Living With Diabetes: My Hair

I noticed it for the first time about a month after getting out of the hospital. I ran my fingers through my hair one day - sitting on the couch, maybe? - and noticed a lot, like, a lot came out in my hands. Which was weird. But then it kept happening. I'd get up from the sofa … Continue reading Living With Diabetes: My Hair →

Living With Diabetes: The First 2 Months

If I had to organize the events of the recent past into sequences, Sequence 1 ended with my first trip to the endocrinologist. I went from symptoms to diagnosis – “This is definitely Type 1 diabetes” (and, you know, maybe type 2, too). Now I had to learn how to live with the disease. In recognition of … Continue reading Living With Diabetes: The First 2 Months →

What. Just. Happened: WEIGHT WEIGHT WEIGHT (Part 7)

Part 7. For Part 6, click here. For Part 5, click here. For Part 4, click here. For Part 3, click here. For Part 2, click here. For Part 1, click here. So there I was, at the endocrinologist’s office, having been told I definitely had Type 1 diabetes (not that I believed it) and … Continue reading What. Just. Happened: WEIGHT WEIGHT WEIGHT (Part 7) →

What. Just. Happened: The (world’s greatest) Endocrinologist (Part 6)

Part 6. For Part 5, click here. For Part 4, click here. For Part 3, click here. For Part 2, click here. For Part 1, click here. I have the world’s greatest endocrinologist. She is the world’s greatest endocrinologist for a million reasons; many of which you will hear about as I continue with this … Continue reading What. Just. Happened: The (world’s greatest) Endocrinologist (Part 6) →

What. Just. Happened: Out and In (Part 5)

Part 5. For Part 4, click here. For Part 3, click here. For Part 2, click here. For Part 1, click here. All told, I spent two nights in the ICU, and three days in the hospital. This comprised: Dozens of visits by social workers, nutritionists, endocrinologists, diabetes educators, doctors, residents and nurses 4 diabetes … Continue reading What. Just. Happened: Out and In (Part 5) →

What. Just. Happened: TYPE WHAT NOW? (Part 4)

Part 4. For Part 3, click here. For Part 2, click here. For Part 1, click here. It hurts to remember this. It hurts to remember, authentically, the emotions and feelings I had when I was in the hospital. I wish I could change them – I wish I could have understood then what I understand … Continue reading What. Just. Happened: TYPE WHAT NOW? (Part 4) →

What. Just. Happened: Admitted (Part 3)

Part 3. For Part 2, click here. For Part 1, click here. My mom drove me to the hospital around 9:30 on Wednesday night. I’m quite sure neither of us had any idea what was going on. That was the thing about the whole Event – the severity sort of snuck up on me. I … Continue reading What. Just. Happened: Admitted (Part 3) →

What. Just. Happened: Mortification (Part 2)

Part 2. For Part 1, click here. Before I continue, one disclaimer: a lot of this narrative has and will discuss the “shame” of getting diabetes. First off, let it be known that this entire blog is comprised of my own personal opinions, and would never claim to be objective fact. The shame I describe here is … Continue reading What. Just. Happened: Mortification (Part 2) →

What. Just. Happened: Professional Denial (Part 1)

I can’t pinpoint exactly the day it started; honestly, not even the week. If you held a gun to my head I might guess January 15th, 2014 – or some day in the middle of January, perhaps. But of course that would have meant that I went up to 6 weeks before diagnosis, which also … Continue reading What. Just. Happened: Professional Denial (Part 1) →