Low blood sugar always seems to strike at the worst times and can be hard to pick up on at first, especially when you're busy. Below is a brief scene that I have experienced many times, going back to when I was a waitress for a few years. A typical incident in the life of a diabetic. A … Continue reading The Dementor
This is a letter to all those who watch me and my fellow diabetes go through our daily routine, but still don’t quite understand what diabetes really is...so I’m here to break it down for you. People with diabetes have uncontrolled blood sugar. Typically, the average person has a blood sugar range from about … Continue reading Dear Non-Diabetic
There are two (obscure) things in life I am sure of: 1. If there was a zombie apocalypse in my lifetime I would be one of the first to go. Not because of a zombie attack, but because of my own immune system attack on my pancreas. (Unless of course I could raid a ton … Continue reading It’s Not What You Know, It’s Who You Know
I sat down on the couch beside my dad and huffed loudly. I was in a sour mood and he could tell. Yes, I was a moody 18 year old, but it was still out of character. So I went off on a rant (it happens occasionally) and told him I had been so exhausted, … Continue reading Writing My Life- Diabetes
"What if our symptoms were superhuman symptoms and the medications we take suppress our abilities?" I stared across the hospital room from my bed at my roommate for the night. "What?" This was absurd, but Tara's eyes danced with excitement. We were both in the hospital being treated, me for my sudden diabetes diagnosis at … Continue reading The Cure
It was that late point in the night where only the stars and the local bars were still going strong. The local restaurants, however, were shutting down for the night. Melanie had just finished with the side work all waitstaff at The Bay Restaurant were required to do. Unfortunately for her, she had been the … Continue reading The Vampire
It’s always been hard to do drugs in a public setting, but add in some plane turbulence and it’s an entirely different animal. The needle shook going into my skin and jabbed me a few times before sinking in properly. It stung more than usual but after a year of doing this multiple times a … Continue reading The Island
