that was my first diabetes blog. A Bit of a Written Advantage i started it when i was 20 and kept it a secret until now. i did so because it reveals a darkened heart and a troubled soul i didn’t share it with my parents i didn’t share it with my friends i am […]
send me well wishes, not tricks up your sleeve because right when i need you, you also need me there’s no changing colors, no charging up dues, no market impressions, no turning up clues i test, you trial, as our turbulence goes on for lightyears, discomfort and woes you never asked for permission, to park […]
Diabetes Blog Week 2014: Monday i recently returned from a trip to the mountains with my lovedove, jesse. we spent nearly two weeks in an isolated cabin. no internet. no cell service. 30 minute drive to the nearest town. nada. nothing. trees, trees, a creek and more trees. i loved our time together. i learned […]
there was a time during my staffship at DHF when i lost someone very dear to me. 30 minutes after hearing the news, i sent a text to manny. i asked for the following day off and briefly told him why. seconds later, he called me. he wanted to make sure i was okay and […]
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today was my last visit with my endocrinologist of nearly six years. hesitant to walk in after a ‘bad’ diabetes week, i lost sight of the fact that this could very well be the last time i ever see her. it’s been a rough two months. there have been family troubles, broken lungs, the passing […]
favor requested below! i’ve been working with a man with t1 diabetes who creates educational 3d models of proteins. his name is casey steffen and his work is spectacular. he has created a hemoglobin model duo to show the difference between glycated and normal hemoglobin (as you see above). i don’t often use this space […]
today i am heading out to coachella. it is a music festival in indio, CA near los angeles. it is four days of dancing in the hot hot sun. before i get to the diabetes part of this post, i must disclose that the photo above came about because our only housemate who couldn’t attend […]
there is much debate in the diabetes online (and offline) community about whether a person with diabetes ought to be considered or consider one self, “disabled”. sharing my position on this is something i’ve been very weary of because my feeling is that it goes against the grain of the majority rule. but alas, here […]
i’ve been applying for jobs. why, right? i have an amazing job already. i get to be with loving warm people and lancet (THE dog) gets to come to work with me everyday. i spend my time talking to people who live to support each other and being a part of that is like a […]
Unexpected Blues 