Moved!

This blog has moved to diapathetic.wordpress.com. I find that I prefer Wordpress' user interface (sorry, Blogger) and I'm planning on writing more this year. See you over the...

One year later.

I feel the need to pick this blogging thing back up. I've had a number of revelations lately that I'd like to share, plus, I'm now working on my second year of being diabetic. I find that the second year of anything (college, relationships, making car/rent payments, etc.) is a time of huge growth, in which you take the things you learned the previous year and either repeat them ad nauseum because they worked and were awesome, or you vow to never repeat them again because they were an epic, horrible failure.  Diabetes-Related Things I Did in 2011 That I Will Not Repeat in 2012: -...

30 Things About My Invisible Illness.

Hey guys, it's Invisible Illness Week. As diabetics, we enjoy a certain level of transparency, which can either be a good or a bad thing. Nevertheless, it's good to put a voice and face to what we're quietly living with. I'm coming up on the one-year anniversary of my diagnosis, and thought I'd do a little bit of reflection on where I am now. 1. The illness I live with is: type 1 diabetes. 2. I was diagnosed with it in the year:  2010. 3. But I had symptoms since: earlier that year. 4. The biggest adjustment I’ve had to make is: finding a place for diabetes to fit in my life. I was...

Like you have a choice anyway!

Just a warning to all men in my future: I come with accessories. No, they're not your typical female-type shoe collections or extensive makeup cases, although I do own both. And it's definitely not limited to the usual past relationship emotional baggage (which I also happen to have). I actually come fully equipped with an arsenal of doctors, a bevy of prescriptions, and the flex spending account to prove it. My diabetes is going to be the red-headed stepchild in our relationship. You're going to have moments where you hate it for how frustrated it makes me. You're really going to dislike how...