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Thyroid Zombies by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 We are the thyroid zombies, The walking dead, The barely hanging on. We hear our doctors tell us normal is between zero and forty-three, But we are five-thousand ... Read on »

A Day in the Life of a Diabetic by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 I've decided to start something new. It's a story about a typical diabetic girl. But it's not just me writing it. It's a chain story. So I've written the first chapter and ... Read on »

Finally a Useful Upgrade by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 I just received the new Minimed pump. It now asks stupid questions to remind me to do things I instinctually do because I have been pumping so long. After I prime the tu ... Read on »

My New Super Power by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 Since I've had this radiation treatment, I've been asked several times if I am going to have super powers. I laughed it off, humoring them for their silly questions. But ... Read on »

SOLITARY CONFINEMENT- DAY 4 by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 Today I hit a wall. A writing wall. It was probably because I spent the last seventy-two hours in front of a computer. I thought with all this time off I could accomplish ... Read on »

SOLITARY CONFINEMENT-DAY 2 by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 What a completely different experience than yesterday. I woke up feeling hungover. I don't think my body handled the twelve hours of hyper that was my day yesterday. ... Read on »

SOLITARY CONFINEMENT- DAY 1 by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 My day started at five am so that I could get one last meal in before six hours of fasting in preparation for my thyroid ablation today. I was back in bed by five fif ... Read on »

The New Year's Bet by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 I made a New Year's bet that I am now regretting. I had some other New Year's goals-to finally finish the book and get it published and to rebrush my teeth after the ... Read on »

Sunbathing on the First by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 Laying out in the sun in eighty degree weather on the first day of the year sure makes me grateful to live in Southern California where I can train outdoors year-round with ... Read on »

I Just Can't Kick You by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 The disease I thought I could kick is now back with a vengeance. I had hoped it was a transient pain in the ass, but, alas, I am not that lucky. I now have another life- ... Read on »

Tip of the Day by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 So here's the diabetes tip of the day. Make a basal check a standard procedure every two to three months. Like I've said before, I've been struggling with blood sugars all o ... Read on »

I have recently moved my infus ... by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 I have recently moved my infusion sight down to my outer thigh and have been having huge problems with it. I usually rotate the site locations depending on the season. Spr ... Read on »

More Days LIke This by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 I think paid sick days from work should be handed out on a sliding scale. Most jobs will come up with some arbitrary number of days that you can miss a year and still get pa ... Read on »

The Lazy Man's Solution by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 I've been looking for creative ways to write more for this blog and I hear the lazy man will go to a meme when he is out of ideas. I have come up with some creative ways to ... Read on »

Has It Really Been Six Months? by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 My husband, Tony has been doing triathlons for three years now. He has come from a couch potato to placing very high in his age group. Yesterday he went to pick up his r ... Read on »

Just One of Those Days by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 I thought I would come back from a trip like this one with so much to say. Some new revelation about living with diabetes, maybe come back having conquered the d ... Read on »

Best Morning Yet by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 I think by far this has been the best morning yet. With a small craft advisory on for today, it has made the decision to end my trip a little early a no brainer. There is no ... Read on »

After a long day of travel by ... by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 After a long day of travel by plane, train, and automobile, - have finally settled in to my home for the next few days. Paul and the guys at Key Lime Sailing Club have been ... Read on »

TWITTER FEED by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 The journey starts in just 10 days. On February 21, I will fly to Miami to get set up for the four-day solo sail to raise money for insulindependence.org. Subscribe to my tw ... Read on »

The Official Rules by Erin Spineto Posted in: Blog Posts in Diabetes Type 1 Someone else has developed most athletic endeavors you sign up for. You choose a marathon or a triathlon or, if you are really up for an extremely daring undertaking, you ... Read on »

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