The Pleasures and Perils of Pumping While Pantsless
I’m usually good at stashing my pump with minimal visibility: in a pocket, on my bra band, under a garter, etc. Unless I’m walking around without pants. “Caroline,” the Sensible Reader asks, “you don’t...
View ArticleLove for ACT1 Diabetes; Or, Cupid Shot My Pancreas
Please note that this blog would have gone up on Tuesday but Caroline felt that the need for donationations for the Supply Exchnage Program was a priority. So just go back a week in your heart, though...
View ArticleBe A Witness
I think I found my mantra. We sang a song several weeks ago in my church choir called “Who Will Be a Witness?” Who will be a witness for my Lord? we sing. My soul is a witness for the Lord. (I can’t...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Day to Me!
*The publication of this blog is being released after some technical difficulties with ACT1′s website. Our sincerest apologies go out to all our readers Happy Belated Birthday to our Caroline!! And...
View ArticleSite Change, Sea Change
All has been quiet on the blogging front for me lately. Sadly, I’ve been going through an unhappy breakup. Lots of anger. Plenty of tears. Maybe some chick flicks. But the Ben & Jerry’s has been...
View ArticleLife, Newly Untethered
This whole pump vacation thing is sort of like skydiving, minus the thrills. You hem and haw about the decision to go for it, freak out a little bit (see: my last post), feel nervewracked about the...
View ArticleSecure Supplies: Diabetes Strips Save Lives!
The test strip crisis that we wrote about earlier is only getting worse. We of the ACT1 advocacy committee are immensely grateful for all of the donations of non-prescription supplies we’ve...
View ArticleJune 27th, 2003
Today marks the eighth anniversary of the day I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Some people don’t remember when they were diagnosed. Some people let it pass without notice. Many diabetic friends,...
View ArticleSimonpalooza-Big Apple Edition
Do You Know Simon? If not, that’s a damn shame. Allow me to introduce him. Simon is a thirty-something Aussie with a penchant for song lyrics and long walks along the coast. He was diagnosed with...
View ArticleThese Vagabond Shoes (Are Longing To Kick Back With a Diet Coke After the New...
So, as I mentioned last week, I ran the New York City Marathon on Sunday. And, well, it can best be summed up in one word: Whew. –Whew, because the day I had been awaiting for two years finally arrived...
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