 1 Diabetes

I follow some amazing parents of children with diabetes on Twitter. I read their blogs and occasionally reach out to

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Community My Life Type 1 Diabetes 

Me and My Shadow

September 7, 2012November 14, 2014 Rachel 10 Comments Blogging, Diabetes, dsma, health, Rachel, Type 1 Diabetes

I have a shadow and it goes where ever I go. The September DSMA Blog Carnival topic is about diabetes

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LinkedIn Type 1 Diabetes 

A(speed)rda

August 30, 2012March 14, 2014 Rachel 8 Comments Dexcom, Diabetes, health, insulin, OmniPod, Type 1 Diabetes

I saw my endo last week. (Okay, more accurately I saw a doctor doing an endo rotation who was stumped

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Community Type 1 Diabetes 

You Can (and I have proof)

August 28, 2012January 27, 2014 Rachel 12 Comments Awareness, Conversation, Diabetes, health, Life online, Type 1 Diabetes

When I was first diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, the word diabetes appeared on every piece of medical paperwork… I

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